Planning & Development
This portfolio is by far our most active – in both time and spend. We have a dedicated town planner, resident Carolyn Douglas, who is devoted to saving the integrity of our suburb. She draws up objections for the residents to submit and attends tribunals on our behalf.
The LHRA is not anti-development. Our aim is to try and keep the development in keeping with the nature of the suburb, and with what our aging infrastructure can cope with.
We are delighted that more and more developers are coming to us before their applications so that we can work together with them for the best of the immediate neighbours and the suburb at large.
Environment
Houghton is a magnificent suburb and the LHRA takes our environment seriously.
Starting in 2018, the portfolio ran research on the effect of the PSHB on our trees, culminating in 2021/22 in organizing a massive plant of 623 trees, in conjunction with City Parks
We have just formed a relationship with resident Paul Mackenzie, who is a landscaper (www.garden-life.co.za) and we now have a dedicated gardener once a week.
The possibilities here are endless – from clearing/cleaning problem spaces to planting in common areas. However, this is dependent on how much the LHRA can raise annually.