Chapter 11 - Sedibeng District Municipality

In the southern parts of the study area the strategy is as follow s:
• Infill development and expansion tow ards the south of Sow eto in Lenasia,
Lenasia South and Orange Farm, w ith the bulk of future development
extending tow ards the east of the N1 freew ay up to the Walkerville Agricultural
Holdings complex and the related hilly terrain and ridges.
• In the Evaton-Sebokeng area the focus is predominantly on infill development
on the available pockets of land betw een the Golden Highw ay and the N1
freeway, as well as limited expansion to the east of the railw ay line.
• In the Emfuleni area, comprising Vanderbijlpark and Vereeniging, the primary
focus is on achieving infill development in the V-shaped w edge created
betw een the Sebokeng-Vanderbijlpark-Vereeniging-Midvaal area.
• In the Midvaal area the primary aim is to achieve infill development in close
proximity to the R59 freew ay which is destined to become a major
development corridor in future.
The Midvaal Local Municipal area can roughly accommodate 157 000 housing units
at an average density of 40 units per hectare, which is sufficient to provide for the
projected demand of 44 000 units in this area. The land parcels identified in Emfuleni
will also be sufficient to cater for both the existing backlog (114 000) as w ell as the
future incremental demand (73 800) of all income categories, as the identified land
parcels can accommodate as much as 231 500 units at an average density of
39 units per hectare.
Below is a short discussion of the land parcels or sites identified for future
development. The intention is to confirm the suitability of the sites in terms of local
planning proposals and prevailing development trends/policies (refer to
FIGURE 6.12).
• Wheelers Farm, Thulamtw ana, Sweetw aters, Drieziek: To the east of the
N1 freew ay are three large pockets of land that have been identified. The first
is the Weiller Farm-Thulamtw ana and Sw eetwaters area (39) of w hich large
parts are already earmarked for residential development. Immediately
adjacent to the north thereof is an area (41) w hich is located w ithin the area of
jurisdiction of the MidvaalLocalMunicipality, but, w hich functionally forms part
of this area and falls w ithin the same catchment as w ell. It is located on the
farm Elandsfontein.Area number 40 (Drieziek) to the south of Thulamtw ana
and Sw eetwaters is earmarked to serve as the northern extensions of Orange
Farm w ith the railw ay line traversing the area from north to south.
• Orange Farm/Stretford:It is evident that there is a large portion of land (42)
that could be developed in future immediately to the east of Orange Farm and
Stretford, and which forms part of the same catchment area. This land is part
of the farm Doornkuil and a development application (Mid City w ith 17 700
housing units) has been lodged w ith the MidvaalMunicipality.
• Emfuleni: There is vacant land available both to the east and w est of the
existing Evaton and Sebokeng urban complexes. The eastern strip comprises
three portions of land as highlighted on FIGURE 6.12. The Ironside area (44)
to the east of Evaton has been identified and is currently being developed for
residential purposes. Further to the south are areas 45 and 46 w hich, if
developed, w ill represent infill development betw een the existing railw ay line
and the ridges and associated steep gradients to the east. In the w estern strip
betw een the Golden Highw ay and the N1 freeway three more strategic
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