Msukaligwa Local Municipality 2008/09 - Co-operative Governance ...

SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK — MSUKALIGWAEXECUTIVE SUMMARYINTRODUCTION:The change in the Institutional structures and functions at local government level as wall as the formulation of Land Development Objectives andIntegrated Development Plans necessitate the formulation of a Spatial Development Framework to provide general directions to guide future planningand development over a multi-year period. –As a result above mentioned the Msukaligwa Municipal Council appointed BSL Professional Services to assist them to prepare a Spatial DevelopmentStrategy for their jurisdiction area.The purpose of the Integrated Spatial Framework is to create an enabling framework the will allow for the co-ordination of resources1 which areapplicable to the Msukaligwa area, and to create a framework within which development can take place to address the objectives, problems andactions Identified.The concepts of the Spatial Framework have been derived from the existing status quo, current development trends and spatial principles andelements from relevant policy documents and existing Land Development Plans applicable to the study area.The preparation of the SDF entailed taking into account the Implications of all the above and consolidating the finding into a spatial strategy.The Status Quo Report was complied in the following manner:• Discussions were held with various officials and authorities in each town to determine local needs; -• Various site visits and site surveys conducted by BSL Professional Services;• Using existing information available for the compilation of the Status Quo Report and interpretation thereof;• Research was carried out to obtain an adequate understanding of the area under consideration;• Identify problems, opportunities and constraints; and –• Using Information gathered through the public participation process.A synthesis of the information gathered in the analysis was made and the opportunities and disadvantages, which value from the external environmentdetermined.The strengths and weaknesses were derived from the internal analysis. Planning implications were derived which will give guidelines to the actions to betaken to overcome disadvantages and weaknesses and to exploit the opportunities and strengths in the best possible way.After the above mentioned the Spatial Development Plan was compiled for each area.Msukaligwa Municipality: Integrated Development Plan 2007/2012 190