CHINA GATE - TERENURE URBAN DESIGN PRECINCT PLAN STATUS QUO AND PRECINCT DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK Metropolitan Spatial Planning Division City Planning Department City of Ekurhuleni GAPP Consortium China Gate - Terenure Urban Design Precinct Plan CONTACT DETAILS CLIENT Metropolitan Spatial Planning Division City Planning Department City of Ekurhuleni tel: +27(0)11-999-4026 email: [email protected] web: www.ekurhuleni.gov.za PROFESSIONAL TEAM GAPP Architects and Urban Designers tel: +27 11 482 1648 email: [email protected] web: www.gapp.net Royal HaskoningDHV tel: email: web: Kayamandi Development Services tel: +27 12 346 4845 email: [email protected] web: www.kayamandi.co.za Submission Date: 31 October 2019 i GAPP Consortium China Gate - Terenure Urban Design Precinct Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS 3.2.6 Land use .............................................................................. 19 3.2.7 Heritage ............................................................................... 19 3.2.8 Built Environment and Spatial Overview Key Findings ....... 20 3.3 ROADS AND MOVEMENT SYSTEMS ....................................... 26 CONTACT DETAILS ................................................................................... I 3.3.1 Existing Road Network ........................................................ 26 TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................. II 3.3.2 Proposed Road Network ..................................................... 26 LIST OF DIAGRAMS ................................................................................. VI 3.3.3 Rail (Freight and Passenger)............................................... 27 LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................... VIII 3.3.4 Airports ................................................................................ 27 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS....................................................................... IX 3.3.5 Public Transport (Bus and taxi routes) ................................ 27 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................ 1 3.3.5.1 Buses ......................................................................................... 27 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 3 3.3.5.2 Mini-bus Taxis ............................................................................ 27 1.1 BACKGROUND ............................................................................ 3 3.3.5.3 Public Transport Interchange ..................................................... 27 3.3.5.4 Integrated Rapid Public Transport Network ............................... 28 1.2 STUDY AIMS ................................................................................ 3 3.3.6 Pedestrian movement .......................................................... 28 1.3 APPROACH .................................................................................. 4 3.3.7 Parking ................................................................................. 28 1.4 THE PURPOSE OF A PRECINCT PLAN...................................... 4 3.3.8 Roads and Movement Systems Key Findings ..................... 28 1.5 BOUNDARY OF THE STUDY AREA ............................................ 4 3.4 OPEN SPACE AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT ....................... 33 1.6 STRUCTURE OF REPORT .......................................................... 5 3.4.1 Introduction .......................................................................... 33 2 REGIONAL CONTEXT STATUS QUO ............................................... 7 3.4.2 Undermining and Dolomitic Areas ....................................... 33 2.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................... 7 3.4.3 Environmental Sensitivity .................................................... 33 3.4.4 Open Space and Recreation within the Precinct ................. 33 2.2 HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF KEMPTON PARK ......................... 7 3.4.5 Landscape and Street Trees ............................................... 33 2.3 REGIONAL CONTEXT ................................................................. 7 3.4.6 Vacant Land......................................................................... 33 2.4 SITE BOUNDARIES AND INSTITUTIONAL BOUNDARIES ...... 15 2.4.1 Institutional Boundaries ....................................................... 15 3.4.7 Key Findings Open Space and Natural Environment .......... 33 2.4.2 Boundary of the Study Area ................................................ 15 3.5 SOCIO-ECONOMIC PROFILE ................................................... 36 3.5.1 Overview .............................................................................. 36 3 URBAN CONTEXT STATUS QUO OF THE STUDY AREA ............ 17 3.5.2 Community Facilities and Public Amenities ......................... 37 3.5.2.1 Social Services Development .................................................... 37 3.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 17 3.5.2.2 Education Facilities .................................................................... 37 3.2 LAND USE AND ACTIVITY PATTERN ....................................... 17 3.5.2.3 Regional Social Services Function............................................. 37 3.2.1 Zoning and Land Legal Status ............................................ 17 3.5.2.4 Recommendations ..................................................................... 37 3.2.2 Land Ownership .................................................................. 17 3.6 INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENGINEERING SERVICES ............. 38 3.2.3 Key Community Facilities .................................................... 17 3.6.1 Stormwater .......................................................................... 38 3.2.4 Major Servitudes.................................................................. 18 3.6.2 Water ................................................................................... 38 3.2.5 Characteristics and Key Features ....................................... 18 3.6.3 Sewer ................................................................................... 38 ii GAPP Consortium China Gate - Terenure Urban Design Precinct Plan 4 POLICIES, PLANS AND PROJECT CONTEXT ............................... 41 6.4 DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT FOR THE PRECINCT ON A LOCAL LEVEL .................................................................................................... 63 4.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 41 6.4.1 Develop a Mixed-Use Node at the Existing China Gate 4.2 GAUTENG PROVINCIAL SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT Development and a Community Node at Bloekomdraai .................... 64 PROPOSALS ........................................................................................ 42 6.4.2 Support the Proposed BRT Route ....................................... 64 4.2.1 Gauteng Provincial Spatial Development Framework 2030 6.4.3 Provide Additional Work Opportunities in the Industrial Zones (2016) 42 to the North and South ....................................................................... 64 4.3 METROPOLITAN AND LOCAL POLICIES AND PLANS............ 42 6.4.4 The sites directly east of the BRT station, have potential for 4.3.1 The City of Ekurhuleni’s Growth and Development Strategy being redeveloped either for industrial, residential or mixed-use Retain 2055 42 the character of the residential suburban precincts ........................... 64 4.3.1.1 Implications on the precinct ....................................................... 42 6.4.5 Maintain and Upgrade Main Movement Routes .................. 64 4.3.2 Ekurhuleni’s 25 year Aerotropolis Master Plan ................... 42 6.4.6 Reinforce and Improve the Pedestrian Movement and Public 4.3.3 CoE Built environment Performance Plan (BEPP 2017) .... 45 Environment ....................................................................................... 65 4.3.4 MSDF (2015) Spatial Development Strategy ...................... 47 6.4.7 Develop the Parks and Provide Additional Community 4.4 LOCAL POLICIES AND PLANS ................................................. 49 Facilities where Required ................................................................... 65 4.4.1 RSDF Region B ................................................................... 49 4.4.2 LSDF Terenure Area 13 ...................................................... 49 7 PRECINCT DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK ................................... 73 4.5 THE COE URBAN DESIGN POLICY .......................................... 52 7.1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................ 73 4.5.1 Key Elements of the Urban Design Policy .......................... 52 7.2 SOCIO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL ................... 73 4.5.2 Urban Design Policy Principles ........................................... 52 7.2.1 Retail Market........................................................................ 73 4.6 DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES ................................................... 54 7.2.2 Industrial Market .................................................................. 74 4.7 WARD PRIORITIES .................................................................... 55 7.2.3 Office Market ....................................................................... 74 4.8 KEY FINDINGS - 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