/ 31 March 2023

City clings to Woodstock report that might alter housing plan

Woodstock Hospital Dh 9615
Controversy: The city council wants to put a social housing development on the site of an abandoned hospital in Woodstock, Cape Town, Photos: David Harrison

A social impact assessment recommends a bowling green in the Cape Town suburb be made into a community park, not used for social housing — and residents agree

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