How long must we wait for outcome of tribunal, and surely over one year is ridiculous?

Four stars to response to initial enquiry and thereafter two stars is generous. I have had a dispute lodged against my building on a boundary. The basis for the objection of one neighbour (who is least impacted) is really of little substance, yet my building has been stopped for over a year now. In the meantime, most of the building materials I purchased are damaged and much of the material will need to be bought again due to the damage. The building is roof height now. Tygerberg sent it to a tribunal in Cape Town and as yet there is still no answer. It really is quite straight forward and should not require much adjudication and yet over 1 year later and we are still waiting. How long does one need to wait before we get an answer? How long are we expected to wait in the face of a neighbour who expects us to guarantee that a prayer room will not be used for any other purposes? Can a neighbour really expect to hold control over our land and what we do with it? I want to understand from the municipality how long does a tribunal take and how many years are we expected to wait in limbo. We fully acknowledge that we were in the wrong and have apologised but it seems that this is not sufficient. I am now very tired of waiting and also apologising to someone who is intent on achieving what??