Lephalale Local Municipality Draft Spatial Development Framework – May 2017 Lephalale Local Municipality – DRAFT SDF March 2017 Contents 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1. Background ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.2. Study area ....................................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.3. The purpose of a Spatial Development Framework ................................................................................................... 12 1.4. The interrelationship between land use management and spatial planning ........................................................... 12 1.5. SPLUMA requirements for SDFs .................................................................................................................................. 13 2. Policy context and vision directives ....................................................................................................................................... 14 2.1. National Directives ....................................................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.1. National Development Plan 2030 ................................................................................................................................ 14 2.2.2. State of the Nation Address 2015 ................................................................................................................................ 15 2.2.3. National Infrastructure Plan ......................................................................................................................................... 16 2.2.4. Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) .............................................................................................................................. 16 2.2.5. Regional Industrial Development Strategy .................................................................................................................. 17 2.2.6. Agricultural Policy Action Plan (APAP) ......................................................................................................................... 17 2.2.7. National Transport Master Plan ................................................................................................................................... 17 2.2.8. Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity ...................................................................................................................... 17 2.2.9. Integrated Urban Development Framework ............................................................................................................... 17 2.2.10. National Comprehensive Rural Development Programme ...................................................................................... 18 2.2.11. The Agri-Parks Initiative ............................................................................................................................................. 18 2.2. Provincial Policy Objectives ......................................................................................................................................... 19 2.2.1. Limpopo State of the Province Address ................................................................................................................. 19 2.2.3. Limpopo Development Plan ................................................................................................................................... 19 2.2.4. Limpopo Green Economy Plan ............................................................................................................................... 20 2.2.5. Limpopo Provincial Spatial Development Framework (2016) .............................................................................. 21 2.3. Local Policy Objectives (District/Municipal) ................................................................................................................ 23 2.3.1. Waterberg District Rural Development Plan – 2015 ............................................................................................. 23 2.3.2. Waterberg District Bioregional Plan – 2016 .......................................................................................................... 24 2.3.3. Waterberg District IDP 2016/2017 ......................................................................................................................... 26 2.3.4. Waterberg District SDF ........................................................................................................................................... 27 2.3.5. Lephalale Local Municipality SDF 2012 .................................................................................................................. 27 2.3.6. Lephalale Local Municipality IDP 2016/2017 ......................................................................................................... 33 2.3.7. Lephalale CBD Development Plan .......................................................................................................................... 33 3. Spatial analysis ........................................................................................................................................................................ 35 3.1. Biophysical environment.............................................................................................................................................. 35 3.1.1. Geology .................................................................................................................................................................... 35 3.1.2. Slope......................................................................................................................................................................... 36 P a g e | 2 Lephalale Local Municipality – DRAFT SDF March 2017 3.1.3. Terrain Type ............................................................................................................................................................. 37 3.1.4. Soil Classes ............................................................................................................................................................... 38 3.1.5. Swelling Clay ............................................................................................................................................................ 39 3.1.6. Soil Drainage ............................................................................................................................................................ 40 3.1.7. Water erosion .......................................................................................................................................................... 41 3.1.8. Wind erosion ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 3.1.9. Climate ..................................................................................................................................................................... 43 3.1.10. Hydrology ............................................................................................................................................................ 45 3.1.11. Agriculture .......................................................................................................................................................... 47 3.1.12. Protected Areas .................................................................................................................................................. 50 3.2. Services and social infrastructure ................................................................................................................................ 51 3.2.1. Infrastructure – water ............................................................................................................................................. 51 3.2.2. Infrastructure – sanitation ...................................................................................................................................... 53 3.2.3. Infrastructure – electricity ...................................................................................................................................... 55 3.2.4. Infrastructure – refuse removal ............................................................................................................................. 55 3.3. Demographic Considerations ...................................................................................................................................... 56 3.3.1. Key statistics ............................................................................................................................................................ 56 3.3.2. Population concentration ....................................................................................................................................... 56 3.3.3. Unemployment .......................................................................................................................................................