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Education
City land use Claremont school
Agenda #16August 20, 2026
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The Council will consider authorisation to commence with the public participation process for the proposed granting of rights to use, control or manage City land at Ripelby Road, Claremont, for Western Province Preparatory School.
The City of Cape Town regulates the use of municipal land by third parties, such as schools, clubs and NGOs, under its policy for the management of City-owned immovable property. It also follows the Municipal Asset Transfer Regulations (MATR) made under the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA). Under these rules, the City may grant "rights to use, control or manage" a property, for example through a lease, licence or management agreement. Before it does so, it normally has to run a public participation process. That process usually involves notices in newspapers and on the City's website, plus a period for written comment. The purpose is to let residents and neighbours object to or support the proposal before the Council makes a final decision.
This item is only the first step. The Council is being asked to authorise the start of public participation, not to approve the grant itself. Any final decision would come after the comments have been considered. The Council would also look at whether the land is needed for municipal purposes and whether the proposed rental and terms are fair. Rights of this kind are usually limited in time and carry conditions, and public access is often a concern.
The land is at Ripelby Road in Claremont, a suburb in Cape Town's Southern Suburbs. Western Province Preparatory School is a long-established independent school in the area. Neighbouring residents may care about how the proposal affects open space, traffic, parking and public access. Those are the kinds of issues residents can raise during the comment period.
I couldn't retrieve City documents on this specific proposal. The details above are general context, and the official notice on the City of Cape Town website will give the exact terms and the comment deadline.
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