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Court dismisses bid to stop luxury Botmaskop estate near Stellenbosch

Judge finds environmental approvals were lawful and orders residents’ group to pay punitive costs

The Botmaskop Estate at Helshoogte outside Stellenbosch before an April 2025 interdict prohibited any further construction. Photo from an appendix in court papers.

The High Court has dismissed an application to halt the 77-unit Botmaskop Fynbos Estate development on the slopes above Helshoogte Pass near Stellenbosch.
The judge found the environmental approvals were lawful and that the proposed residential estate would have a lower environmental impact than the hotel resort originally approved for the site.
The Stellenbosch Interest Group was ordered to pay punitive costs after the court rejected its late attempt to amend its case.

A High Court application by a group of concerned citizens to halt the development of a large luxury residential estate on the scenic slopes…

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