PRESENTATION OF PLANNING STANDARDS FOR DISCUSSION

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PRESENTATION OF PLANNING STANDARDS FOR DISCUSSION
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PLANNING STANDARDS

• PLANNING STANDARDS ARE AIMED AT
• providing everyone with access to a basic level
  of service
• ensuring the equitable distribution
• establishing a set of development goals
• ensuring sustainable development and
• importantly, strengthening the spatial framework.

• THE NEED FOR STANDARDS

Planning standards establish basic measurable
goals to be achieved through future development
processes A tool for determining backlogs
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STANDARDS AND THE SPATIAL FRAMEWORK
If we are serious about redistribution the
spatial framework must guide future investment in
physical, social and economic infrastructure

• STANDARDS PROPOSED WILL
• help focus development in geographic areas
• limit new development in areas where not
  sustainable
• establish appropriate levels of services
• STANDARDS THEREFORE LINKED TO SPATIAL FRAMEWORK

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PROPOSED HIERARCHY OF SETTLEMENTS

• DISTRICT CENTRE
• MUNICIPAL SERVICE CENTRE
• SECONDARY SERVICE CENTRE

DISTRICT SPATIAL FRAMEWORK

• TERTIARY SERVICE CENTRE
• OTHER DENSE SETTLEMENTS
• OTHER DISPERSED SETTLEMENT
• SMALL SETTLEMENT
• AGRICULTURAL SETTLEMENT

LOCAL SPATIAL FRAMEWORK
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STANDARDS PHYSICAL SERVICES
Adequate protection from weather and security of
tenure
Access to piped water for all
VIP per household
Individual house connection for each househol
Achieve basic health standards and conserve
environment
All weather access to all service centres
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STANDARDS OTHER SERVICES
200m to public telephone
Individual connections on application and 200m to
public telephone
Access to postal points for all
Dedicated taxi areas in all centres
Access for all to cemeteries on a Municipal
Service Centre level
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STANDARDS SOCIAL SERVICES
Range of tertiary education institutions in
District
Access to facilities on a district level
1 secondary school per 6 600 population
Teacher / Pupil Ratio Class Room / Pupil Ratio
1 primary school per 2 500 population
Teacher / Pupil Ratio Class Room / Pupil Ratio
1 creche per 6 600 of population
To supply in local needs
Access to primary health services for all
Access to libraries in secondary service centres
/ 1 per 10 000
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STANDARDS SOCIAL / ECONOMIC SERVICES
Community hall (multi-purpose facility) in all
service centres
Access to full range of sport facilities
Access for all pensioners to pension payout
points
One market per service centre
At least one on the District Level
Access to market on district level
At least one on the District Level
Access to abattoir on district level