An application has been made for rezoning and removal of title deed restrictions for this property which is situated at 20-22 Gleneagles Rd. For details on how to submit an objection (these must be emailed by the close of business on TUESDAY July 4th 2023) please see details below. There are residential properties next door…
2023 Greenside sidewalk competition
At the 2023 AGM, Colin Berger of the GRA Heritage committee presented a very useful overview of the Heritage aspects of the suburb and the value of protecting and preserving heritage aspects of our suburb. The slide show covered examples of sensitive renovations that both respect the heritage of the suburb and add value to…
Working together to protect our suburbs Dear Greenside and Emmarentia residents and business owners We are once more under siege! In 2014/2015, you, in your numbers (2479 of you in total), vehemently objected to the proposed multi-story development on Gleneagles/ Barry Hertzog. This development, in its current form, will extremely negatively affect the residential and…
know your rights as a neighbour
The suburb of Greenside was developed on land that originally made up one of many large farms in Johannesburg, namely the Braamfontein Farm. In 1886, the farm land was bought by Lourens Geldenhuys for its mining rights. Fortunately for us more contemporary Greenside residents, the area was not viable mining land, and it remained as…