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Chris Hani District MunicipalityLUKHANJI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

March 2014

PRELIMINARY DRAFTnot for circulation

feasibility and review of housing plan for UNIFOUND 750UNIFOUND 750

Feasibility and Review of Housing Plan

UNIFOUND 750UNIFOUND 750

March 2014

by

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CNdV africa (Pty) Ltdenvironmental planning, urban design, landscape architecture

17 New Church Street Cape Town 8000Tel; 021 424-5022 Fax: 021 424-6837

Kantey & TemplerPO Box ....., East LondonTel; 041 373-0738

IQ Vision110 Sarel Cillier Street Strand 7140Tel; 021 853-3902

EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 31-33 Phillip Frame Road ChiselhurstTel: +27 (0) 43 711 9735

LUKHANJI LOCAL MUNICIPALITYPrivate Bag X7111, Queenstown, 5320

Tel: (045) 807-2606

Fax: (045) 807-2637

UNIFOUND 750 FEASIBILITY STUDYCNdV africa (Pty) Ltd 20 April 2023

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CONTENTS

2.1 INTRODUCTION

2.1.2 Purpose of the Report

2.1.2 Background of this Report

2.1.3 Terms of Reference

2.1.4 Background to Settlement

2.2 Status of Housing Project and Waiting List

2.3 Land Identification and Ownership

2.4 Engineering

2.5 Environment

2.6 Geo-tech

2.7 Distribution of Social Facilities

2.8 Current Spatial Development Framework

2.9 Future plans of other Sector Departments

2.10 Approval by Council

2.11 Summary and Recommendations

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 2.1 .1 Locality Plan

Figure 2.1.2 Aerial Photograph

Figure 2.1.3 Visual Survey

Figure 2.2.1 Statistical Background

Figure 2.3.1 Cadastral Layout

Figure 2.4.1 Engineering

Figure 2.5 .1 Environment

Figure 2.6.1 Geo-tech

Figure 2.7.1 Distribution of Social Facilities

Figure 2.8.1 Current Spatial Development Framework

LIST OF ANNEXURESAnnexure 1: OwnershipAnnexure 2: Title DeedAnnexure 3: S.G. Diagram


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CONTENTS

GLOSSARY

Informal Site: A Site occupied by a household or to which a household has customary rights, e.g. Permission to occupy (PTO, no longer formally in use) or community agreement via a meeting of elders including headman or chief.

Formal Site: A site occupied by a household or to which a household is entitled to have a registered right recorded at the Deeds Registry with a title deed and surveyors diagram and/or registered General Plan. However, in many instances title deeds have not been issued nor ownership registered.

In-Situ upgrade project: Formalising of tenure and installation of services and possibly also construction of a subsidised dwelling on land on which people are already living. Generally refers to a project larger than one unit.

Greenfields project: New project site which there has been no formal or informal settlement, industry, infrastructure to date. Project sites are often outside of existing urban development.

Infill Project: New project site within existing urban development usually on under utilised or vacant land and which often can help to promote physical integration between spatially isolated parts of the settlement.

Rectification projects: Repair or rebuilding of defective existing houses built through one or other government housing program.

Erven: The plural of ‘erf’ meaning plots of land each registered as an ‘erf’ in a deeds registry and forming part of a registered General Plan.

Plots: The plural of ‘plot’ meaning unregistered pieces of land informally laid out.

Portion: A plot of land forming part of a proposed or approved (by LM Council) subdivision layout but which has not yet been registered by the Surveyor General as a general plan and for which erf numbers have not yet been registered.

ACRONYMS

BLMC Biodiversity Land Management ClassCBA Critical Biodiversity AreaECBCP Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation PlanECDHS Eastern Cape Department of Human SettlementEIA Environmental Impact AssessmentGP General PlanHSP Human Settlement PlanLM Local Municipality MHSP Municipal Human Settlement PlanSA South AfricaSANBI South African National Biodiversity InstituteSDF Spatial Development Framework


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INTRODUCTION 2.1

2.1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT

The purpose of this report is to describe the key elements to be taken into account when assessing the feasibility of UNIFOUND 750 as a Human Settlement Project and to recommend whether it should be approved or not.

2.1.2 BACKGROUND TO THIS REPORT

This report is one of twelve Human Settlement Project feasibility reports for Lukhanji Municipality. It is designed so that it can be part of a single document that includes the other eleven projects.

2.1.3 TERMS OF REFERENCE (Part C.3 Scope of work Tender No. SCMU11-12/13-A0240)

The project terms of reference for the feasibility report are summarised as follows:

Ascertain the feasibility of the project within each MHSP. The study shall reveal the developmental opportunities and constraints in relation to:

1.Determination of housing demand and potential beneficiary status2.Land identification and ownership3.Availability of bulk services and confirmation of capacity4.Environmental conditions;5.Geo-technical conditions6.Alignment with Municipal Spatial Planning7.Visual survey (area visits)8.Future development plans of other sector departments 9.Provision of recommendation and proposals to ECDHS

2.1.4 BACKGROUND TO SETTLEMENT

Registered Owner: Unknown

Property Description: Enquiry will be made to S.G. Office

Title Deed Restrictions: Pending Enquiry at S.G. Office (See Annexure 2)

Servitudes: None (See Annexure 3)

Site Size: 79.58 Ha

• The Unifound 750 project is a urban project located in Mlungisi, Queenstown within Lukhanji Municipality.

• Lukhanji is the main administrative and industrial centre of Lukhanji Municipality, see Fig. 2.1.1

• Unifound is an informal settlement situated on … see Fig. 2.1.1 and 2.1.2.


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Locality Plan Figure 2.1.1


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Aerial Photograph Figure 2.1.2


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STATUS OF HOUSING PROJECTS AND WAITING LISTS 2.2

UNIFOUND 750

Population (… SDF 20...)

Population (2011 Census)

Ex. Units (… SDF 20...)

No. Households (at 4/hh)

Proposed Units (EC DHS)

Waiting List (Lukhanji LM)

Figure 2.2.1 Statistical Background


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LAND IDENTIFICATION AND OWNERSHIP 2.3


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Cadastral Layout Figure 2.3.1


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ENGINEERING 2.4

BULK SERVICES Existing Services

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INTERNAL SERVICES Existing Services

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GEOTECHNICAL CONDITIONS....

EXISTING INTERNAL SERVICES ARE ADEQUATE AND REQUIRE NO UPGRADING

Await K&T

TOP STRUCTURE....

TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT...

ROADS AND ACCESSIBILITY...

THE PROJECT IS FEASIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS.


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Engineering Figure 2.4.1


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ENVIRONMENT 2.5


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Environment Figure 2.5.1


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GEO-TECH 2.6


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Geo-tech Figure 2.6.1


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DISTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL FACILITIES 2.7


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Distribution of Social Facilities Figure 2.7.1


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CURRENT SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 2.8


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Current Spatial Development Framework Figure 2.8.1


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APPROVAL BY COUNCIL 2.9


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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 2.10

2.10.1 SUMMARY 2.10.2 RECOMMENDATIONS

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