VOLUME 1 HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND ... - CSIR

GUIDELINES FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENT PLANNING AND DESIGNTable 5.5.4:Quantitative guidelines - Health facilities (continued)Facility Location Access Size and Use capacitiesdimensions and thresholdsClinicClinics should beaccessible to thegreatest number ofpeople and as suchshould be locatedclose to publictransport stops.The facility neednot be locatedalong a major routeand can be locateda block or two back,in quietersurroundings.Maximum walkingdistance: 2 km.Where it is notpossible for thefacility to be placedwithin walkingdistance, it must beeasily reached viapublic transport,with a maximumwalk of 5 minutesfrom the publictransport stop tothe facility.Maximum traveltime of 30 minutesto reach the facility.The size of the clinicwill vary accordingto the number ofpeople the clinicwill serve - the morepeople the greaternumber of servicesrequired, and as aresult the larger thefacility.The followingguidelines aresuggested:• 0,1 ha per 5 000people• 0,2 ha per10 000 peopleAn estimatedminimum of 5 000people.• 0,5 ha per20 000 people• 1 ha per 40 000people• 1,5 ha per 60 -80 000 people.HospitalsThese are regionalfacilities, whichmust be locatedalong majortransport routes inclose proximity topublic transportstops.Regional scale of facility means that they would be plannedfor in terms of a development framework and not whendesigning specific living environments.Public facilities Chapter 5.513