Al Rayyan and Al Shahhaniya Municipality Vision and Development Strategy
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Al Rayyan and Al Shahhaniya Municipality Vision and Development Strategy Volume 1 of the Al Rayyan Municipality Spatial Development Plan QATAR NATIONAL MASTER PLAN Contents 1.0 General Requirements and Procedures ...................................................................... 2 1.1 Al Rayyan Municipality Spatial Development Plan (MSDP) ........................................ 2 1.2 Purpose and Effect of the MSDP ................................................................................ 2 1.3 Management of Development ..................................................................................... 2 1.4 QNDF Context ............................................................................................................. 3 2.0 Al Rayyan Municipality ................................................................................................ 4 2.1 Municipality Introduction .............................................................................................. 4 2.2 Population and Employment Growth Expectations – 2010 – 2032 ............................. 4 2.3 Key Planning Issues .................................................................................................... 5 2.4 Municipality Planning Objectives ................................................................................. 8 3.0 Vision and Development Strategy ............................................................................. 10 3.1 Vision 2032 for Al Rayyan ......................................................................................... 10 3.2 Development Strategy ............................................................................................... 12 3.3 Hierarchy of Centers ................................................................................................. 14 3.4 Key Employment Nodes outside Centers .................................................................. 18 3.5 Residential Areas ...................................................................................................... 21 3.6 Community Facilities …………………………………………………………………….. 26 3.7 Open Space and Sports Facilities ............................................................................. 26 3.8 The Natural Environment .......................................................................................... 31 3.9 Movementt ................................................................................................................. 33 3.10 Utilities …………………………………………………………………………………… 38 3.11 Corridors…………………………………………………………………………………… 39 QATAR NATIONAL MASTER PLAN Contents Figures Figure 1 Al Rayyan Munuicipality Locality Plan .................................................................. 7 Figure 2 Development Strategy ...................................................................................... 11 Tables Table 1 Al Rayyan Municipality: Population (2010-2032) .................................................... 5 Table 2: Community Facilities Provision 2017 - 2032 ....................................................... 25 Table 3 Al Rayyan Public Parks Program ....................................................................... 29 Table 4 Community Oriented Sports Facilities Program (District Level) ................... 29 Table 5 Community Oriented Sports Facilities Program (Town Level) ...................... 30 Al Rayyan Municipality Vision and Development Strategy 15.1 QATAR NATIONAL MASTER PLAN Al Rayyan Municipality Vision and Development Strategy 1.0 General Requirements and Procedures 1.2 Purpose and Effect of the MSDP . a Land Use Table showing the range of uses 1.1 Al Rayyan Municipality Spatial appropriate within the zone; and Development Plan (MSDP) The purpose of the Al Rayyan MSDP is to provide the . Zone Regulations which specify the land use planning framework and regulations for the development standards which apply within The Al Rayyan MSDP seeks to achieve the orderly whole area of the Al Rayyan Municipality. the zone. planning and development of land and infrastructure It sets out the strategic context for growth and change to across Al Rayyan municipality in response to expected Development within each zone may be classified as 2032. The detailed land use zoning plans and the zoning growth. being either: regulations set out the rules against which development It sets out the form of future development within the will be assessed. Permitted - does not require a development municipality over the next 20 years and is made up of the application but must comply with the Developments are also required to separately address following parts: development standards in the relevant Zone the requirements of the Building Regulations. Code; 1. Strategic Context - The Vision and The Al Rayyan MSDP has full legal force and effect in the Development Strategy for the Municipality. Conditional - requires a development assessment, decision-making and enforcement of land application which will be assessed against the 2. Zones and Land Use Regulations – land use development applications, and the manner in which MSDP and the development standards in the uses and development standards applying in land use development is undertaken within the relevant Zone Code, and which may be subject each zone. municipality. to additional conditions of approval; or 3. Maps and Figures - Zone maps showing the 1.3 Management of Development . Prohibited – uses considered inappropriate in future land uses across the municipality. the zone and where an application for Al Rayyan Municipality has been divided into a series of In addition, Action Area Plans (AAP’s) will be prepared development approval cannot be made. Land Use Zones identifying the particular land which from time to time and progressively added to the MSPD uses may be permitted in the zone. Development within Further details are contained in the Zone and Land Use for specific locations within the municipality, in order to each zone is controlled by way of a Zone Code Regulations in this MSDP. provide a more detailed level of planning. containing: The Al Rayyan MSDP will be reviewed every 5 years to . the Purposes and Objectives of the Zone; ensure it responds appropriately to community changes at a local and National level. 2 15.1 QATAR NATIONAL MASTER PLAN Al Rayyan Municipality Vision and Development Strategy 1.4 QNDF Context . Ownership in Planning and Implementation – Encouraging coordination and commitment The Qatar National Development Framework (QNDF) is among stakeholders in the QNDF’s planning the overarching physical and spatial planning policy and and implementation. strategy context for the state of Qatar to 2032. Environmental Values – Supporting the It establishes a series of guiding principles and objectives preservation and rehabilitation of the natural that have been based on the Qatar National Vision 2030 and built environments. (QNV2030). It also contains Structure Plans developed . Identity - Acknowledging and respecting the for each Municipality which provide a strategic planning Qatar national identity. context for each MSDP. The translation of the National Vision and the sustainable Based on the QNV 2030’s Four Pillars of Sustainability, guiding principles into a spatial and physical development the following guiding principles have been established to dimension gave rise to a vision for the future urban inform the QNDF: development of the country which has guided the . Quality of Life for All – Improving the living, preparation of the QNDF and subsequent Municipality working, playing and learning environment and Spatial Development Plans (MSDPs). offering choice, affordability and access for all The QNDF vision is to: people. “Create a role model for Sustainable Urban Living . Economic Growth and Diversification – and Liveable Towns and Cities in the 21st Century.” Fostering competitiveness, encouraging business investment and stimulating The Al Rayyan MSDP has been prepared in accordance innovation. with the QNDF as a regulatory framework for managing development in a way that advances the purpose of the . Connectivity of People and Places – QNDF, the National Development Strategy and the Qatar Providing integration, mobility, accessibility and QNV2030. connectivity to improve social, cultural and economic interaction of people, institutions and businesses. 3 QATAR NATIONAL MASTER PLAN 2.0 Al Rayyan Municipality Al Rayyan Municipality Vision and Development Strategy 2.1 Municipality Introduction characterized by the construction of numerous villa 2.2 Population and Employment compounds mainly occupied by expatriate residents. Growth Expectations – 2010 – Al Rayyan Municipality is geographically the largest of the Achieving the timely delivery of necessary urban seven municipalities in Qatar and covers approximately 2032 infrastructure and related community facilities to support 50% of the country (5,792km²). It comprises two main these new residential areas is a common problem. A components, Al Rayyan City which is the western part of Al Rayyan Municipality will experience a 206,000 more sustainable approach to land delivery, urban the metropolitan Doha urban area, and rural Al Rayyan increase in population between 2010 and 2017, and an design, housing choice and community development is additional 43,600 between 2017 and 2032. The total envisaged under the MSDP. The majority of urban development and approximately increase between 2010 and 2032 is expected to be 85% of the population of the Municipality is concentrated