The planned cargo port would be built at a cost of $15m and would include aircraft parking, an immediate taxiway and access to public roads.

Traditionally, rural areas could be differentiated from urban areas through their lower population density, different employment structure, lower level of income and poorer access to public roads.

The Gauteng Rationalisation of Local Government Affairs Act 10 of 1998, allows communities to "restrict" access to public roads under the supervision of the municipalities.

Mr. Gush said that he had been fighting with the state for decades to get access to public roads for the final part of his 400-acre development, and that he had invested $1 million or more to get the final part built and to provide water and sewage connections to the state's property.