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Local Area Planning: A Key Element of the Planning 'New Normal'
Written by David BettesworthContinuing where we left off in our November 2020 newsletter, we focus on another key facet of what is needed for the “New Normal”: Local Area Planning.
The extract below reflects some of David’s comments for SAACPP in relation to the urgent need for a greater degree of Local Area Planning in order to give greater levels of certainty to all role players in the development process. While the following comments relate specifically to the Blaauwberg Area, they have a generic nature and could be applied to the City and in fact the rest of South Africa as a whole.
2021: Looking back at Bettesworth Scott's year
Written by AdministratorAs the new year begins to unfold, we take a moment to look back on 2021 and what we at Bettesworth Scott found ourselves busy with in the year which has passed.
Post-Covid Cape Town: A Tale of Two Cities or a 'New Normal'?
Written by David BettesworthIn our April newsletter, written during the height of the Lockdown here in South Africa, our focus was on assuring our clients that Bettesworth Scott was open for business. That is by the way, still very much the case and we would love to assist you with any planning related needs you have. The City’s planning office for example is now operating at almost 100% of its pre-Lockdown capacity, with advertising and decision making all occurring in a “business as usual” manner.
In this Newsletter, however I would like change tack a bit and pause to contemplate the “New Normal” that seems to be emerging as we move into 2021 and hopefully into a phase of post Covid socioeconomic re-building.
Welcome to our new website and our first newsletter!
Newsletter: September 2019
Welcome to our new website and our first newsletter!
Our aim is to provide you with some insights on a monthly basis as to what Bettesworth Scott is up to, and provide you with the latest news in the local planning and property industry. We hope you will find our newsletters to be interesting and at times food for thought! We will also provide you with a comments section, in case you would like to respond or comment on any of our articles.