2013_14 IDP Review.pdf - KZN Development Planning

objectives and strategies.The report provides a series of mapswhich clearly show, inter alia, theconservation of the built and naturalenvironment. It also shows a desiredgrowth pattern and discouragessprawl. It identifies urban edges. TheSDF clearly indicates wheredevelopment and infrastructure shouldtake place and where priority spendingshould be located. It does howeverlack clearly outlined action plans sinceit focuses more on objectives andstrategies.The SDF does not provide guidelinesfor the development of schemes whichis a pity and should be addressed as amatter of urgency. However it isaligned with neighbouring DistrictMunicipalities, particularly with regardto road linkages. The evidence of thepublic participation process used toarrive at the SDF is not included intothe documentation.town planning point of viewis the absence of guidingprinciples for generatingplanning schemesappropriate to the 21 stcentury and developmentmarket orientated.The above are projected toform part of the reviewprocess getting underway inearlier January 2013 forsubmission of the IDP inMarch 2013. Furthermore,there will be inclusion ofpublic participationoutcomes report as part ofSDF.A comprehensive assessment of yourSDF, with specific recommendations isbeing compiled by my department andit is recommended that future reviewsof your SDF take cognisance thereof.You are lastly reminded that in termsof the KwaZulu-Natal planning andDevelopment Act, No. 6 of 2008, thatyour local municipalities are requiredto formulate and adopt municipal wideDraft 2013/14 IDP Review Page 101Prepared by Umzinyathi District Municipality22 March 2013