PRELIMINARY DRAFT not for circulation

1. PRELIMINARY DRAFT not for circulation feasibility and review of housing plan for UNIFOUND 750

3. UNIFOUND 750 Feasibility and Review of Housing Plan prepared for LUKHANJI LOCAL MUNICIPALITY Private Bag X7111, Queenstown, 5320 Tel: (045) 807-2606 Fax: (045) 807-2637 EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS 31-33 Phillip Frame Road Chiselhurst Tel: +27 (0) 43 711 9735 by Kantey & Templer PO Box ....., East London Tel; 041 373-0738 CNdV africa (Pty) Ltd environmental planning, urban design, landscape architecture 17 New Church Street Cape Town 8000 Tel; 021 424-5022 Fax: 021 424-6837 IQ Vision 110 Sarel Cillier Street Strand 7140 Tel; 021 853-3902 March 2014

5. CONTENTS 2.1 INTRODUCTION 2.1.2 Purpose of the Report 2.1.2 Background of this Report 2.1.3 Terms of Reference 2.1.4 Background to Settlement 2.2 Status of Housing Project and Waiting List 2.3 Land Identification and Ownership 2.4 Engineering 2.5 Environment 2.6 Geo-tech 2.7 Distribution of Social Facilities 2.8 Current Spatial Development Framework 2.9 Future plans of other Sector Departments 2.10 Approval by Council 2.11 Summary and Recommendations LIST OF FIGURES Figure 2.1 .1 Locality Plan Figure 2.1.2 Aerial Photograph Figure 2.1.3 Visual Survey Figure 2.2.1 Statistical Background Figure 2.3.1 Cadastral Layout Figure 2.4.1 Engineering Figure 2.5 .1 Environment Figure 2.6.1 Geo-tech Figure 2.7.1 Distribution of Social Facilities Figure 2.8.1 Current Spatial Development Framework LIST OF ANNEXURES Annexure 1:Ownership Annexure 2: Title Deed Annexure 3: S.G. Diagram

6. CONTENTS GLOSSARY Informal Site: A Site occupied by a household or to which a household has customary rights, e.g. Permission to occupy (PTO, no longer formally in use) or community agreement via a meeting of elders including headman or chief. Formal Site: A site occupied by a household or to which a household is entitled to have a registered right recorded at the Deeds Registry with a title deed and surveyors diagram and/or registered General Plan. However, in many instances title deeds have not been issued nor ownership registered. In-Situ upgrade project: Formalising of tenure and installation of services and possibly also construction of a subsidised dwelling on land on which people are already living. Generally refers to a project larger than one unit. Greenfields project: New project site which there has been no formal or informal settlement, industry, infrastructure to date. Project sites are often outside of existing urban development. Infill Project: New project site within existing urban development usually on under utilised or vacant land and which often can help to promote physical integration between spatially isolated parts of the settlement. Rectification projects: Repair or rebuilding of defective existing houses built through one or other government housing program. Erven: The plural of ‘erf’ meaning plots of land each registered as an ‘erf’ in a deeds registry and forming part of a registered General Plan. Plots: The plural of ‘plot’ meaning unregistered pieces of land informally laid out. Portion: A plot of land forming part of a proposed or approved (by LM Council) subdivision layout but which has not yet been registered by the Surveyor General as a general plan and for which erf numbers have not yet been registered. ACRONYMS BLMC Biodiversity Land Management Class CBA Critical Biodiversity Area ECBCP Eastern Cape Biodiversity Conservation Plan ECDHS Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlement EIA Environmental Impact Assessment GP General Plan HSP Human Settlement Plan LM Local Municipality MHSP Municipal Human Settlement Plan SA South Africa SANBI South African National Biodiversity Institute SDF Spatial Development Framework

8. INTRODUCTION 2.1 2.1.1 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT The purpose of this report is to describethe key elements to be taken into account when assessing the feasibility of UNIFOUND 750 as a Human Settlement Project and to recommend whether it should be approved or not. 2.1.2 BACKGROUND TO THIS REPORT This report is one of twelve Human Settlement Project feasibility reports for LukhanjiMunicipality. It is designed so that it can be part of a single document that includes the other eleven projects. 2.1.3 TERMS OF REFERENCE (Part C.3 Scope of work Tender No. SCMU11-12/13-A0240) The project terms of reference for the feasibility report are summarised as follows: Ascertain the feasibility of the project within each MHSP. The study shall reveal the developmental opportunities and constraints in relation to: • Determination of housing demand and potential beneficiary status • Land identification and ownership • Availability of bulk services and confirmation of capacity • Environmental conditions; • Geo-technical conditions • Alignment with Municipal Spatial Planning • Visual survey (area visits) • Future development plans of other sector departments • Provision of recommendation and proposals to ECDHS 2.1.4 BACKGROUND TO SETTLEMENT Registered Owner: Unknown Property Description: Enquiry will be made to S.G. Office Title Deed Restrictions: Pending Enquiry at S.G. Office (See Annexure 2) Servitudes: None (See Annexure 3) Site Size: 79.58 Ha The Unifound 750 project is a urban project located in Mlungisi, Queenstown within Lukhanji Municipality. Lukhanji is the main administrative and industrial centre of Lukhanji Municipality, see Fig. 2.1.1 Unifound is an informal settlement situated on … see Fig. 2.1.1 and 2.1.2.

9. Locality Plan Figure 2.1.1

10. Aerial Photograph Figure 2.1.2

12. STATUS OF HOUSING PROJECTS AND WAITING LISTS 2.2 Figure 2.2.1 Statistical Background

13. LAND IDENTIFICATION AND OWNERSHIP 2.3

14. Cadastral Layout Figure 2.3.1

15. ENGINEERING 2.4 BULK SERVICES Existing Services • .... INTERNAL SERVICES Existing Services • .... GEOTECHNICAL CONDITIONS • .... EXISTING INTERNAL SERVICES ARE ADEQUATE AND REQUIRE NO UPGRADING Await K&T TOP STRUCTURE .... TRAFFIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT ... ROADS AND ACCESSIBILITY ... THE PROJECT IS FEASIBLE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS.

16. Engineering Figure 2.4.1

17. ENVIRONMENT 2.5

18. Environment Figure 2.5.1

19. GEO-TECH 2.6

20. Geo-tech Figure 2.6.1

21. DISTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL FACILITIES 2.7

22. Distribution of Social Facilities Figure 2.7.1

23. CURRENT SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK 2.8

24. Current Spatial Development Framework Figure 2.8.1

25. APPROVAL BY COUNCIL 2.9

26. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS 2.10 2.10.1 SUMMARY 2.10.2 RECOMMENDATIONS