Lekwa Local Municipality 2013/14 - Co-operative Governance and ...

First order nodesAccommodate the highest level of services and facilities as well as the widest spectrum and serve a largepopulation over a large area. It would thus accommodate tertiary education facilities, high order health facilitiesetc.Second order nodesSmaller than first order nodes, have fewer facilities and serve a smaller number of people over a smaller area.They should typically include secondary education facilities and the full spectrum of social facilities.Morgenzon and Thuthukani were identified as third order nodes in the GS SDF. Morgenzon can however beupgraded to a second order node due to its locality on the intersection of two first order roads (the R39 and R35),its distance from Standerton and its existing facilities. It currently functions as a service centre to the farms andrural population in the area and this function should be expanded. It can serve a catchment of 15km.Third Order nodesTwo additional third order nodes were thus identified: Platrand and Holmdene.Holmdene is located in the western part of the LLM, which has the highest density rural population. It is locatedbetween the R50 and the R23 at the Holmdene railway Station on the Johannesburg–Durban railway line. It has anexisting village, silos, a post office and a school. Platrand is located in southern part of the LLM on the R23. It isadjacent to the Platrand station on the Johannesburg-Durban railway line. There is an existing village, two primaryschools, and some commercial facilitiesFourth order nodesFourth order nodes were identified. Social facility provision in the rural areas, e.g. schools and health facilitiesshould be clustered within third order nodes rather than being placed randomly. This will increase theiraccessibility (as residents only have to visit one node to access a variety of facilities), ensure that they are equallydistributed, allow for the sharing of facilities and start to create a critical mass that can lead to the attraction ofother services and facilities.NODE LOCALITY ACCESS FACILITIES CHARACTER ILLUSTRATIONHARTBEES KUILNorthwesternmunicipalboundary.R547Existingsettlement, 2schools and somecommercialactivity.Existing agriculturalpractices and high soilpotential.THEFOLLYNorthwesternmunicipalboundary.R50Existing settlementand a school.Existing agriculturalpractices, highly significantenvironmental areas andhigh soil potential.117 | P a g e - F i n a l I n t e g r a t e d D e v e l o p m e n t P l a n 2 0 1 3 / 2 0 1 4