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Web: www.dataworld.co.za Documentation Change Control Version Date Author Description of No Change 0.1 2018/08/09 Mamonare Mpe Creation 0.2 2018/09/04 Mamonare Mpe Update 0.3 2019/01/21 Mamonare Mpe Update Document Revision Name Maartin Friedrich Designation Team Leader Date 2019/01/21 2 3.2 Spatial Development Strategies ........................... 16 CONTENTS 3.2.1 Connectivity and Corridor Functionality ....... 16 1 Introduction ...................................................................... 5 3.2.2 Sustainable Concentration and Agglomeration ............................................................... 35 1.1 Purpose of the Mpumalanga Provincial Spatial Development Framework .................................................. 5 3.2.3 Conservation and Resource Utilisation .......... 59 1.2 the Approach towards Phase 3 .............................. 6 3.2.4 Liveability and Sense of Place ........................ 95 1.3 Policy Elements .......................................................... 7 3.2.5 Rural Diversity and Transformation ............... 109 2 Spatial Vision and Objectives ........................................ 9 3.3 Composite Mpumalanga Provincial Spatial Development Framework .............................................. 116 2.1 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES ....................... 9 4 Land Use Budget .......................................................... 117 2.1.1 Spatial Goals ....................................................... 9 4.1 Land Budget till 2020 ............................................. 117 2.2 Spatial Vision ............................................................ 10 4.2 Land Budget for 2020-30....................................... 119 2.3 Spatial Objectives ................................................... 10 5 Annexures ..................................................................... 122 2.3.1 Connectivity and Corridor Functionality ....... 10 5.1 Annexure 1 .............................................................. 122 2.3.2 Sustainable Concentration and Agglomeration ............................................................... 11 2.3.3 Conservation and Resource utilisation.......... 11 2.3.4 Liveability and Sense of Place ........................ 12 2.3.5 Rural Diversity and transformation ................. 13 3 Spatial Development Concept and Strategies ........ 14 3.1 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT FOR MPUMALANGA .................................................................. 14 3 List of Figure List of Maps Figure 1: Outline to the Approach towards Phase 3 ......... 7 Map 1: Leveraging the N4 Corridor ................................... 20 Figure 2: Draft Spatial Vision .................................................. 9 Map 2: Proposed Corridors .................................................. 23 Figure 3: Polycentric System for Mpumalanga ................ 15 Map 3: Proposed Tourism, Economic and Rural Roads .. 27 Figure 4: Liveability Concept ............................................... 95 Map 4: Proposed Passenger Rail Corridors ....................... 30 Figure 5: Service Wheel... .................................................. 105 Map 5: Freight Movement ................................................... 33 Figure 6: Urban-Rural Anchors ....................................... 109 Map 6: Economic Growth Centres..................................... 46 Map 7: Economic Diversification ........................................ 52 List of Tables Map 8: Overview of the Economic Proposals .................. 58 Table 1: Major corridors along key urban areas/ nodes . 17 Map 9: Terrestrial CBAs ......................................................... 67 Table 2: Key Economic Growth Centres and Alternative Growth Centres in Mpumalanga ....................................... 47 Map 10: Freshwater CBA's ................................................... 69 Table 3: Additional land required to accommodate Map 11: Agricultural Potential Land ................................... 74 anticipated population and non-primary economic Map 12: Special Control Mining Areas .............................. 94 sector activities (2020) ........................................................ 118 Map 13: Rural Diversity and Transformation Proposals .. 112 Table 4: Additional land required to accommodate Map 14: Mpumalanga Provincial Spatial Development anticipated population and non-primary economic Framework ............................................................................ 116 sector activities (2020-30) - Medium Growth Scenario . 120 Table 5: Additional land required to accommodate anticipated population and non-primary economic sector activities (2020-30) - High Growth Scenario ........ 121 Table 6: Urban Centre Hierarchy and Growth Potential ............................................................................................... 122 4 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Purpose of the Mpumalanga Provincial Spatial Development Framework The Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act developmental challenges in-spite of the existence of (SPLUMA), 2013, Act No 16 of 2013 is a national law that several initiatives and programmes. was passed by Parliament in August, 2013. It seeks to The objectives of the PSDF are to cover the following address past spatial and regulatory imbalances within aspects at provincial level: integration of development the Country which was based on racial inequality, policies, strategies and objectives at various levels; segregation and unsustainable settlement patterns. prioritized land use development patterns; translate The Terms of Reference (ToR) identifies the role of clear developmental needs; unpack spatial directives and developmental, regulatory land and development objectives for implementation; provide investment management to give effect to the principles contained guidance and the mechanisms for implementation; in SPLUMA. The Provincial Spatial Development provide guidance on sectorial development needs, Framework (PSDF) should serve the purpose of: spatial investments, integration and programme justice, spatial sustainability, efficiency, spatial resilience implementation. and good administration; integrating necessary functionalities and linkages within the spheres of government, delivering a multitude of services linked to an integrated development approach in the province. It has been strongly felt that the PSDF should include the new planning paradigm implementation and must integrate and sufficiently provide an economically and socially balanced development between rural and urban areas in the province. The PSDF should also aim to reduce the spatial fragmentation which poses major 5 1.2 THE APPROACH TOWARDS PHASE 3 Phase 1 Policy Context and Draft Vision Phase 3 of the project contains spatial Highlight the Policy context that guides Spatial Development of a Draft Vision statement for Planning and Spatial Context the Province proposals for Mpumalanga. The spatial proposals are linked to the final Vision Statement, the proposed spatial concept and the articulation of how the spatial concept is Phase 2 Challenges and Opportunities (Status Quo) to be achieved through spatial strategies. The following diagram sets out the process Biophysical analysis Built environment analysis Socio-economic analysis that was followed to develop the spatial Challenges and Opportunities - thematic areas proposals. Movement, Spatial Rural Diversity Environment & Human Economy & Resources Connectivity & Patterns & Settlements Areas of & Infrastructure Growth Concentration Transformation Phase 3 Spatial Proposals Draft Vision Setting Objectives in support to achieve the Vision Connectivity & Conservation & Sustainable Corridor Liveability & Rural Diversity & Resource Concentration & development / Sense of Place Transformation Utilisation Agglomeration functionality Composite Spatial Framework 6 Figure 1: Outline to the Approach towards Phase 3 1.3 POLICY ELEMENTS The most prominent national policy and legal Spatial transformation refers to a change in the nature, frameworks, namely the National Development Plan structure, form and appearance of a region that in turn 2030, the Draft National Spatial Development Framework would lead to the transformation of the apartheid spatial and from a legislative aspect the Spatial Planning and economy and human settlement patterns. The National Land Use Management Act, 2013 provide an overall Development Plan and SPLUMA enlightens these perspective through which the province spatial principles as follows: dimension can be viewed. Spatial Justice: The historic policy of confining particular groups to limited space, and the unfair From a provincial perspective the Vision 2030 provides a allocation of public resources between areas, must