Infrastructure
With regard to human settlements in Nelspoort:
(1) Whether the Beaufort West Local Municipality has submitted any applications to his Department for housing projects in Nelspoort in the past five financial years; if so, how many houses have been built over the past five financial years;
(2) whether any submissions have been made for the next five financial years; if so, how many houses are planned to be built per financial year?
[1] No applications have been submitted to the Department for the construction of services and/or houses in the last 5 years.
[2] Currently, there is no housing pipeline for the Beaufort West Municipality. The Beaufort West Municipality has not submitted any application for projects in Nelspoort in the current MTEF period [2022/23 to 2024/25 Financial Years]). The Beaufort West Municipal Spatial Development Framework (MSDF, 2013) identifies two sites (Site A and B) in Nelspoort that could possibly be developed for future residential purposes. Combined, the two sites total 3.74ha and have been potentially earmarked for BNGs Top structure and FLISP / Affordable Housing opportunities. At a rural density of 60 du/ha and subtracting 20% of the site to make provision for roads and open spaces, the two sites could potentially deliver 180 new housing opportunities. With that said, presently, no applications for human settlements development have been received from the municipality for the Department’s consideration. In addition, the municipality will need to ensure that the necessary bulk infrastructure is in place in order to enable such developments.
