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DRAFT SDFS 2015/16 ASSESSMENTS:
FEEDBACK SESSION
13 May 2015
Presented by:
COGTA Spatial Planning Directorate
Presentation Outline
OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT OF KZN Draft SDFs
1. Process and Scope of the Assessment.
2. Key Observations/ Gaps identified
3. Recommendations for achieving Legally Compliant
and Credible SDFs
3.1. Alignment of SDFs with Budget (CIF)
3.2. Alignment of SDFs with National and Provincial Guidelines
3.3. Sustainability Assessment of SDF proposals
ASSESSMENT PROCESS
• The assessment carried out by KZNCOGTA as part
municipal monitoring function.
• ALL 61 Municipalities were requested to submit
comprehensive and colour copies of their draft SDFs
together with a completed self assessment template.
• The assessment of the submitted 61 municipal draft SDFs
was carried out internally by staff during April 2015
• The assessment criteria as per the self assessment used is
derived from MSA (32 of 2000) and its accompanying
LGPMR (Reg. 796 of 2001), as well as SPLUMA (16 of
2013).
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AIMS & OBJECTIVES OF THE SDF ASSESSMENT
– To identify gaps in the SDFs prior to adoption;
– Facilitate the formulation of credible and
implementable SDFs in line with the legal
requirements;
– To ensure municipal SDFs are aligned with national
and provincial spatial planning directives.
– To improve strategic planning processes and the
integration of budgeting (CIF) in SDFs
– To ensure the integration of environmental factors
as part of sustainability assessment of SDFs
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SCOPE OF THE ASSESSMENT
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Submission of the SDF and Self Assessment template: Submission of SDFs
and completed templates as required and requested.
MEC Comments on 2014/15: SDF indicate how the comments are
addressed and acknowledge limitations.
Legal compliance: Establish the level of compliance with the 16 legal issues
that should be addressed in a credible SDF.
Vision and spatial restructuring components: To establish the strategic
focus of the SDF (spatial vision) and its alignment with the long term dev.
strategy as outlined in the IDP.
Budget alignment: Alignment of the SDF with the budget through the
capital investment framework.
Alignment with national and provincial spatial policy and guidelines
including SPLUMA.
Integration of environmental factors and considerations in SDF:
Sustainability Assessment of SDF proposals
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DRAFT SDF SUBMISSION
• 61 draft SDFs and 39 assessment templates were
submitted. 22 self assessment templates outstanding.
• 10 municipalities currently reviewing SDFs with the
assistance of consultants and COGTA.
• 10 municipalities submitted new SDFs.
• 3 municipalities submitted SDFs as part of IDP.
• Remainder of municipalities submitted outdated SDFs
with minor or no revision
• Very few municipalities indicated how MEC comments
have been addressed or limitations of the SDF.
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Key Observation/GAPS
• Most SDFs use outdated census data, include poor demographic
analysis and population projections
• Very few SDFs have adopted long term and spatially focussed
visions that align with the IDP. SDF objectives, strategies and
programmes and projects are not in line with the spatial vision.
• Most SDFs put too much emphasis on general Status Quo Analysis
and less on spatial analysis/synthesis of key spatial issues that is
backed by logical conceptual framework.
• Most SDFs do not contextualise the NDP, SPLUMA, SONA/SOPA/
MDGs , PGDP/S and other provincial guidelines
• Capital Investment Planning is a challenge with most SDFs
• Very few municipalities have conducted the sustainability
assessment (SEA-MSA) of the SDF proposals.
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Alignment with National/ Provincial guidelines
Using the NDP/ SPLUMA will ensure that the SDF transforms the spatial footprint
and Human Settlement:
1. Reform & change current planning system for improved coordination &
spatial equity.
2. Develop a strategy for densification.
3. Resource allocation to promote better located housing and settlements.
4. Substantial investment to ensure safe, reliable and affordable public
transport.
5. SPLUMA : Section 21(i) “ Areas where shortened development procedures
may be needed and schemes (need to be) so amended”
6. Guidelines and schemes focusing on rural areas, rural sustainable
settlements, restructuring zones and climate change issues.
7. Inclusion of SIPs as part of catalyst projects will ensure alignment with PGDP
8. Alignment with neighbouring municipalities is important to maximise
benefits to the local economies and create jobs.
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Alignment of SDFs with Budget -CIF
• CIF should not be limited to only infrastructure projects but
needs to include strategies, programmes and projects that
support the strategic focus of the IDP;
• CIF to include sector dept strategies/programmes and budget;
• The programmes/projects included in the CIF needs to be
prioritized;
• Catalytic projects prioritized needs to be Mapped in relation
to the spatial focus of the SDF.
• The estimated, capital and maintenance cost are to be
included in the CIF;
• The CIF should span the minimum of 5 years and beyond in
keeping with the long term horizon of the SDF
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Sustainability Assessment of SDF proposals
• MSA Regs S2(4)(f) “A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA)
of the SDF”.. Cumulative impacts?
• SPLUMA : Section 21(j) SDF should include:
“ A strategic assessment of the environmental pressures and
opportunities including spatial location of environmental
sensitivities, high potential agricultural land and coastal strips”
• The term 'Strategic Environmental Assessment‘(SEA), as defined
in South Africa, refers to a process that INTEGRATES
sustainability considerations into the formulation, assessment
and implementation of POLICIES, PROGRAMMES, PLANS AND
PROCESSES (PPPPs). [DEA’s Guideline Series 4 ]
• EIAs=Development Impact Management/ SEA= Environmental
Factors Integration in the Development of PPPPs.
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Sustainability Assessment of SDFs cont.
• SEA identifies the opportunities and constraints that the
environment places on development.
• SEA is part of an ongoing process or tiered approach to
environmental assessment and management.
• SEA is a flexible process, which is adaptable to the policy, planning
and sectoral development cycle.
• SEA is a participative process, which is stakeholder driven.
• SEA is set within the context of a vision and presents alternative
scenarios.
• SEA sets the criteria for levels of environmental quality or limits of
acceptable change.
• The scope for SEA is defined within the wider context on
environmental processes.
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Sustainability Assessment of SDFs cont.
• “Environmental management framework” means a STUDY of the
biophysical and socio-cultural systems of a geographically defined
area to reveal where specific land uses may best be practiced and
to offer performance standards for maintaining appropriate use
of such land; [NEMA EMF Regs 2010] MSA Regs S2(4)(f), EMF= tool
that can be used for sustainability assessment.
• District EMFs to be used as tools for sustainability assessment of
SDFs.
• For sustainability assessment of the SDF to be achieved = social,
economic and environmental factors must be integrated into
PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION AND DECISION-MAKING so as to
ensure that development serves present and future generations.
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• Example of Nelson Mandela
Metro’s SDFs SEA
Draft NMBM SEA of SDF 20Apr2012-1.pptx
THANK YOU, SIYABONGA, SIYABULELA, DANKIE,
NAMASTE
13 May 2015
Presented By:
Amanda Zungu-Chief Town and Regional Planner
KZN Draft SDFs Assessment Overview