intsika yethu local municipality - Provincial Spatial Development plan

Settlement ZoneTypeLocality anddescriptionRational for ZoneDevelopmentKey proposalArea to supportsettlement, rurallivelihood initiative,tourism and agriculturaldevelopment.Bilatye and Qamata(DevelopmentSupportZone)Located in portions ofWards 4 and 5, in theirrigation schemeareas of Bilayte andQamata and includessome 4 settlements withan estimated populationof 13 000 people.Area is identified as aDevelopment SupportZone because of theimportance of theirrigation schemes ofBilatye and Qamata,which represent areas ofsignificant investmentin infrastructure over aperiod of time to realizecommercial benefit fromagriculture.Revitalisation of theseirrigation schemes is apriority developmentinitiative and theresolution of land rightsissues in these areasis of great importance inachieving sustainabledevelopment outcomes.Local planningprocesses aimed atinvestigating land rightsThe area is aLED/agriculturaldevelopment focus areaand the realisation ofthe value of investmentsin infrastructure in theZone is linked to theresolution of land rightsissues in the localareas.Lubisi “cluster”(DevelopmentSupportZone)Portions of Wards 6 and7, and encompassing theLubisi Dam and some 13settlements, whichhouse 15 000 people.IYLM identified thisarea as where LEDinitiatives have beenprioritized.Lubisi is identified tosupport Local PlanningProcesses in the area,aimed at integratingwith LED initiatives(tourism potential)andenhancing developmentoutcomes.Local planningprocesses aimed at theformalisation of Model2- type settlementsand the resolution ofland rights issuesThe area has beenidentified by the LM asa focus area for LEDactivities, includingSmall BusinessDevelopment.53