Maitland residents oppose mayor's approval of new flats

RESIDENTS of Maitland, with the support of their ward councillor, have raised their voices in opposition against a controversial decision made by City Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis to approve a block of flats set to be built on a parking area, encroaching on the privacy of nearby homes.

- GENEVIEVE SERRA

The Maitland Ratepayers Association said they are dissatisfied with the decision by Hill-Lewis to back the approval of four additional flats along 64A Royal Road, which belongs to Sanctuary Property Collection, Raadi's Sanctuary.

The Cape Argus has since reached out to Raadi's Sanctuary for comment and is awaiting their response.

The owners of the complex also have another block of flats in the same road.

The ratepayers association said they drafted several objections against the additional development, but it was ignored.

“We, the residents of Maitland and the MRRA (Maitland Residents and Ratepayers Association), strongly reject the justification given by Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis in overturning our community's approved objection to the development at 64A Royal Road,” the ratepayers association said.