City invites Highway residents to learn about spatial development framework
The framework aims to address long-term spatial development direction that will allow increased economic activities in the city.
IN a bid to educate and inform the public about the Spatial Development Framework (SDF), the eThekwini Municipality invites the public to attend an open day at the Pinetown Sizakala Centre.
The open day will be held today, Friday, December 3, from 09:00 to 15:00 and the public will be given the opportunity to engage with the staff from the Development Planning and Environment Department’s Strategic Planning Branch on the key development priorities. They can also learn about the short, medium and long-term spatial planning and development guidelines.
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The Municipality’s Spatial Development Framework represents the long-term spatial planning policy within the City of Durban and is reviewed on an annual basis.
According to the City’s spokesperson, Msawakhe Mayisela, the SDF provides a citywide perspective of spatial challenges and interventions and informs key development proposals and guides where bulk infrastructure investment will be required alongside the priority areas for investment and catalytic projects.
“It also provides a framework for the evaluation of development applications as well as guidance for land use scheme extensions and scheme reviews,” said Mayisela.
He added that it also focuses on higher intensity development in urban nodes, such as town centres along public transit corridors and spatially targeting the urban core and integration zones.
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“The coverage of the SDF, and other spatial plans linked to the various regions, is presented for everyone to comprehend the work that goes into ensuring that the eThekwini Municipality achieves its spatial vision of being a socially equitable, environmentally sustainable, resilient and functionally efficient Municipality,” he said.
The public can also contact the Strategic Spatial Planning Branch on 031 311 7450.
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