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It also challenges the residents\u2019 association\u2019s legal standing and disputes whether the person who submitted its founding affidavit was authorised to institute the proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its heads of argument, the Trust further submits that the case is \u201can appeal impermissibly disguised as a review\u201d, maintaining that the grounds advanced by the association are without merit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Residents allege procedural unfairness<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friends of Sunninghill, however, contends that the City\u2019s approval process was procedurally unfair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to its founding affidavit, residents who objected to the development were not informed of the outcome of the Trust\u2019s appeal and only became aware that the rezoning had been approved in October 2024 after noticing increased activity on the property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The association alleges that the City failed to provide adequate reasons for its decision despite being asked to do so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It further claims that the City did not produce a complete record of the appeal proceedings, including the objectors\u2019 submissions, minutes of the hearing and the Appeal Committee\u2019s recommendation to the MMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Friends of Sunninghill argues that these omissions prevented residents from understanding how the decision was reached and form part of its grounds for review under PAJA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The association is asking the court to review and set aside the 2022 rezoning approval and remit the matter to the MMC for reconsideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is also seeking an order directing that any structures erected on Erf 160 for religious or instructional purposes be demolished should the court ultimately set aside the rezoning approval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The High Court is expected to determine whether the City\u2019s decision-making process complied with PAJA and whether approval for the mosque development should remain in force or be reviewed and set aside.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gauteng High Court is hearing a legal challenge over the approval of a mosque development in Sunninghill, Johannesburg, as the Sunninghill Islamic Jamaat Trust (SIJT) seeks to defend a rezoning decision that it says was lawfully granted by the City of Johannesburg. 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