2013_14 IDP Review.pdf - KZN Development Planning

The second focus area is more detailed and localised planning in terms ofthe agreed settlement typology. It might imply a broad distinction betweenspatial frameworks for the urban and rural components of the municipality.The focus remains integration and improved functionality in the local andbroader spatial development system.1.3 Key points of integration: Spatial development planning does nothappen in isolation. It is necessary to be guided by and linked into othercore planning processes in the Council. The basis for developmentplanning processes is the Council’s IDP, which will guide the process interms of strategic priorities and links. Within the constitutional mandate ofmunicipalities, namely access to services and local economicdevelopment, the Infrastructure Investment Plan (IIP) and the LocalEconomic Development Plan (LED) becomes the basis for other planningand integration activities.Where the Medium Revenue and Expenditure Framework (MTREF)involve the Council’s objectives in monetary terms, the SDF shows wherethese objectives will be achieved in spatial terms. The MTREF and SDFlink with the Council’s project prioritization and implementation processes,which in turn, are a derivative of the outcomes of the sector plans, whichare based on the IIP and SDF within the context of the IDP.All these activities are a function of the development footprint of themunicipality, are influenced by it. It also aims to impact, and change thisfootprint where necessary. This approach will insure a seamlessintegration between the SDF and the other plans and functional activitiesin the Council.channel resources to areas of greatest need and developmentpotential, thereby redressing the inequitable historical treatment ofmarginalized areas;take into account the fiscal, institutional and administrativecapacities of role players, the needs of communities and theenvironment;stimulate economic development opportunities in rural and urbanareas; andsupport an equitable protection of rights to and in land.”The various principles and directives can be translated into a set ofcollective development objectives in accordance with the nationalagenda that form the overarching objectives of the Spatial DevelopmentFramework, namely -.To promote sustainable development;To promote efficient development;To promote equitable development;To ensure integrated development, andTo improve the quality and image of the physical environment.1.4 Overall principles underlying future developmentAs shown in the chapter dealing with the Institutional Framework, thereexist a multitude of principles, directives, and guidelines for spatialplanning and development at national and provincial level. In terms of theWhite Paper on Spatial Planning and Land Use Management, 2001, “Theoverall aim of the principles and norms is to achieve planning outcomesthat:restructure spatially inefficient settlements;promote the sustainable use of the land resources in the country;Draft 2013/14 IDP Review Page 153Prepared by Umzinyathi District Municipality22 March 2013