PROPOSED AD HOC AMENDMENT OF BERGRIVIER SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK: STATUS QUO, 2012 - 2017 COMPILED BY: CK RUMBOLL & PARTNERS JANUARY 2018 OUR REF: VEL/10146/AC Contents 1. Purpose and approach .......................................................................................................................... 1 2. Detailed Status Quo Analysis and Implications .................................................................................... 3 2.1 Biophysical Environment ............................................................................................................... 3 2.2 Socio- Economic Environment .................................................................................................... 10 2.3 Built Environment ........................................................................................................................ 19 3. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) ........................................................... 35 4. Recommendation ................................................................................................................................. 38 5. Maps illustrating Status Quo Analysis ................................................................................................ 39 List of Graphs Graph 1: Sectoral GDPR contribution (% share) to West Coast Economy (Quantec 2015 - MERO, 2017) ...................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Graph 2: Sectoral employment contribution (% share), Bergrivier (Quantec 2015 - MERO, 2017) ....... 15 Graph 3: 2015 Unemployment rate within the West Coast District (MERO 2017) ................................... 16 Graph 4: Bergrivier Dwelling Types, 2015 .................................................................................................. 17 Graph 5: GDPR contribution per main sector, 2015................................................................................... 32 Graph 6: Economic comparison – developing and developed economies ............................................... 32 i List of Figures Figure 1: Biodiversity in Saldanha and St Helena Bay and Ward 7, Bergrivier Municipality .................... 39 Figure 2: Bioregional Spatial Planning Categories and Conservation corridors in Saldanha and St Helena Bay and Ward 7, Bergrivier Municipality ........................................................................................ 40 Figure 3: Wind direction and development location – Velddrif & Laaiplek ................................................ 41 Figure 4: Fossils and Palaeontological Resources – West Coast ............................................................. 42 Figure 5: Coastal Setback Line – Velddrif and Laaiplek ............................................................................ 43 Figure 6: Location of Cape West Coast Biosphere Reserve and Ward 7 of Bergrivier Municipality ....... 44 Figure 7: Saldanha Bay Industrial Development Zone and proximity of Velddrif and St Helena ............. 45 Figure 8: Functional Areas (red lines) in the West Coast District (GPS, 2013) ........................................ 46 Figure 9: Composite Growth Potential of Towns in the West Coast District ............................................. 47 Figure 10: Distribution of Medical and Education Facilities (PGWC, 2013) .............................................. 48 Figure 11: Landfill Sites (Existing – brown and proposed - yellow) ........................................................... 49 Figure 12: Transport Routes and Saldanha Bay’s Sphere of Influence .................................................... 50 Figure 13: Spatial Development Framework (SDF) Plan, West Coast ...................................................... 51 Figure 14: Education and Sport Facilities in Velddrif.................................................................................. 52 Figure 15: Key activities and Land uses – Velddrif .................................................................................... 53 Figure 16: Public access to Berg River and Atlantic Ocean – Velddrif/ Laaiplek (Reference: Velddrif and Laaiplek Precinct Plan, Bergrivier Municipality, 2014) ............................................................................... 54 ii List of Tables Table 1: Capital programme per town (IDP 20017 – 2022) ....................................................................... 17 Table 2: Spatial classification of Velddrif/ Laaiplek .................................................................................... 25 Table 3: Service provision in the West Coast District (Census 2011). ...................................................... 28 Table 4: Main sector contribution to economies ......................................................................................... 31 iii LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS: BSDF Bergrivier Spatial Development Framework: 2013 – 2017 IDP Survey, 2017 Municipal Survey, 2017, IDP needs and Customer Satisfaction Survey Note that when an abbreviation was used at the IDP Integrated Development Plan end (or start) of a paragraph it implies that the LUPA Western Cape Land Use Planning Act, 2014 (Act 3 of 2014) content was taken from the specific report MSA Local Government Municipal Systems Act, 2000 (Act 32 of 2000) represented by the abbreviation. PGWC Provincial Government Western Cape SDF Spatial Development Framework SPLUMA Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (Act 16 of 2013) Please read the report in conjunction with the VLPP Velddrif and Laaiplek Precinct Plan maps illustrating the Status Quo Analysis at the WC West Coast end of the document. WCPSDF Western Cape Provincial Spatial Development Framework WCSDF West Coast Spatial Development Framework iv Executive Summary 2. A Spatial Development Framework: provides proposals and guidelines after spatial principles and tools were applied to Several land use applications were made to develop the southern bank of generate concepts, obtain the buy-in from abutting municipalities, the Bergrivier at Velddrif. None of these land use applications were other government departments, politicians and the public, and consistent with the Bergrivier Spatial Development Framework, 2012 – provides an implementation plan and budget. 2017 (BSDF). Hence, Bergrivier Municipality was requested to amend the Bergrivier Spatial Development Framework with particular reference to This Status Quo Report was compiled by combining the content of the Velddrif, Laaiplek, Noordhoek and Port Owen (Ward 7) (and hereafter Status Quo reports of BSDF, Velddrif and Laaiplek Precinct Plan (VLPP) referred to as Velddrif/ Laaiplek except where specific reference was made and the West Coast Spatial Development Framework (WCSDF). Relevant to one of the precincts) in accordance with the Municipal Systems Act 2000 information and data from other sources, such as the 2017 IDP Municipal (Act 32 of 2000) (MSA), to allow for opportunity to consider such Survey, were also included. applications. The status quo considers the biophysical, socio-economic and built The amendment of the BSDF will be done according to Integrated environments. Each environment is introduced with Spatial Informants and Development Plan (IDP) amendment timelines. The steps to enable such Implications elicited from the Detailed Status Quo Analysis followed to an amendment are set out in the Bergrivier By-Law on Municipal Land Use remind us of the context of Velddrif, Laaiplek, Noordhoek and Port Owen. Planning, 2015. The Implications were then categorized as Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT). As a Spatial Development Framework Document consists of two The Status Quo report will be followed by a conceptual proposal and components, this document represents the Status Quo. The two development framework to be considered as the amendment of the BSDF. components are: The status quo of Velddrif’s biophysical, socio-economic and built 1. A Status Quo: analyses the municipal and regional space and environments follow: sector activities for which the SDF is written. From the analysis a vision is proposed. v Biophysical Environment Informants and Implications: o Coastal development to be located behind the coastal setback line (PGWC- Development Setback Line) as per Coastal Development - Natural beauty of Velddrif/Laaiplek and the region. Lack of sense of Management Act of 2009 considering expected rise in sea level place and no aesthetic guidelines for the river route-scape and over 30 to 50 years. The Coastal Set Back Line, which is in some coastline interface (See Figure 1). cases more restricting than 100m from statutory high water mark, avoid damages due to sea level rises, manage coastal interface - Wind and sand storms (from urban development that removed coastal and protect low lying areas (See Figure 5). vegetation and ploughed agricultural fields) impact on the landscape o Damages to infrastructure due to extreme events i.e. floods, which and development. The southern bank of the Berg River, where Velddrif have an indirect impact on the economy. and Laaiplek is located, is on the receiving end of the summer wind o Urban activities along river and its ecosystems. WCDM and others (See Figure 3). are registering the Berg River estuary ecosystem as a Special Protected Area. Seven zones to guide boat traffic and water sports - Velddrif/ Laaiplek has fossil assets and is part of the palaeontological