Gated developments have proliferated in South Africa as a response to security and local management. However, these manifestations of territorialisation have numerous implications for the country’s aspirations towards spatial transformation and justice. This chapter focuses on gated developments within the notion of public coastal access in South Africa. It draws from a study that dealt with negotiated privilege by exploring the relationship between luxury gated estates, municipalities, and fishermen communities on the coast. Public coastal access is often restricted through gated developments, which has implications for spatial transformation related to coastal access for poor communities. The chapter examines how municipalities deal (or fail to deal) with public coastal access restrictions in the broader context of territorial governance and spatial transformation. Case studies comprise three local municipalities within three districts spread across KwaZulu-Natal and Western Cape Provinces. The data reveals how some gated developments negatively impact spatial transformation and highlights the role of local and district governments in relation to territorial governance. The chapter is framed within the larger policy debate in South Africa to contextualise the findings with the current relevant planning policies and legislation related to spatial transformation and justice.