UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK THE UMGUNGUNDLOVU SDF TEAM Mandisa Khomo, Nosipo Ntanzi JUNE 2014 Jan van der Vegte, Khavin Sivenandan Email: [email protected] Tel: 033 897 1262 SUPPORTED BY Postnet Suite 75, Private Bag X3 Westville, 3630 Email: [email protected] Tel: 031 262 7014 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 1 6. SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK...................................................... 74 1.1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................1 6.1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 74 1.2. THE UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY .....................................1 6.2. MOVEMENT SYSTEMS ............................................................................... 76 1.3. THE REQUIREMENT FOR A SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK .......... 4 6.3. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE BASE ......................................................... 77 1.4. THE 2007 SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ...................................... 6 6.4. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE BASE ............................................................. 80 1.5. CONTENT OF THE SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ........................ 6 6.5. NODAL DEVELOPMENT ............................................................................. 81 6.6. CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................... 84 2. PLANNING FRAMEWORKS AND POLICIES ................................................... 7 6.7. INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT .................................. 87 2.1. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................ 7 6.8. PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER ....................................................................... 88 2.2. SPATIAL PLANNING FRAMEWORKS ............................................................ 7 2.3. THE NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLANNING CONTEXT .................................... 12 7. IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................... 89 2.4. THE PROVINCIAL STRATEGIC PLANNING CONTEXT ................................. 16 7.1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................... 89 7.2. THE DISTRICT CAPITAL INVESTMENTS FRAMEWORK............................... 89 3. CURRENT REALITIES ..................................................................................20 7.3. THE STRATEGIC SPATIAL PROJECTS ......................................................... 89 3.1. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................... 20 7.4. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS ............................................................ 91 3.2. THE LAND .................................................................................................. 20 7.5. GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEMES ................................ 91 3.3. THE PEOPLE ...............................................................................................25 3.4. THE FACILITIES ...........................................................................................36 8. WAY FORWARD AND CONCLUSION ........................................................... 92 3.5. THE INFRASTRUCTURE .............................................................................. 37 3.6. ECONOMIC RESOURCES ............................................................................ 38 4. KEY INFORMANTS .................................................................................... 48 ANNEXURES 4.1. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................... 48 4.2. TOWARDS 2050 - A LONG TERM SPATIAL VIEW ....................................... 48 4.3. SPATIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TRENDS .......................................... 55 ANNEXURE 1 – RESPONDING TO GUIDELINES 4.4. THE STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ....................................58 ANNEXURE 2 – MAP BOOK 4.5. ALIGNMENT WITH LOCAL AND REGIONAL SPATIAL FRAMEWORKS ....... 60 ANNEXURE 3 - ALIGNMENT 5. SPATIAL VISION, OBJECTIVES AND GOALS ............................................... 61 5.1. INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................... 61 5.2. SPATIAL PRINCIPLES .................................................................................. 61 5.3. PRINCIPLES SUPPORTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE 2007 SDF ........ 62 5.4. A SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT VISION ............................................................63 5.5. PROPOSED 2014 SPATIAL OBJECTIVES AND GOALS (OR STRATEGIES)....63 i UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY SDF - JUNE 2014 LIST OF TABLES LIST OF DIAGRAMS TABLE 2.1: THE PROVINCIAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN: GOALS, DIAGRAM 2.1: THE 2006 NATIONAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE ............. 7 OBJECTIVES AND INTERVENTIONS .............................................................................. 17 DIAGRAM 2.2: NATIONAL INRASTRUCTURE PLAN PERSPECTIVE ON SPATIAL TABLE 3.1: DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION ON DIFFERENT LAND TYPES .................. 30 DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION ................................................................................... 8 TABLE 3.2: CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICE CENTRES / URBAN AREAS ......................... 40 DIAGRAM 2.3: THE VISION FOR THE DURBAN-GAUTENG FREIGHT CORRIDOR ........... 9 TABLE 3.3: MAJOR COMPANIES IDENTIFIED AND SURVEYED 2012............................ 42 DIAGRAM 2.4: PROPOSED NATIONAL SCHEME FOR SPATIAL TARGETING ................. 9 TABLE 3.4: SUMMARY OF LAND REFORM PROJECTS IN THE UMGUNGUNDLOVU DIAGRAM 2.5: MAJOR PROJECTS LISTED IN THE 2012 KZN GROWTH AND DISTRICT ...................................................................................................................... 46 DEVELOPMENT PLAN .................................................................................................. 11 TABLE 4.1: 2050 POPULATION AGE DISTRIBUTION FOR MEDIUM GROWTH SCENARIO DIAGRAM 3.1: UMGUNGUNDLOVU SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ............... 25 ......................................................................................................................................52 DIAGRAM 3.2: 2011 POPULATION DISTRIBUTIONS IN MUNICIPALITIES OF TABLE 4.2: ADDRESSING THE 2011 TO 2050 HOUSING NEED ...................................... 53 UMGUNGUNDLOVU ..................................................................................................... 29 TABLE 4.3: A COMPARATIVE 2010 ECONOMIC STRUCTURE (GVA IN RM) ................... 53 DIAGRAM 3.3: 2011 POPULATION DISTRIBUTIONS IN MUNICIPALITIES OF TABLE 4.4: IMPACT OF VARIOUS ECONOMIC GROWTH RATES ON DISTRICT GVA (RM) UMGUNGUNDLOVU (EXCLUDING MSUNDUZI) ........................................................... 29 (2010 TO 2050) ..............................................................................................................54 DIAGRAM 3.4: PERCENTAGE DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION ON DIFFERENT LAND TABLE 4.5: 2010 AND 2050 STRUCTURE AND VALUE OF ECONOMY IN GVA (RM) ......54 TYPES ........................................................................................................................... 32 TABLE 4.6: UMGUNGUNDLOVU SUSTAINABILITY OBJECTIVES FROM SEA 2013 ...... 59 DIAGRAM 3.5: MUNICIPAL POPULATION GROWTH 2001 TO 2011 .............................. 33 TABLE 7.1: PRELIMINARY LIST OF STRATEGIC SPATIAL PROJECTS / INITIATIVES...... 90 DIAGRAM 3.6: UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS IN THE DISTRICT AND MUNICIPALITIES .... 35 TABLE 8.1: SECTION 21 OF SPLUMA – CONTENT OF MUNICIPAL SPATIAL DIAGRAM 3.7: 2011 STRUCTURE OF THE ECONOMY BASED ON GVA CONTRIBUTION DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK..................................................................................... 92 PER SECTOR ................................................................................................................. 41 DIAGRAM 3.8: 2011 MUNICIPAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO GVA ......................................... 41 DIAGRAM 3.9: ANNUAL GVA SECTOR GROWTH RATES FOR SELECTED PERIODS ..... 42 DIAGRAM 3.10: DISTRIBUTION OF LISTED WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BUSINESSES IN UMGUNGUNGDLOVU .................................................................................................. 47 DIAGRAM 4.1: 2030 AND 2050 POPULATION GROWTH FOR THREE SCENARIOS....... 50 DIAGRAM 4.2: SCENARIO 2 - RURAL AND URBAN POPULATION GROWTH ............... 50 DIAGRAM 4.3: 2011 UMGUNGUNDLOVU POPULATION PYRAMID ............................. 51 DIAGRAM 4.4: 2050 UMGUNGUNDLOVU POPULATION PYRAMID ............................ 51 DIAGRAM 4.5: CURRENT AND PROPOSED 2050 DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSING TYPES52 DIAGRAM 6.1: MOVEMENT SYSTEMS ......................................................................... 76 DIAGRAM 6.2: ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE BASE.................................................... 77 DIAGRAM 6.3: AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE BASE........................................................ 81 DIAGRAM 6.4: NODAL DEVELOPMENT ....................................................................... 82 DIAGRAM 6.5: CORRIDOR DEVELOPMENT.................................................................. 85 DIAGRAM 6.6: INFRASTRUCTURE AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ............................ 87 DIAGRAM 6.7: UMGUNGUNDLOVU SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ............ 88 ii UMGUNGUNDLOVU DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY SDF