Emadlangeni Local Municipality Spatial Development Framework
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MARCH 2017 EMADLANGENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK DRAFT REPORT S P a g e | i TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 PURPOSE...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 EMADLANGENI MUNICIPALITY .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 DEFINING THE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 1.4 AIMS AND OBJECTIVES .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.5 SDF IDP ALIGNMENT ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 2 REGIONAL CONTEXT .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.1 PROVINCIAL CONTEXT ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2.2 NATIONAL AND PROVINCIAL ROAD NETWORK ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.3 DISTRICT SPATIAL ECONOMY ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 2.4 CATCHMENT MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 2.5 BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.6 REGIONAL SPATIAL PLANNING .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.7 REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 3 POLICY CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 3.1 SPATIAL PLANNING MANDATE........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 3.2 GLOBAL POLICY CONTEXT .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.2.1 Sustainable Development Goals ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 3.2.2 AU Agenda 2063 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.3 NATIONAL SPATIAL PLANNING POLICY ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13 3.3.1 The National Development Plan ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 3.3.2 National Infrastructure Plan [Nip] .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 3.3.3 Spatial Planning And Land Use Management Act .......................................................................................................................................................................... 14 3.3.4 National Environmental Management Act (Nema) ........................................................................................................................................................................ 15 3.3.5 Comprehensive Plan For The Development Of Sustainable Human Settlements ............................................................................................................................ 15 EMADLANGENI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK MARCH 2017 P a g e | ii 3.3.6 Comprehensive Rural Development Programme ............................................................................................................................................................................ 16 3.3.7 National Strategy For Sustainable Development ............................................................................................................................................................................ 16 3.4 PROVINCIAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT VISION ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.4.1 Provincial Growth And Development Strategy ............................................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.5 DISTRICT CONTEXT ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.5.1 Amajuba District SDF ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.5.2 Amajuba District Growth And Development Plan ........................................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.5.3 Amajuba District Sector Plans ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.6 LOCAL POLICY CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19 3.6.1 Emadlangeni Municipality Sector Plans .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 19 3.7 IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EMADLANGENI SDF ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20 4 DEMOGRAPHIC CONTEXT .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 4.1 DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................