Illegal Kleinfontein township gets free pass on punitive rates

Reclassification The metro council shortly afterwards had the land on which the development took place reclassified from agricultural land to “unpermitted use”, which means the community’s property rates bill has since been about 7.

This will not, however, exempt the KA from the obligation to pay development charges; All building work in Kleinfontein must cease, and no further share blocks may be issued while the development application is pending; Once township establishment has been approved, the KA must submit building plans for all the buildings there within six months, and no property may be transferred without approved building plans, and The KA must formally serve the court order on all its shareholders.

It is one of about 20 unapproved developments in Tshwane, and the metro reportedly forgoes at least R3 billion a year in property rates because the land has not been subdivided and properly developed.