Background to the Submission

At the beginning of 2007 there were a number of marches focusing on the housing crisis in Hout Bay A public meeting held on 1 March 2007 asks IJR to facilitate discussions on the housing crisis in IY and Hangberg and a number of meeting are held No agreement on the composition of working committee could be reached and an “open door policy of allowing all interested parties to attend and participate in the ensuing discussions” is adopted Flowing from these meetings a submission to the City of Cape Town was prepared The submission includes the consensus principles to guide the process of producing a plan to address the housing needs of Greater Hout Bay and a Land Audit