Hazeldean

Locality & general description:

The piece of land known as Ekupumleni [Hazeldean] (Portions 25 & 28 of Farm 604) is situated on White Road, just off Lansdowne Road in the Phillippi East area of the W Cape. It is approximately 6.5Ha in extent. The property is bounded to the south and east by formal housing and a railway reserve adjoins the western side of the site. Access is gained from White Road running north-south through the site.

The Ekupumleni project more broadly includes the DHRC (Derek Hanekom Resource Centre), a residential component and a detention pond. Also forming part of this development is an adjacent site (Portion 25) of less than half a hectare that was originally identified as a school site.

Current status

There are currently about 120 houses that have been built by the communities with the assistance of PEP and uTshani Find.

Stakeholders:

Hazeldean Community
People’s Environmental Planning
uTshani Fund
City of Cape Town
Cordaid

The proposed vision is to develop Hazeldean into integrated and sustainable neighbourhood by focusing on:

Infrastructure – roads, water, sewerage, electricity
Affordable housing – various tenure options
Urban agriculture
Renewable energy generation
Local Economic Development