Human Settlements
Question by:
Hon Khaya Magaxa
Answered by:
Hon Bonginkosi Madikizela
Question Number:
7
Question Body:
- Whether a land audit has been conducted in the province; if not why not; if so, in which areas was it conducted;
- whether he will make a copy of the audit available;
what are the plans by his Department to develop areas nearer to town as part of redressing apartheid spatial planning?
Answer Body:
- A land audit was done on provincial level and was completed in November 2005, by MacroPlan Town and Regional Planners. This audit includes state and municipal land.
- The audit is outdated and no new information is available
- My department is involved with a range of programmes and projects, specifically to redress the Apartheid spatial landscape. One such programme is the Built Environment Support Programme (BESP), collaborating with other departments (Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Local Government and Public Works & Transport) to ensure that the correct areas are being developed that brings about sustainability and integration. My department started a process to establish 10 year housing pipelines that enables relevant departments to align their projects and budgets. This will create integrated and sustainable human settlements and improved spatial targeting. My department is also busy with the development of an improved planning tool that will further enhance spatial integration.
Date:
Friday, June 12, 2015
