PLANNING CONCERNS
Residents seek to interdict housing developer Legaro
The Hyde Park Residents’ Association is building a legal case against Legaro, an upmarket housing developer, saying the group’s new residential development will place a strain on the affluent suburb’s infrastructure. The association, which wants to interdict the process, said Legaro’s development plans were inadequate and had not been approved correctly by the City of Johannesburg. The new development is called Erven 440 and 441. It is being constructed on 6th Road, Hyde Park. The Gauteng Spatial Development Framework and the Gauteng Spatial Development Initiatives, which are strategies devised by the Gauteng provincial government, have encouraged the densification of suburbs such as Hyde Park, Houghton, Saxonwold, Melrose, Dunkeld and Forest Town over the past six years. This prompted the likes of Legaro to seek to build apartments and cluster developments in these suburbs. ‘Rogue developers Legaro is funded by Stephen Brookes, CEO of JSE-listed developer Balwin Properties. His bro...
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