Neighbourhoods in Langebaan
Myburgh park in Langebaan
Quality Living with Panoramic Views over the lagoon
Myburgh Park in Langebaan, developed as the most southern Neighbourhood and creates the urban edge of the town. This 190 hectare neighbourhood, borders on the West Coast National Park and provides scenic views of the sun soaked lagoon and its lazy beaches.
Myburgh Park in Langebaan -The History...
Myburgh Park in Langebaan is a haven of leisure activities and bountiful in natural assets, but the history of this development took place over 30 years. It started back in 1984, when the Langebaan Municipality approved the development of farm Oostewal 292 for residential development. As previously farmland, the developer Corneels Nortje, purchased the property from the Myburgh family and as part of the sale agreement, the neighbourhood was named after them.
The development was subdivided into 3 phases. Phase 1 consists of Penguin Place, above the Yacht club and area around the Farmhouse Hotel, up to the edge of Harpuisbos Street. Phase 2 consist of property known today as Shark Bay and Phase 3 was the biggest section and was situated all along Sunbird Drive.
The approved development made provision in its subdivision plan for Phase 1 and 3 as residential and phase 2 as natural area with the intention to transfer it to the West Coast National Park.
Phase 1-
This was the first phase that was launched, It consist of 26 erven in Penguin Place with an average size of 350 m². It has its own access to the small beach, situated above the yacht club and marketed as an exclusive luxury living residential area.
The rest of the phase 1 development was situated around the historical buildings of the Farmhouse Hotel and most erven were around 750 m² with breathtaking views from Tobie close and Cormorant Street to the south and west of the lagoon, where rest, like Street offers distance views to the north over lagoon and Schaapen island. The plots in Penguin Place sold originally for R37 000 .
Phase 3
Phase 3 was the next development to take place as Phase 2 was originally planned to become a nature area.
This was the biggest section of Myburgh Park. It was launched as 81 bulk erven with average size of 3500 m². Very few are left today, as most were subdivided eventually into 4 residential erven, creating the unique panhandles, to the individual erven. All subdivided erven had to be at least minimum size of 700 m². Between different streets, , open areas were left as green belts, to create a feeling of openness with natural fauna and flora. Bulk erven were originally sold for R59 900.
Phase 2- 30 years of Court battles
Nothing created more constofisy over the years in Langebaan, than Phase 2 in Myburgh Park.
Myburgh Park in Langebaan -1984 -1990:
In 1984 Development was approved for Myburgh Park. In 1988 the Administrator of the Provincial Government approved an application from the developer to rezone the nature area (Phase 2) from agricultural land to town development. Based on this successful zoning approval by Province , in 1990, phase 2 was approved for development by Langebaan Municipality and bulk services were done in 1991.
Myburgh Park in Langebaan -1990 - 2001:
Between 1992 and 1994, two court cases was made against the developer to stop development of phase 2. These court cases were successful and set aside the Minister 1988 approval, and the Municipality 1990 approval for development.
In 1998 the developer did again an application to the Langebaan Municipality to set aside subdivision restrictions and applied for development of 109 erven.
The High Court in 2001 ruled that phase 2 was not zoned as open space and therefore subdivision is allowed as it was a development area.
Myburgh Park in Langebaan -2001 -2014:
Many years passed and the property was sold to Dormell (Pty ) Ltd for believed the sum of R20 million. The new owner ( Mr Scarpolini) applied in 2008 for development rights , based on Court ruling in 2001 , but the Department of Environmental Affairs refused to give permission in 2010. The decision was taken on appeal by the owner and , the Minister of Environmental Affairs, amend the development conditions to only 69 erven with 21 conditions in 2012.
In August 2014, 30 years later, the High Court finally finally approved the 69 unit development, that created Shark Bay as a neighbourhood. Of the 82 hectares, 70 hectares (89%) will stay open space.
Find :
- 69 erven
- Shark Bay Hotel, Beach Shack at beach with public parking
Architectural Guidelines
Phase 1- Building Guidelines
- All Homeowners are members of Meeuklip Homeowners Association
- Scrutiny Architects : Africa Consulting Architects for all building plans
- Height : Back row plots: maximum 8m from highest point on backline boundary and 10 m from lowest point on frontline boundary
- Height : Front row plots- maximum 6m front highest point on backline boundary and 8m from lowest point on frontline boundary
- Coverage 50% of erf
- Boundary wall- height max 2 meters and 4m setback from building line
- All walls plastered
- Roof : 45 degree pitch
- Windows- square shape in aluminium
- Colours: Charcoal, grey,white
Phase 2- Shark Bay Building Guidelines
- All Homeowners are members of the Shark Bay Homeowners Association
- Scrutiny Architects: Smith Architects for all building plans approval.
- Levy (2024) R 1500 per month
- Provincial road runs through Estate
- No boreholes , no swimming pools, no second dwelling allowed
- Walls : Natural stone and plaster finishes, no boundary walls, no garden lighting, stone cladding promoted
- Roofs: Thatched or Chromadek. Pitched or flat roofs
- Height restriction: Flat roof: 3,75m and planted with local vegetation
- Height- Pitched roof: 6,6m, chimneys may exceed by 1m
- Trellis covering only with poles, bamboo,reeds or latte
- Maximum size of dwelling is 250m²
- Setback lines of 2m around dwelling and front with 4 m
- houses must be built within 5 years from transfer
- Scrutiny fee of R 20 000 and building deposit of R35 000
- Few vacant plots are left- selling on average at R2,5 million each (2024)
Phase 3 - Building Guidelines
There is no building style requirements for phase 3, except normal zoning scheme requirements for residential property. Height of 8 meters, minimum size of 120 m², coverage 50%. No Homeowners Association, no levies, except in higher density townhouse developments and section title developments.