A sandy plot, which looks like a piece of beach, is up for sale in Hout Bay for R5,2-million.
Some residents thought the estate agent's advertisement was a joke, but the residents' association say the sale is real and an example of the absurd levels to which the development frenzy has risen on the South African coast.
Len Swimmer, chairperson of the Residents' Association of Hout Bay, said of the plot yesterday: "It's right on the beach, a sand dune, and the public access goes right through it.
"We've sent an email to everyone who the estate agents sent the advert to, telling them that we will oppose anything built on that plot," he said.
Apparently another development built close by to the beach is turning into a disaster:
At Hout Bay, earth-moving machines have been brought in to try to keep the sand out of the controversial Beach Club development in the dunes. It is illegal to destroy dunes without a permit.
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But developers were not known for their "forward thinking" nor for considering the long-term consequences of their actions, he said. As a result, Beach Club homeowners had their gardens "transformed into large sand dunes".
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