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Oude Molen Precinct (OMP)

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About the project

Final Revised Heritage Impact Assessment 

The Final Oude Molen Precinct Revised Heritage Impact Assessment has been submitted to Heritage Western Cape for consideration at their next meeting, expected to be held on 11 March 2026.

HWC will communicate with interested and affected parties via email notification of the agenda and request for confirmation of those who wish to attend (the meetings are generally on Teams) and will be made by the authority at the appropriate time.

Final Revised Heritage Impact Assessment

The final Revised Heritage Impact Assessment report is supported by the following documents:

The Oude Molen Precinct (OMP) is located within the bigger Two Rivers Urban Park (TRUP)  Area. The property is well connected via Alexandra Road to the N2 and M5 to the south, and via Berkley Road and the Black River Parkway to the N1 on the north.

In addition, the Pinelands Station to the immediate east of the property ties this site directly into the metropolitan rail network.

It is seen as strategic property addressing spatial transformation due to these characteristics:

  • proximity to the City and other economic opportunities,
  • proximity and access to Pinelands rail station, and
  • potential to be a key gateway for the TRUP broader area.

The property is located to the north of The Park and Park Lane office complexes the Vincent Pallotti hospital.

It lies east of Alexandra Road and adjacent to the Pinelands railway station. The northern boundary is formed by Perseverance Road and Maitland Garden Village; and to the West of the site is a City of Cape Town property (remainder erf 26440) and the Black River.

Conceptual vision and key drivers for redevelopment:

The Precinct character currently has a rural feel which is largely due to the sparse building footprints.

The property is currently zoned “Utility Zoning” (UT) in terms of the City of Cape Town Municipal Planning By-law 2015: Development Management Scheme, which will be changed through statutory applications as informed by the conceptual vision and key drivers for redevelopment planning  which include a large scale, sustainable, residentially led mixed-use with cultural heritage features based on a live-work-play philosophy and transit-oriented development (“TOD”) principles and developed along eco-principles.

The vision for development will embrace eco-principles and whilst respecting the environmental and heritage elements, and the role that this Precinct plays within the larger contextual area.

Informed by preliminary engagement sessions in 2021 and with the inputs from the various groups the vision aspiration for the Department is as follows:

“A safe, walkable and sustainable eco-neighborhood, with compact mixed-use developments, integrating education, affordable housing, public facilities and open spaces, while providing equitable access to cultural heritage and natural reserves.”

We are here

Since the IACOM meeting in May 2025 requesting ‘Further Requirements’ to be considered, the DOI Project Office and Professional Team have been working towards addressing these matters and to release of the revised heritage impact assessment for comment.

What happens next

Statutory Application Processes:

 

Land Use Planning & legislated public participation

Stakeholder Engagement Processes

  • Preliminary Stakeholder Engagement (concluded)
    • Focused Stakeholder Engagement meetings (May 2021)
  • Legislated Public Participation
    • Draft HIA open house (September 2024)
    • Draft Revised HIA (to be announced)
    • LUM process

For any enquiries we encourage the public to write to OMP@westerncape.gov.za

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Statutory Application Processes

Heritage Impact Assessment

Members of the public and interested and affected parties were invited to comment on the draft Heritage Impact Assessment, including an Archaeological Impact Assessment, Social Impact Assessment, Built-environment Study, Cultural Landscape Study, and Visual Impact Assessment for the proposed plan for the Oude Molen Precinct. The 30-day commenting period, which was extended concluded on 31 October 2024. Within this initial process there was an open house event on 18 September 2024.

Final Heritage Impact Assessment

The Final Oude Molen Precinct Heritage Impact Assessment was submitted to Heritage Western Cape in March 2025 for consideration.

IACOM in May 2025 called for ‘Further Requirements’ to be considered and a revised HIA be released for comment by the members of the public and interested and affected parties.

Draft Revised Heritage Impact Assessment & legislated public participation

Members of the public and interested and affected parties are invited to comment on the Revised Heritage Impact Assessment and associated Annexures, for the proposed plan for the Oude Molen Precinct. The 30-day commenting period will end on 15 December 2025.

Any person wishing to object to or comment on the application on heritage grounds must submit such objection or comment in writing to the Oude Molen Precinct Project Office via email OMP@westerncape.gov.za on or before 15 December 2025.

Kindly note that only objections and comments that are made on heritage grounds will be considered in this process. Any objections and comments received after 15 December 2025 may be ignored. 

Advert: Notice for comment in terms of Section 38 of the National Heritage Resources Act: Draft Heritage Impact Assessment for Oude Molen Precinct (advert)

Reports

Annexures

Professional team

The professional service team is assisting the Department as it proceeds with the remaining enablement workstreams. Updates on the processes going forward will be released periodically to the project database of registered I&APs as well as on the webpage.

The Department and Professional Team are looking forward to future engagements with all stakeholders including the interested and affected parties on this Project.
The professional team:

Professional services on the Team:Service Provider:
Lead / Urban and Town PlannersNigel Burls and Associates
Architect / Urban DesignSVA International
EngineeringGIBB
EnvironmentalDoug Jeffrey Environmental Consultants
HeritageCindy Postlethwayt
Land SurveyingFJC Consulting
Landscape ArchitecturePlanning Partners
Financial ExpertisePepperGreen Consulting
Stakeholder EngagementAmanda Younge CC - Independent Social & Stakeholder Engagement Team

 

Preliminary Public Participation Notifications and Information

Meet and Greet Flyer

The “Meet and Greet” flyer was distributed to the key identified interested and affected parties (I&AP) on the preliminary database via e-mail, knock-and-drop and post (where applicable) for those on the database without an email address.

The purpose of this flyer is to introduce the Project, conceptual redevelopment proposal, the project planning team and explain the upcoming statutory processes. We look forward to engaging with you in the future.

View the flyer

Oude Molen Meet and Greet flyer (pdf, 506.41 KB)

Pre-Planning Stage: Preliminary Stakeholder Engagements - 2021

Presentation shared at these sessions

Records of Meetings

Additional correspondence

Invitation to call for interested and affected parties to register - 2024

The Department of Infrastructure has published a Notice inviting all interested and affected parties to register or update their details on the existing database. This round of registration is necessitated by the time that has passed since the last engagements with the public.

This database will be used to send project related updates, notifications of public meetings and notices of statutory applications when documents become available for public review and comment.

You may send your name, email address, physical address, and the institution/organisation you represent to the email address OMP@westerncape.gov.za on or before 01 April 2024.

Notices

Brief Project and Progress update

In May 2021 the Western Cape Government’s Department of Infrastructure (then Dept. of Transport and Public Works) convened various engagements with key interested and affected parties/groupings. The purpose of these sessions was to share information, a draft vision, objectives, and aspirations for this strategic land parcel; and to gather information and inputs from the public on their vision and aspirations and receive any comments to be considered when investigating and developing possible development proposals and related assessments. 

The notes of the discussions of the referenced sessions are available on the dedicated webpage as public record.
The recent Notice published in February 2024 inviting interested and affected parties to register and update their details on the project database was necessitated by the time that has passed since the last engagements with the public. The database will enable the Department and professional team to communicate the next steps for engagement opportunities and how to participate, at which time more project-related information will be shared, with notifications sent directly to the e-mail address in the database and published on the project webpage.

News: Heritage Western Cape Oude Molen Precinct Media Statement

Recently Asked Questions

In response to the recent published Notice inviting interested and affected parties (I&AP) to register and update their details on the project database, the project e-mail address received various comments, concerns, and questions from I&APs as well as media questions including a Cape Talk Radio interview. The Department of Infrastructure (DoI) has noted these and wishes to respond by providing clarity and context.