With the passing of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) in 2013, a new planning regime was introduced in South Africa. Embeddedness of jurisdictions and the inherent multi-scalar nature of spatial planning necessitates adaptation of the different scales of SDFs.
AGRICULTURE
The economic role of the province and the main cities in the national space economy; regional economic infrastructure; the main sectors of the provincial economy; Special Economic Zones (SEZ); Picturesque landscapes; scenic routes and regional gateways; cultural heritage; hierarchy and role of settlements; regional growth nodes; regional patterns of accessibility.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Bioregions; ecosystems and ecosystem services; biodiversity corridors; coastal areas and estuaries; protected areas; terrestrial-marine interfaces; disaster-prone areas; air and water quality; climate adaptation corridors at landscape level. Ecosystems and ecosystem services; critical biodiversity areas (CBA); protected areas; river corridors; topography and ridge lines; disaster-prone areas; air and water quality; urban open space systems; agricultural areas and rural landscapes.
SPATIAL STRUCTURE & FORMSETTLEMENT ROLE,
Critical Biodiversity Areas (CBAs); protected areas; river passages; topography and ridgelines; disaster prone areas; air and water quality; urban open space systems; farming regions and agricultural land (dry and irrigated); rural landscape and sense of place.
HIERARCHY & FUNCTIONSETTLEMENT PATTERNS
TRANSPORT & MOVEMENT NETWORKSINFRASTRUCTURE
LAND USE & ACTIVITY PATTERNS
HOUSINGDEMOGRAPHICS &
SOCIAL CONDITIONS
EMPLOYMENT
REGIONAL SPACE ECONOMY
LOCAL ECONOMY &
BUSINESS KEY ECONOMIC SECTORS
RURAL DEVELOPMENTCULTURAL HERITAGE
BIODIVERSITY & ECOSYSTEMS LANDSCAPES & SENSE OF PLACE
GEOLOGY & TOPOGRAPHY
BUILT HERITAGE
SOCIO-
ECONOMIC BUILT
ENVIRONMENTBIOPHYSICAL
SOCIO- ECONOMIC
BUILT
Defining the Nature of the SDF Products
- Report Structure and Layout
The general structure and overall flow of the SDF report should be set out in an understandable and logical manner. Formulate a short vision note articulated in simple language and supported by images and a strong spatial concept based on a synthesis of the main policies and objectives.
CONTENT
- Terms of Reference / Project Objectives
- Process and Timeframes 2.3 Overview of Municipality
- National Policy Objectives .1 NDP 2030
- Local Policy Objectives (District/
- Draft Vision Statement
Include SDF content and maps in appropriate report chapters and locations, and exclude content that would better serve as a stand-alone report. The implementation framework should set out the required institutional arrangements, policies and guidelines that will support the adoption of the SDF proposals while simultaneously aligning the capital investment and budget process going forward.
NATURE OF PRODUCT
Proposed SDF Content Table
This implies that ROR maps should not be presented as a separate set of images inserted at the back of the document, while text-heavy references such as specialist studies, guidelines or policy documents should instead be contained in the form of separate appendices. Provide a clear outline of the ROR process and report structure using the process and element diagrams provided in Parts 2 - 5 of the Guidelines, or adapt it to a diagram based on the circumstances of the case in question province, region or municipality.
SPATIAL CHALLENGES AND
SDF AREA
SURROUNDING CONTEXT
BIOPHYSICAL
Biophysical Analysis .1 Municipal Overview
Spatial Concept .1 Final Vision Statement
Policies 6.2 Guidelines
Capital Investment Framework .1 Spatial Priorities and Required Precinct Plans
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
FINAL VISION STATEMENT
MITIGATE
ADDRESS
REDRESS
KEY ISSUES
OPPORTUNITIES
SYNTHESIS
BUILT ENVIRONMENTSOCIO-ECONOMIC
IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK
Supporting Products Posters
SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKSPATIAL STRATEGIES
PROTECT CHANGE NEW
- Public Engagement,
- MILLION
- SPLUMA PSDF Mandate
- PSDF Process
- Planning Timeframes
- Process Guidelines
- Guidelines for Provincial Spatial Development Frameworks
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SPLUMA
FACILITATE THIS
I&AP’S INPUTS
NOTIFY
POLICY CONTEXT
SPATIAL
CHALLENGES &
PSDF
IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
MONITORING & EVALUATION
PSDF PROCESS
REF NO. STEP IN
FRAMES ROLE PLAYERS
SET UP PSDF PSC • Invite key statutory stakeholders to nominate individuals to serve on the PSDF PSC (an intergovernmental relations forum with oversight responsibility for PSDF preparation). Where possible, a PSDF's situational analysis should be an interpretation of existing information, as opposed to conducting extensive baseline research and including voluminous documentation of the findings in the PSDF. In this regard, it is preferable to synchronize a PSDF's preparation with the release of census data every 10 years.
SDK INPUT • The outcomes of Step 2 must be presented to the SSR SDK, and their input. Spatial strategies and policies that correct/address/mitigate the challenges and unlock the opportunities identified in Step P2 must then be specified, including a strategy for the PSDF's implementation. SDK INPUT • In the course of Step P3, the SDK must contribute to the formulation of the SSR's spatial concepts and strategies, and authorize advertising the draft PSR report for public review.
FRAMES ROLE PLAYERS
PSDF ELEMENTS
POLICY CONTEXT &
VISION DIRECTIVES SPATIAL CHALLENGES
SPATIAL PROPOSALS
PSDF Elements
- Report Elements Guidelines
PRODUCT
Guidelines for Regional Spatial Development Frameworks
- SPLUMA RSDF Mandate
- RSDF Process
- Planning Timeframes
- Process Guidelines
SPLUMA mentions the circumstances under which the Minister will take these steps as where it is necessary to give effect to national land use policies or priorities in any specific geographical area. Where key interprovincial spatial issues require urgent resolution, the respective provincial authorities may seek permission from the Minister to cooperate in the preparation of a Regional ROR. 18 (1) After consultation with affected Premier and Municipal Council, Minister may publish an RSDF in the Government Gazette to guide spatial planning, land development and land use management in any region.
Procedure for commenting on the draft RSDF report 19 (a) The content of the RSDF must comply with development principles. Policy context and vision directive – set a draft vision based on SPLUMA principles 19 (b) The content of the RSDF must be enacted nationally and provincially. 19 (e) The content of the RSDF must provide basic guidelines for spatial planning, development and land use.
START UP
CONTEXT, ROLE
RSDF
RSDF PROCESS
Identify key national departments and state-owned entities (eg Eskom, PRASA, SANRAL) that should be involved in the preparation of the RSDF. This framework for the analysis must be based on a strategic identification of the past (ie heritage), present and likely future situation of the specific region, paying particular attention to the spatial challenges and opportunities faced. Provincial sector plans (eg environmental, infrastructure, human settlement or transport frameworks) should also be reviewed as part of identifying spatial challenges and opportunities.
PSC INPUT • During step P3, the PSC must contribute to the formulation of RSDF spatial concepts and strategies and approve the advertisement of the draft RSDF report for public review. A spatial framework for public capital investments in urban and rural areas of the region has been created, including the definition of spatial goals. Align policy objectives as set out in the implementation framework with monitoring and evaluation objectives.
VISION DIRECTIVES
RSDF ELEMENTS
CONTEXT, ROLE &
FRAMEWORK
RSDF Elements
- Report Elements Guidelines
REF NO. ELEMENT EXPLANATION DELIVERABLES NATURE OF THE PRODUCT
Guidelines for Municipal Spatial Development Frameworks
- SPLUMA MSDF Mandate
- MSDF Process
- Planning Timeframes
- Process Guidelines
The SDF is more than the spatial representation of the sector plans for the IDP, it must determine the spatial strategy. The SDF's central geographical plan and the spatial perspective as well as the short-term (5-year) spatial priorities should be incorporated into the IDP as the SDF's sector plan. Section 20. The municipal physical development framework must be drawn up as part of a municipality's integrated development plan in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Systems Act.
20 (3) Before establishing the municipal framework for spatial development, referred to in the first paragraph, and any intended amendments to the municipal framework for spatial development, the municipal council must:. a) publication of the proposed municipal framework for spatial development in the Government Gazette and the media; Analyze the spatial structure of the municipal area and identify spatial proposals for restructuring and the proposed spatial form. Socio-economic analysis - look at demographic trends and population projections 21 (f) An MSDF should include estimates of demand for housing units.
OPEN HOUSE
IDPSPATIAL
MSDF
MSDF PROCESS
PLANS INPUT • Review the most recent IDP as well as all relevant municipal sector plans and surrounding sector plans in terms of the strategic focus and the key challenges identified. INPUT • Facilitate and convene specialist discussions and/or focus group meetings to discuss key sectoral and area-based strategies and proposals of the draft MSDF. Align the targets of the guidelines as set out in the implementation framework with the monitoring and evaluation targets.
Align the objectives of the institutional requirements as set out in the implementation framework with the monitoring and evaluation objectives. Prepare overview brochures, pamphlets or posters of the key spatial proposals contained in the MSDF report. Ensure that the key proposals contained within the Capital Investment Framework feed into the next review of the IDP by facilitating discussions with relevant municipal officials.
MSDF ELEMENTS
SPATIAL CHALLENGES
MSDF Elements
- Report Elements Guidelines
Provide an overview of the process performed, a summary of the main spatial issues identified during the spatial analysis, and a summary of the main proposals in the MSDF. Summarize the main findings and spatially in a municipal-scale schematic map of the main biophysical challenge areas. Summarize and spatially summarize the main findings in a municipal-scale schematic map of the main socio-economic challenge areas.
Summarize the key findings and place them in a municipal scale diagrammatic map of the key areas for the built environment. Determine the implications of the ROR proposals for the Land Use Management System (LUMS) of the municipality. PLANS AND IDP • Provide sufficient detail on how the ROR proposals should inform the priorities, performance indicators and targets of the IDP.
Guidelines for Precinct Plans
- Precinct Plan Legal Mandate
- Defining a Precinct
- Precinct Plan Process 1. Timeframes
- Process Guidelines
HOUSE
PRECINCT PLAN
IMPLEMENTATION PLAN
PRECINCT PLAN PROCESS
ME2.1 SPATIAL OBJECTIVES • Clarify the area plan's objectives in the form of clear and measurable results/goals that are relevant to the municipality's physical, socio-economic and institutional context. Publicize the draft District Plan proposals by making hard and soft copies available online and at public facilities such as schools, local libraries, municipal offices, community centers, etc. PLAN • Refine, update and finalize the District Plan report and implementation framework based on phase 3 and 4 stakeholder engagement.
Drafting summary brochures, pamphlets or posters of the main spatial proposals in the report. COSTS • Allocate costs and budget sources to each focus area Estimated budgets for each of the projects of the focus area. PROCESS DESIGN • Set up a monitoring and evaluation process that ensures that the area plan is evaluated and monitored in the future on the basis of the established objectives.
PRECINCT PLAN ELEMENTS
PLAN
Precinct Plan Elements 1. Report Elements Guidelines
CONTEXT • Provide a strategic analysis of the short- to medium-term issues facing the area in terms of environmental sensitivities, high-potential agricultural land and other environmental considerations as applicable to the context. Provides a strategic analysis of the short to medium term issues facing the area in terms of economic activity and employment trends, housing demand, cultural trends and other socio-economic pressures. STRATEGIES • Articulate how the spatial concept is to be achieved through a translation of the concept into a strategic spatial response strategy for the area.
This answer should show how the concept translates into spatial strategies for each of the main themes identified. 1 map per topic with clear legend and 1 page summary of key suggestions for each strategy. Depending on the size of the district, 4-8 core areas should be selected for more detailed urban planning.
