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Table 19: <strong>Development</strong> ZonesSettlement ZoneTypeLocality anddescriptionRational for Zone<strong>Development</strong>Key proposalCofimvaba andSurrounds(Formalisation/DensificationSettlement Zone)Located at Cofimvabatown and surrounds, thearea encompasses some8 settlements includingCofimvaba town andhouses about 16 000people.The zone is identified toemphasize the strategicobjective ofconcentrating newsettlementdevelopment in a<strong>plan</strong>ned and formalizedfashion within the urbanprecincts of theexisting town.Greenfieldsdevelopment as well asupgradingof informal settlements.Formalisation anddevelopment of Model 1-type settlement in areasoutwards from thecentral urban precinctsof Cofimvaba asguided by the MunicipalSDF.Local <strong>plan</strong>ningprocesses (formalization/ institutional upgrade)are proposed t0accommodategrowing pressures andinstitute land usemanagement system.Tsomo(Formalisation/DensificationSettlement Zone)Mtshingeni Area(<strong>Development</strong>SupportZone)Located at Tsomo town.Located at Mtshingeniarea, whichencompasses 2rural settlements,accommodating about4,000 people.Tsomo town is toprovide a spatialindication that formalurban settlement shouldbe prioritised in theexisting urban centres.Note that little or nodemand for residentialunits is registered atTsomo town and thearea should not bedeveloped prior toefforts beingconcentrated atCofimvaba in the shortmedium term (5-year<strong>plan</strong>ning period) unlessa specific need arise.Area is identified as a<strong>Development</strong> SupportZone as it has beengazetted as a validrestitution claim.Zone identified toreceive Local PlanningProcesses incollaboration RLCC forappropriate investmentof development funds inthe area.Formulation of aCommonageManagementPlan is prioritized.Formalization anddevelopment of smallscaleModel 1-type settlementin suitableareas outwards from thecentral urbanprecincts of Tsomo asguided by theMunicipal SDF.Little pressure forgrowth is identified atTsomo, therefore shouldcontinue as a minorservice centre with nolarge scale housingdevelopment.Need for development<strong>plan</strong>ning to directcapital investmentprogrammes for <strong>local</strong>development based onthe gazetted land claim.Local <strong>plan</strong>ningprocesses aimed atformalization anddevelopment of existingModel 2 type settlement.52

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