The World’s View tower, 108,5 metres tall, has had to be shortened by 13,5 metres to 95 metres, for aviation safety reasons.
It was originally approved to a height below that for the protection of aircraft approaching Pietermaritzburg airport.
However, in the 1970s the mast was extended by about 20 metres when TV broadcast antennas were added.
Permission to extend this mast was not applied for.
The SACAA was not aware of this extension as it had not been notified.
During the design of some procedures for Pietermaritzburg Airport between 2009 and 2010,
an obstacle survey was done and the non-conformity of the mast was identified and it had to be shortened.