Botmaskop Estate is a 35 ha Nature Reserve property.
A luxury hillside development in Stellenbosch is free to continue with construction after the Western Cape High Court dismissed an application challenging environmental approvals.
Judge Nobahle Mangcu-Lockwood dismissed all the substantive relief sought by the Stellenbosch Interest Group (SIG), including applications to declare environmental authorisations invalid, set aside amendments to those approvals, and review several government decisions relating to the development.
The court also ordered SIG to pay substantial legal costs, including attorney-client costs in relation to an unsuccessful amendment application.
The dispute centred on the proposed 77-unit gated residential estate on the Botmaskop mountainside overlooking Stellenbosch.
