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on the east side of Cecilia Street. The off-ramp will start under the bridge, joining a realigned Arboretum Street and linking to Cecilia Street with a traffic circle at the entrance to the mall. For this purpose the property of Paarl veterinarian Dr Pietie van Aarde has been purchased, as well as the southern section of the KWV farm Labori et Picardie. The on-ramp back to Cape Town will be located on the opposite side of the national road, also on the bank of the Berg River. As the intersection is to be located east of the Cecilia Street bridge, no changes will be required to the Main Street intersection. Further improvements to be implemented by the developer are upgrading of the intersection of Cecilia Street and Berg River Boulevard (traffic lights) and of the intersection of Arboretum Avenue and Jan van Riebeeck Drive. The eastern end of New Vlei Street will be closed to traffic. According to developer Pat Flanagan, a total of R12 million is to be spent on roadworks by the time the mall opens in September 2005. The section of the Tiger Foods factory site near the Paarl railway station, on which the R240 million mall of 35 000 square metres is to be built, has already been demolished. Preparation of the 15 hectare site has started, using rubble from the demolished factory buildings, which will be used to level the sloping site. Among the local stores which will open additional branches in the mall are Pick 'n Pay, Woolworths and Edgars. There will be a wide variety of line shops. An environmental assessment of the roads proposal is being undertaken in terms of the Environment Conservation Act. An environmental scoping checklist is available for public review at the Mill Street library in Paarl. Comments must reach Doug Jeffery Environmental Consultants at PO Box 44 Klapmuts 7625 or dougjeff@iafrica.com by 27 August. For enquiries, phone 875-5272 |
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AN additional section of land north of the Pearl Valley golf course, known as Pearl Valley II, will soon be rezoned to become the site of a second Jack Nicklaus signature course, a "Bear's Best". There will also be 950 new homes around the course. The new course will be the first of its kind outside the USA and only the third ever to be built. Pearl Valley has also signed an exclusivity deal with the Nicklaus Organisation to ensure that it will be the only Bear's Best within South Africa. A Bear's Best course is a composite of the best and most famous 18 holes from Jack Nicklaus courses around the world. A total of 341 hectares is to be rezoned for this new development, comprising sections of the farm Kliprug, Kunnenburgh, De Hoop, Titus Kloof and Riverside east of the Berg River. Most of the area is sandy wasteland which is unsuitable for farming and will require considerable rehabilitation. The development entails an investment of R594 million by Novelway and proposes the construction of 200 resort lodges, 750 homes, a hotel, conference centre, health spa, golf academy and polo field with horse trails. A site visit for interested and affected parties will be held on Wednesday at 10:30. For more information, phone environmental consultant Anneke de Kock on 866-1524 or dekockae@ mweb.co.za. * An additional residential development on 210 hectares north of Pearl Valley II, called "Dans la Vigne", is also currently being planned by Gatekeeper Private Equity of Pretoria. According to PJ le Roux of planning consultants Jan Hanekom Partnership, the security development on 230 hectares will consist of 549 housing units including a retirement village, private school, polo field and equestrian centre. The project is a joint initiative by Novelway, the Malaysian developers of Pearl Valley, and the Nicklaus Organisation. Representatives from each organisation will travel to the various Jack Nicklaus courses around the world to select the 18 holes that would be the most appropriate to replicate for the new development. There are only two other such courses in the world in Las Vegas and in Atlanta. The new course will be surrounded by residential plots effectively creating an estate with numerous fairways facing homes and two 18 hole signature golf courses, making Pearl Valley a golfing mecca. |
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DIE tekort aan ontwikkelingsgrond op Bolandse dorpe soos Wellington en Paarl is die oorsaak dat welgestelde kopers - plaaslik sowel as uit die buiteland - hulle nou toespits op omliggende landbougrond wat gewild is as naweektuistes of sonnige "somertuistes" vir buitelanders. En, sê die eienaar van die Aida Paarl-kantoor, Piet Viljoen, sakemanne met kontant in die sak koop toenemend duur wynplase of tafeldruiweplase met die oog daarop om te boer. "Dit bring 'n welkome kapitale inspuiting vir die gebied. Baie van die nuwe eienaars bring verbeteringe aan deur byvoorbeeld boetiek-kelders te bou en in die algemeen pas hulle gesonde landbou- en bestuurspraktyke toe. "Ons ervaar ook 'n groot vraag na klein Karooplasies van tussen 1000 en 5000ha onder besige Wes-Kaapse sakemanne wat naweke uit die stad wil wegbreek. "Areas wat binne twee ure uit Kaapstad is, soos die Ceres-, Tankwa- en Moordenaarskaroo, is gewild, asook plase in die Ladismith, Touwsrivier, Matjiesfontein en Sutherland distrikte. Die meeste kopers stel belang in plase met pryse van tussen R800 000 tot R1,5 miljoen." Viljoen sê pryse van eiendom op Wellington en Paarl het die afgelope 12 maande beduidend gestyg en sal aanhou styg soos wat eiendom al skaarser raak. Plaaslike pryse pas ook aan by hoër pryse wat in naburige dorpe soos Stellenbosch en Franschhoek behaal word. "Wellington en Paarl raak ook gewilde blyplekke vir mense wat in Kaapstad werk, maar wat 'n meer landelike lewenswyse wil geniet. "Die Agter-Paarlpad (R44) na Kaapstad is sowat twee jaar gelede opgeknap en maak dit nou baie makliker om na 'n kantoor in die stad te pendel, veral vanaf blyplek op Wellington. Ontwikkelingspotensiaal is beperk aangesien die dorpe deur berge en tradisionele landbougrond omring word. "En die geskiedkundige 'dorpsplase' rondom Paarl mag nie ontwikkel word nie ingevolge ooreenkomste rakende residensiële ontwikkeling en belastingverligting wat vroeër met plaaslike owerhede gesluit is. "Onlangse ontwikkeling in die Paarl was hoofsaaklik tot gholflandgoedere beperk. Die ontwikkelings bedien 'n baie klein mark en spreek nie die stygende vraag na normale woonhuise aan nie." |
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A UNIQUE public/private partnership has been formed to redevelop the central business district of Paarl. The landmark agreement between Drakenstein Municipality and local landowners to redevelop and upgrade Lady Grey Street between Main Street and Verster Street was signed yesterday. The plan includes the closure of a part of Lady Grey Street and New Street and redevelopment of the streets as well as surrounding squares such as Patriot Square and Van der Lingen Square, because of the urgency to retain anchor tenants in the area. The purpose is to stimulate economic activity in the area and restore a sense of pride through improvements, redevelopment, cleanliness and the safety and security of the property owners and visitors to the area. This will create employment and trade opportunities, reducing poverty in the town. An Urban Renewal Steering Committee was created to oversee the process on behalf of the Municipal Council, with four municipal representatives and four representatives of property owners. Representing Council are councillors Herman Bailey (mayor), Anthea Sheldon (deputy mayor), Arthob Petersen and André vd Spuy de Villiers. Four representatives will be nominated by the property owners, who are advised by property developer Johan Pauw. Council will appoint a project officer to liaise with the committee and carry out the duties and responsibilities for the contract on behalf of the Municipality. The Committee shall be entitled to invite the national and provincial governments to appoint one representative each to serve as advisors in an ex officio capacity (without voting rights). The Council shall arrange for the appointment of a public forum consisting of representatives from the community on behalf of non-governmental organisations and diverse interest groups. "The CBD of Paarl is an invaluable component of the local economy of Drakenstein, providing jobs and services to a large part of the population," said Mayor Bailey. "Council is therefore committed to making it a safe and clean place for our workers, business owners and shoppers. "The redevelopment of the CBD would also make Paarl a major tourist attraction and a place where business would like to be located. "By forming this partnership we believe we will be able to harness the energies and talents of both teams to help us meet our social and economic objectives. "As the largest municipality in the Western Cape after Cape Town it is vital that we have a vibrant and prosperous Paarl. "The partnership will start a unique process that could set a precedent for many other towns and cities in South Africa. "We appeal to all residents of Paarl and indeed of Drakenstein to give this project all their support and co-operation when construction begins." The project will be subject to National Treasury Regulations concerning public/private participation to ensure that it is viable. Johan Pauw, CEO of the development company Paarl CBD Investments representing the property owners, estimates that the project could inject R200 million into the CBD during the first phase alone. Pauw said the state of decay and ongoing deterioration of the Paarl CBD was indisputable. "If the situation is left unchecked, it should be anticipated that there is a real threat that key anchor shops will relocate. "This development plan forms part of a bigger holistic plan for the redevelopment potential in the Paarl/Wellington area on the table, as well as a plan for Lady Grey Street. * On Tuesday morning 11 May at 07:00 Johan Pauw will address a meeting of the Paarl Sakekamer at Laborie Restaurant on the project. To book phone 872-6528 by tomorrow. |
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THE full extent of the new owner's ambitious development plans for the Anglo American sold the property to a consortium for R323 million last year. Nedbank Corporate will help fund the purchase and the development work. "The leader of the new consortium, Clive Venning, and his team propose a development programme that could run for ten years and that could result in R2 billion worth of land sales and in a staggering R3,8 billion in total property development. "It is likely, also, to promote substantial employment within the area. Boschendal, in short, is set to become the premier upmarket residential precinct of the Western Cape." The first phase of the new owner's plan involves bringing 20 Founder's Estates of about 20 hectares each to the market from between R15 and 25 million. These are being developed on the 917ha of the Boschendal section of which the new owners have already taken transfer (Rhone and Good Hope). The Founder's Estate owners will be able to use this cottage as a guest house and club premises. They will too be entitled to receive a quota of the wines produced and to have their bottles labelled with their names. Phase 2 of the new owners' plan involves taking over the remaining 1,337ha. This will be done once planning permission has been received which could take another 18 to 24 months - but it is on this section that large-scale residential development will take place. The new owners will be developing a 300 unit retirement village and some 400 farmyard style villages on the footprints of 30 existing farm villages which will in most cases be demolished, but some will be renovated. In essence, says Johnson, this means that Boschendal will be a premium, low density development which blends and complements the surroundings, has a very low impact on the landscape and is sensitive to the environment and local community. A unique feature of the take-over is the preservation of the "integrity" of the farming operation. The entire agricultural unit continues to be managed and farmed by Boschendal and this is entrenched through a notarial lease on the land. The plots will vary in size from 1 250 sq/m to 10 000 sq/m and will be selling between R2 and R8 million. The homes built on them, says Johnson, will in all probability cost as much or more, giving an average value for the plot and homes around here of around R4 to R5 million. "I predict that these farmyard village homes will become some of the most sought after in the entire Western Cape," said Venning. The properties are marketed by Pam Golding Franschhoek. |
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THE new clubhouse at Boschenmeer Golf and Country Estate, home of the Paarl Golf Club, has been completed just in time for the SA Amateur Open from 29 February to 5 March. Located on the site of the old clubhouse, the R15 million project comprises of a 4 500 square metre two-storey building, which rates as one of the most stylish and modern golfing facilities in the Western Cape. It offers majestic views of the surrounding mountains and the David Frost signature golf course, the only 27-hole course in the province. State-of-the-art golf facilities include a members' bar, pro-shop, lockers and shower facilities, a caddies' centre and underground parking for golf carts. It also boasts a modern Halfway-House, a ladies' bar, a spacious verandah and conference facilities for up to 300 guests. Also planned are a heated swimming pool and tennis courts, as well as a games room for children, for the use of estate residents. The Paarl Golf Club was first established in 1908 and ranks as one of the oldest golf clubs in the Western Cape. The new clubhouse was built in the same Cape vernacular architectural style as the Boschenmeer residential estate. To celebrate its proud heritage, the stylish interior design of the new clubhouse sports an "old club" atmosphere, and features historic photographs taken over almost one hundred years. In 2002 readers of Golf Today magazine voted the fourth hole of the Boschenmeer Nine (hole 22) as the best fourth hole in South Africa. Boschenmeer rates as one of the most successful property developments in the Cape Winelands. The current phases are almost completely sold out and approximately half of the 300 homes have been built. Completed homes are selling from R1,75m to R3,5m, with large executive homes selling in excess of R5m in this security estate. A total of 62 townhouses are currently under construction at the estate for completion before winter.. The estate also offers five-star self-catering Estate Lodge accommodation that features a selection of two- and four bedroom lodges with patios and braai areas, and some with private pools and jacuzzis. |
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PROPERTY AGENTS Aida 872-2161 - www.aida.co.za |
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