WHITE RIVER PRECINCT PLAN 2015/16 June 2016 WHITE RIVER PRECINCT PLAN Report Developed For: Mbombela Local Municipality Report Developed By: Khanyisa Joint Venture White River Precinct Plan Page 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ii. Sanitation ................................................................................... 28 iii. Electricity .................................................................................... 32 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. 3 iv. Solid Waste Disposal.................................................................. 32 1.1 Background .................................................................................. 3 2.7 Natural Environment ................................................................... 35 1.2 Study Area ................................................................................... 3 i. Geotechnical Conditions ............................................................. 35 1.3 Methodology ................................................................................. 5 ii. Topography ................................................................................ 35 2 STATUS QUO ASSESSMENT ........................................................ 5 iii. Environmentally Sensitive Areas ................................................ 38 2.1 Planning and Regulatory Environment.......................................... 5 2.8 Urban Management Issues......................................................... 43 i. Spatial Development Framework .................................................. 5 3 Interpretation / Synthesis ............................................................... 44 ii. Land Ownership ........................................................................... 8 3.1 Spatial Synthesis ........................................................................ 44 iii. Land Redistribution..................................................................... 10 4 DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS ..................................................... 46 2.2 Land Use Patterns ...................................................................... 10 4.1 Development Concept ................................................................ 46 i. Current Land Use ....................................................................... 10 4.2 Development Conditions ............................................................ 49 ii. Land Use Applications ................................................................ 12 4.3 Development Approach .............................................................. 49 iii. Development Trends / Initiatives................................................. 12 4.4 Movement Framework ................................................................ 50 2.3 Access and Transport ................................................................. 14 4.5 Land Use Framework ................................................................. 53 i. Roads Hierarchy ......................................................................... 14 4.3.1 Land Use Framework ................................................................ 53 ii. Planned New Roads ................................................................... 15 4.3.2 Proposed Zoning ....................................................................... 56 iii. Public Transport ......................................................................... 17 4.3.3 Land Use Parameters ............................................................... 56 2.4 Social Context ............................................................................ 17 4.3.4 Land Use Budget ...................................................................... 57 i. Population Profile ....................................................................... 17 4.6 Social Services ........................................................................... 57 ii. Housing Demand & Trends ........................................................ 20 4.7 Urban Management Guidelines .................................................. 58 iii. Social Facilities ........................................................................... 21 4.8 Urban Design Guidelines ............................................................ 60 2.5 Economic Context ...................................................................... 21 5 IMPLEMENTATION PRIORITIES .................................................. 62 i. Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity ..................................... 21 5.1 Service Upgrades ....................................................................... 62 ii. Economic Context ...................................................................... 22 5.2 Roads and Transport .................................................................. 62 2.6 Infrastructure .............................................................................. 22 5.3 Social Services ........................................................................... 62 i. Water.......................................................................................... 23 5.4 Urban Management .................................................................... 62 White River Precinct Plan Page 1 5.5 Management of Potential Environment Impact ................................ 63 LIST OF TABLES 6 Conclusion ..................................................................................... 63 Table 1: Precinct Planning Methodology ................................................. 5 LIST OF FIGURES Table 2: Ownership ................................................................................ 8 Table 3: Vacant land ............................................................................. 14 Table 4: Major Roads ........................................................................... 15 Figure 1: Study Area Map ........................................................................ 4 Table 5: Mbombela Demographics ....................................................... 17 Figure 2: The Golden Triangle ................................................................. 6 Table 6: White River Statistics .............................................................. 17 Figure 3: White River Strategic Framework .............................................. 7 Table 7: Properties for housing delivery ................................................ 20 Figure 4: Land Use Map ........................................................................ 11 Table 8: Social facilities ........................................................................ 21 Figure 5: Development Trends Map ....................................................... 13 Table 9: GDP ........................................................................................ 22 Figure 6: Proposed P166 Road Map ...................................................... 15 Table 10: Employment ........................................................................ 22 Figure 7: Road and Transportation Map................................................. 16 Table 11: Access to water ................................................................... 23 Figure 8: Population Distribution ............................................................ 17 Table 12: Water distribution system summary ..................................... 25 Figure 9: Population Figure 10: Households ......................................... 18 Table 13: Current Water Demand ....................................................... 25 Figure 10: Households ......................................................................... 19 Table 14: Potential Future Demand ..................................................... 25 Figure 11: Water .................................................................................. 24 Table 15: Future Water Demand ......................................................... 27 Figure 12: Water Services .................................................................... 26 Table 16: Future sewer demand ......................................................... 28 Figure 13: Sanitation ............................................................................ 29 Table 17: White River water access .................................................... 28 Figure 14: Sanitation Services .............................................................. 30 Table 18: Access to electricity ............................................................. 32 Figure 15: Household access to Electricity Map ................................... 33 Table 19: Terrestrial and fresh water priority areas ............................. 39 Figure 16: Electricity Infrastructure Map ............................................... 34 Table 20: White River SWOT .............................................................. 44 Figure 17: Geotech/Geological Map ..................................................... 36 Table 21: Proposed Zoning ................................................................. 56 Figure 18: Topography Map ................................................................. 37 Table 22: Development Controls ......................................................... 56 Figure 19: Terrestrial Priority Areas Map .............................................. 40 Table 23: Land use budget.................................................................. 57 Figure 20: Freshwater Priority Areas Map ...........................................