The aim and purpose of the Provincial Spatial Development Framework (PSDF) are:
- To align the PSDF with the National Spatial Development Perspective;
- To spatially reflect the vision of how the Province should develop in the broadest sense;
- To spatially integrate the strategies of the various sectors;
- To provide a framework which promotes environmentally sustainable development (i.e. ecological integrity, social equity and economic efficiency) throughout the Province;
- To ensure that these objectives are reflected in the provincial spatial economy;
- To guide the spatial development of municipalities;
- To serve as an information source and guideline to inform and direct land use management; and
- To spatially reflect the interrelatedness between ecological, social and economic activity.
To date preparatory documentation has been drafted through an inclusive process involving representatives of government, civil society, labour and business, and this documentation has been consolidated into one document. Public comment is now being invited on the draft proposals contained in the document.
A copy of the document is available for scrutiny from Monday, April 11 at each of the District Municipalities (town planning component) and at the offices of the Director: Planning, Biodiversity Management and Coastal Management on the second floor, Property Centre, 3 Dorp Street (use entrance at 1 Dorp Street), Cape Town. It is also available on the department's web site: www.capegateway.gov.za/eadp
Written comments must be posted to the:
Director: Planning, Biodiversity Management and Coastal Management
Private Bag X9086
Cape Town
8000
