SEE | Work on River Club continues despite court order halting R6bn redevelopment

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08-07-2022
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Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust, developers of the controversial River Club redevelopment, could find itself being declared in contempt of court.

Preparation and construction at the River Club in Cape Town have continued despite the High Court granting an interdict against work at the site.

The trust argues that it is not contravening the law by resuming work on the site.

The developers of the controversial R6-billion River Club project in Observatory, Cape Town, could be hauled back to court for allegedly failing to comply with a court order halting work on the development.

Work at the River Club has continued despite Western Cape High Deputy Judge President Patricia Goliath granting an interdict against construction on the site.

Workers were seen erecting scaffolding and working on construction this week.

Observatory Civic Association chairperson Leslie London confirmed that work had continued.

"They will be facing a court challenge, but they know very well what will be coming. They are desperate and they are even willing to risk contempt of court by breaking the interdict because they want the concrete in the ground," he said.

Last month, the developers Liesbeek Leisure Properties Trust (LLPT) filed an urgent application to approach the Supreme Court of Appeal against Goliath's ruling. LLPT initially appealed Goliath's decision but the Western Cape High Court dismissed the application for leave to appeal.

The development was expected to cost around R6 billion, with project plans that included residential, retail and commercial components, a hotel, offices, a conference centre, and schools.

Twenty percent of the development would have been allocated for residential use, with one fifth of that dedicated to developer-subsidised inclusionary housing. It would have also included Amazon's new African headquarters.