DRAFT BUILT ENVIRONMENT PERFORMANCE PLAN 2017/2018 Draft 1 Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................. 5 PROFILE OF THE BUFFALO CITY METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY ..................................................................................... 5 SECTION A ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 A.1. BEPP IN RELATION TO OTHER STATUTORY PLANS ................................................................................................ 9 A.1.1. BCMM Documents: ........................................................................................................................................ 9 A.1.2. National and Provincial Documents: .......................................................................................................... 10 A.1.3. Aligning the BEPP with IDP, MGDS, BCMM SDF and Budget ............................................................. 10 A.1.4. Confirmation of BEPP Adoption by Council .............................................................................................. 12 SECTION B : SPATIAL PLANNING &PROJECT PRIORITISATION ...................................................................................... 13 B.1. SPATIAL TARGETING ............................................................................................................................... 13 (a) The National Development Plan .................................................................................................................. 13 (b) Integrated Urban Development Framework ............................................................................................... 14 B1.1.1 BCMM Spatial Development Strategy .................................................................................................. 15 (a) Spatial Vision ............................................................................................................................................ 15 (b) BCMM Conceptual Spatial Development Framework ........................................................................ 15 B1.1.2. BCMM Strategic Spatial Framework ....................................................................................................... 19 1. Spatial priority area 1 ................................................................................................................................... 21 2. Spatial priority area 2 ...................................................................................................................................... 23 3. Spatial priority area 3 ................................................................................................................................... 25 B1.1.3. Spatial Structuring Elements .................................................................................................................... 27 (a) Development Nodes .......................................................................................................................................... 27 (b) Development Corridors ..................................................................................................................................... 29 (c) Urban Edge .................................................................................................................................................. 31 B1.1.4. Urban Network Identification and Prioritisation of Integration Zones .......................................................... 33 B1.1.4.1. BCMM Urban Network Strategy: Proposed Integration Zones ............................................................... 33 B1.1.4.2 Primary Integration Zone: BCMM Urban Core and MELD Corridor.......................................................... 34 B1.1.4.3. The MELD Corridor Concept .................................................................................................................... 35 B1.1 4.4. North West Corridor ................................................................................................................................ 39 B1.2 Marginalised Areas Identification and Prioritisation ...................................................................................... 40 B1.2.1 Informal settlements ............................................................................................................................... 40 B1.3. Informal Settlement Upgrading Policy and Strategy ..................................................................................... 44 B1.4 Rural Settlements ............................................................................................................................................ 48 B1.5. TOWNSHIPS ....................................................................................................................................................... 49 B1.5.1. Duncan Village Redevelopment Initiative ................................................................................................... 50 B1.5.2. Mdantsane Urban Renewal ........................................................................................................................ 52 B1.6. INNER CITY AREAS .............................................................................................................................................. 53 B1.6.1 East London CBD and Sleeper Site ......................................................................................................... 53 B1.6.2 Mdantsane Hub Urban Framework ........................................................................................................ 54 B1.6.3. Southernwood and Belgravia...................................................................................................................... 54 B1.7 Growth nodes.................................................................................................................................................. 55 B1. 7.1. Commercial nodes ..................................................................................................................................... 55 B1.7.2. Industrial nodes .......................................................................................................................................... 56 B.2. LOCAL AREA PLANNING ...................................................................................................................................... 59 B2.1 Central Business District (CBD) ....................................................................................................................... 59 1.0 Sleeper Site Framework Plan ...................................................................................................................... 59 B2.2 Mdantsane Urban Hub ........................................................................................................................................ 61 2.0 Precinct Plan for the Mdantsane Urban Hub .................................................................................................. 61 B.3. PROJECT PREPARATION ...................................................................................................................................... 64 B3.1. Mdantsane Urban Hub................................................................................................................................... 64 B.4. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND OPERATING BUDGET ............................................................................ 67 SECTION C : INTERGOVERNMENTAL PROJECT PIPELINE ................................................................................................ 68 C.1 INTERGOVERNMENTAL PIPELINE ........................................................................................................................ 68 SECTION D : CAPITAL FUNDING ..................................................................................................................................... 72 D.1. Spatial budget mix........................................................................................................................................... 72 D.2 INVESTMENT STRATEGY .................................................................................................................... 78 SECTION E : IMPLEMENTATION ..................................................................................................................................... 79 E.1 LAND RELEASE STRATEGY ................................................................................................................................... 79 E.2 PROCUREMENT APPROACH ................................................................................................................................ 81 E.3 INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS AND OPERATING BUDGET ............................................................................ 82 E4. RISK MITIGATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 83 SECTION F ........................................................................................................................................................................ 83 PRIORITISING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ..................................................................................................