Doha Municipality Vision and Development Strategy Volume 1 of the Doha Municipality Spatial Development Plan 1 Ju n e 2014 QATAR NATIONAL MASTER PLAN Table of Tables 1.0 General Requirements and Procedures .................................................................. 2 1.1 Doha 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 Doha Municipality ...................................................................................................... 4 2.1 Location and Description ............................................................................................. 4 2.2 Population and Employment Growth Expectations – 2010 – 2032 ............................. 4 2.3 Development History ................................................................................................... 6 2.4 Key Planning Issues for Doha ..................................................................................... 6 2.5 Municipality Planning Objectives ............................................................................... 10 3.0 Vision and Development Strategy ......................................................................... 12 3.1 Vision 2032 for Doha ................................................................................................. 12 3.2 Development Strategy ............................................................................................... 14 3.3 Hierarchy of Centers ................................................................................................. 16 3.4 Key Employment Nodes outside Centers .................................................................. 22 3.5 Residential Areas ...................................................................................................... 24 3.6 Community Facilities ................................................................................................. 26 3.7 Open Space and Sports ............................................................................................ 28 3.8 Sports Facilities ......................................................................................................... 30 3.9 Natural Environment .................................................................................................. 33 3.10 Movement .................................................................................................................. 34 3.11 Utilities ....................................................................................................................... 38 3.12 Commercial Corridors ............................................................................................... 39 Figures Figure 1 Doha Municipality Context ........................................................................................... 9 Figure 2 Development Strategy ............................................................................................... 13 Tables Table 1 Doha City: Population (2010-2032) .............................................................................. 5 Table 2 Wholesale Market and Doha Industrial Area: Population (2010-2032) ......................... 5 Doha Municipality Vision and Development Strategy 15.1 QATAR NATIONAL MASTER PLAN Doha Municipality Vision and Development Strategy 1.0 General Requirements and Procedures . the Purposes and Objectives of the Zone; 1.1 Doha Municipality Spatial 1.2 Purpose and Effect of the MSDP . a Land Use Table showing the range of uses Development Plan (MSDP) The Doha MSDP provides the land use planning appropriate within the zone; and framework and regulations for the entire Municipality and The Doha MSDP seeks to achieve the orderly planning the strategic context for growth and change to 2032. The . Zone Regulations specifying the and development of land and infrastructure across the detailed land use zoning maps and the zoning regulations development standards which apply within Doha municipality in response to expected growth. in the MSDP set out the rules against which development the zone. will be assessed. It sets out a clearly defined urban structure and a Development within each zone may be classified as coordinated development approach for the municipality The MSDP has full legal force and effect in the being either: over the next 20 years. The MSDP is made up of the assessment, decision-making and enforcement of land following parts: use development applications, and the manner in which . Permitted - does not require a development land use development is undertaken within the application but must comply with the 1. Strategic Context - The Vision and municipality. development standards in the relevant Zone Development Strategy for the Municipality. Code; It will be reviewed every 5 years to ensure it responds 2. Zones and Land Use Regulations – land appropriately to community changes at a local and . Conditional - requires a development uses and development standards applying in National level. application which will be assessed against the each zone. MSDP and the development standards in the Developments are also required to separately address relevant Zone Code, and which may be subject 3. Zone Maps - showing the future land uses the requirements of the Building Regulations. to additional conditions of approval; or across the municipality. Prohibited – uses considered inappropriate in In addition, Action Area Plans (AAP’s) will be prepared 1.3 Management of Development the zone and where an application for from time to time and progressively added to the MSPD Doha Municipality is divided into a series of Land Use development approval cannot be made. for specific locations within the municipality, in order to Zones identifying the particular land which uses may be provide a more detailed level of planning. permitted in the zone. Development within each zone is Further details are contained in the Zone and Land Use controlled by way of a Zone Code containing: Regulations in this MSDP. 2 15.1 QATAR NATIONAL MASTER PLAN Doha Municipality Vision and Development Strategy 1.4 QNDF Context among stakeholders in the QNDF’s planning and implementation. The Qatar National Development Framework (QNDF) is . Environmental Values – Supporting the the overarching physical and spatial planning policy and preservation and rehabilitation of the natural strategy context for the state of Qatar to 2032. and built environments. It establishes a series of guiding principles and objectives . Identity - Acknowledging and respecting the that have been based on the Qatar National Vision 2030 Qatar national identity. (QNV2030) and contains Structure Plans developed for each Municipality which provide a strategic planning The translation of the National Vision and the sustainable context for each MSDP. guiding principles into a spatial and physical development dimension gave rise to a vision for the future urban Based on the QNN2030’s Four Pillars of Sustainability, development of the country which has guided the the following guiding principles for sustainability were preparation of the QNDF and subsequent Municipality established for the QNDF: Spatial Development Plans (MSDPs). Quality of Life for All – Improving the living, The QNDF vision is to: working, playing and learning environment and offering choice, affordability and access for all “Create a role model for Sustainable Urban Living people. and Livable Towns and Cities in the 21st Century” . Economic Growth and Diversification – The Doha MSDP has been prepared in accordance with Fostering competitiveness, encouraging the QNDF as the regulatory framework for managing business investment and stimulating innovation. development in a way that advances the purpose of the QNDF, the National Development Strategy and the Qatar . Connectivity of People and Places – QNV2030. Providing integration, mobility, accessibility and connectivity to improve social, cultural and economic interaction of people, institutions and businesses. Ownership in Planning and Implementation – Encouraging coordination and commitment 3 QATAR NATIONAL MASTER PLAN Doha Municipality Vision and Development Strategy 2.0 Doha Municipality 2.1 Location and Description Hamad International Airport which provides the main science, art and culture sectors as part of a diversified gateway to Qatar. economy Doha Municipality is the capital of Qatar, its largest city The two other major locations are the satellite areas of with about half of the nation’s population, and forms a 2.2 Population and Employment the Doha Industrial Area, and the Wholesale Market Area substantial component of the greater Doha metropolitan located within the adjoining Al Rayyan municipality. Growth Expectations – 2010 – area which itself accommodates more than 80% of 2032 Qatar’s population. At the municipality level Doha connects the sea with the desert. At the city level, Doha commands an enviable It is the heart of Qatar. Its history captures Qatar’s past A substantial part of Doha municipality is already position in the Gulf, defined geographically by the bay, and its more recent dramatic growth represents Qatar’s developed. The population