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LAND USE MANAGEMENT: INNER WEST REGIONAL OFFICE Pinetown Sizakala Center: 60 Kings Road, Pinetown, Tel: (031) 311-6265 APPLICATION NUMBER: LUMS202103190331/IW ETHEKWINI MUNICIPAL LAND USE SCHEME: INNER WEST PLANNING REGION: REZONING APPLICATION ON ERF 3438 PINETOWN SITUATED AT 11 BRAEMAR ROAD: REZONING FROM SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL 1 TO INTERMEDIATE RESIDENTIAL 4 DATE APPLICATION ADVERTISED : 9 APRIL 2020 DATE APPLICATION CLOSE FOR OBJECTIONS: 21 MAY 2021 Members of the public are invited to lodge written objections as follows: 1. To the Regional Co-Ordinator: Inner West Region, Land Use Management Branch, • Pinetown Civic (Sizakala) Centre, 2nd Floor, 60 Kings Road, Pinetown, (drop in Box) or by • Registered post to P O Box 680, Durban, 4000, or by • Fax to 031 701-8863, or by • e-mail to [email protected], Tel No. (031) 322- 1907 AND The Applicant: Urbis Consulting, Attention Mr Riaan Thompson, 3 Chearsley Road, Westville, 3629 Applicant’s Tel. No: 084 800 2323 Email address: [email protected] IMPORTANT: Should you fail to lodge or forward objections to both parties by the said date, your objection will be invalid. REZONING APPLICATION ETHEKWINI MUNICIPALITY APPLICATION IN SUPPORT OF THE REZONING OF ERF 3438, PINETOWN (EXTENSION 1), FOR THE PURPOSES OF ACCOMMODATING A RESIDENTIAL ESTATE November 2020 Submitted By Urbis Consulting 3 Chearsley Road, Westville , 3629 phone: +27 84 800 2323 email: [email protected] Erf 3438, Pinetown (Ext 1) Development Application (Rezoning) Page 1 of 35 Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Background 4 2 THE APPLICATION ................................................................................................................... 6 2.1 Proposed Rezoning 6 2.2 Environmental Authorisation 8 3 GENERAL SITE INFORMATION ................................................................................................. 9 3.1 Local Authority 9 3.2 Property Description, Size and Address: 9 3.3 Locality 9 3.4 Existing On-Site Land Use 15 3.5 Surrounding Land Uses 16 3.6 Civil Services 16 Stormwater ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Water supply ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Waste Water ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 Electricity Supply ................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 4 LEGAL ASPECTS ..................................................................................................................... 19 4.1 Registered Owner 19 4.2 Existing Zoning 19 4.3 Surrounding Zonings 20 4.4 Restrictions in Title 20 Erf 3438, Pinetown (Extension 1) – T39009/2010 ................................................................................................................................. 20 Servitudes: ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 5 NEED AND DESIRABILITY ....................................................................................................... 23 5.1 Need 23 5.2 Desirability 24 eThekwini Integrated Development Plan .............................................................................................................................................. 24 eThekwini Spatial Development Framework ......................................................................................................................................... 26 Traffic Impact Assessment..................................................................................................................................................................... 28 Impact on Surrounding Properties ........................................................................................................................................................ 30 Compliance with SPLUMA Principles ..................................................................................................................................................... 31 6 CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................................... 35 Erf 3438, Pinetown (Ext 1) Development Application (Rezoning) Page 2 of 35 LIST OF MAPS Plan 1 - Regional Locality .................................................................................................................................................. 10 Plan 2 - Contextual Locality ............................................................................................................................................... 11 Plan 3 - Surrounding Land Owners .................................................................................................................................... 14 Plan 4 - Surrounding Land Uses ........................................................................................................................................ 18 Plan 5 - Surrounding Zonings ............................................................................................................................................ 22 LIST OF ANNEXURES Annexure A - Special Power of Attorney and Company Resolution Annexure B - Title Deed Annexure C - S.G. Diagrams Annexure D - Zoning Certificate Annexure E - Engineering Services Report Annexure F - Stormwater Management Plan Annexure G - Traffic Impact Assessment Annexure H - Environmental Authorisation Annexure I - Site Layout Plan Erf 3438, Pinetown (Ext 1) Development Application (Rezoning) Page 3 of 35 1 INTRODUCTION The owners of Erf 3438, Pinetown are desirous to obtain land use rights for the development of 10 sectional residential units on the said property. The subject property is currently vacant and has been so since registration. The intention is therefore to develop the full extent of the property within the neighbourhood context in which it is situated. The purpose of this motivating memorandum is to provide the required background information of the application site and its surroundings, to allow the eThekwini Municipality to consider the application for land use rights as described above. The remainder of the document provides vital property information and context, including the provision of details regarding the proposed subdivision of the site and appropriate rezoning of the portion intended for residential development, and then motivate the said application in terms of its need and desirability. 1.1 Background The Cowies Hill neighbourhood is an established and developed high income residential area with all the required social amenities and located within the Pinetown area of the Inner West Spatial Region. Abbray Investments CC purchased Erf 3438, Pinetown (Ext 1) in 2010 with the intention of developing multiple residential units on the property. During this time, the Abbray Investments have realised that there is a demand for residential units within the existing neighbourhood but within secure complexes, which influenced the conceptualisation and development of a quality residential development on the vacant property as an extension of the current neighbourhood character and to provide for alternative housing options within the area. When considering the broader region within which this area is situated, namely the Inner West Spatial Region of the eThekwini Municipality, it is seen one of the most established regions within the eThekwini area, highly accessible between the M13 and M19 routes and with very limited vacant land to accommodate the housing demands of a growing population. The locality of the Pinetown CBD and New Germany industrial area nearby, there is a large spread of economic activities and development opportunities within the Inner West Spatial Region and residents want to live near these opportunities, but within suitable neighborhoods. Erf 3438, Pinetown (Ext 1) Development Application (Rezoning) Page 4 of 35 Urbis Consulting was appointed as professional planner by the Abbray Investments cc to prepare and apply on behalf of the owners of the subject property. Please refer to Annexure A - Special Power of Attorney and Company Resolution from the Abbray Investments cc as confirmation of the above. The purpose of this memorandum is to provide adequate background information and details with regards to the property and existing land uses, and to motivate the proposed rezoning in terms of its need and desirability. Erf 3438, Pinetown (Ext 1) Development Application (Rezoning) Page 5 of 35 2 THE APPLICATION Application is herewith made simultaneously for the following: a) Amendment of the eThekwini Inner West Scheme by the rezoning of Erf 3438, Pinetown (Ext 1) from “Special Residential 1” to “Intermediate Residential 4” in terms of the provisions of The Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 read in conjunction with the eThekwini Land Use Management Bylaws, 2016. It should