HARRINGTON SQUARE AND SURROUNDS

The City of Cape Town is calling on residents, stakeholders, and interested and affected parties to get involved in the renewal and reshaping of Harrington Square, one of the key public spaces on the eastern side of the City Bowl. A number of workshops and public meetings are planned, the first of which took place on 21 April 2026. Please register as an Interested and Affected Party to attend the workshops.

The project is currently at the information-gathering and heritage assessment stage. The commenting period for the Phase 1 Heritage Impact Assessment commenced on 2 June 2026 and will end on 3 July 2026. To comment please fill out the form below. A public Open House will be held on Saturday, 6 June 2026 at the Central Library, Cape Town, Room 1, between 10:00 - 13:00. Please come at any time that suits you.

Harrington Square is located on the eastern side of the City Bowl on the border with District Six, and fronts to Caledon, Canterbury and Harrington Streets. The renewal of Harrington Square and surrounds is one of the City's key priorities, with the intention to make this space multi-functional, more accessible, safer, and inviting to the public while optimising the parking area for clients visiting the local businesses. Included in the draft concept design for this project is the proposal for traffic calming around the square to improve pedestrian safety.

The project builds on the District Six Public Realm Study of 2022, and the approved Local Spatial Development Frameworks for District Six and the Central Business District (approved in 2025), all of which guide long-term spatial planning.

Public Open House

All interested and affected parties are invited to attend an open house where information on the Phase 1 Heritage Impact Assessment will be on display.

Saturday, 6 June 2026

10:00 to 13:00 - come anytime that suits you.

Room 1, Central Library

1 Parade Street, Cape Town

Comment and Registration Form

You may request registration as an interested and affected party (I&AP) for this public participation process by filling in your name and contact information below.

Once you have entered your registration details, you may choose to enter or upload comments.

Please note that any comments submitted will be included in future versions of the report and publicly available. If you have any direct financial, business, personal or other interest in the application, please ensure you declare it below.

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We are required by the EIA Regulations, GNR 326 of 2017 and the National Environmental Management Act to maintain a register of interested and affected parties including of people who have commented, attended meetings, or requested registration. This requires us to collect and process certain personal information as defined in the Protection of Personal Information Act, 2013. The following personal information has been collected for the purpose of public participation from registered I&APs and will be collected from anyone who comments or registers:

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