ABP / LAA

AREA BASED PLAN / LAND AVAILABILITY AUDIT FOR THE CACADU DISTRICT

The CDM during the course of 2008 formulated an Area Based Plan (ABP) in conjunction with a Land Availability Audit (LAA) for the entire Cacadu District.

The premise behind the LAA is to view potential land for development not from non-sustainable confined criteria (e.g. only state owned land), but from a perspective where land is identified according to its strategic importance in ensuring sustainable development regardless of land ownership status (i.e. private, state, etc) which thereby contributes to the policy directives as contained within the CDM's Spatial Development Framework( SDF).

An ABP is essentially a sector plan that addresses land related issues at a municipal level and is intended to form part of the IDP and SDF. A key component of the ABP is to outline core land reform objectives and strategies on a District level whilst simultaneously highlighting opportunities that will further unlock socio-economic potential and inform decision making at a municipal level.

In essence the ABP is comprised of four pillars, namely:

• Audit: Determine what the nature of the problems, issues and challenges are within the District with respect to land reform through a status quo description of:
• - Land ownership.
• - Land use and potential.
• - Land prices with respect to land use.
• - Development linkages.
• - Development applications.
• - Land demand and tenure needs.
• Assess: Assess the implication of this land and development information, both in terms of agrarian and human settlement needs and issues. The assessment will identify the impact that land reform has within the municipality, the extent to which it aligns with IDP objectives and determine the gaps that need to be addressed.
• Strategise: Develop a vision and strategies as to how the land reform programme in the municipality can:
• - Be guided to achieve the core objectives of the Department of Land Affairs (DLA).
• - Brought into line with the existing IDP and land use frameworks.
• - Help to address issues of equity, good governance, poverty alleviation and economic growth.
• Address: Be pro-active through the identification of practical land reform projects and interventions that can be implemented.

An ABP / LAA per Local Municipality within the Cacadu District may be accessed via the following links:

• Baviaans ABP / LAA, 2008.
• BCR ABP / LAA, 2008.
• Camdeboo ABP / LAA, 2008.
• Ikwezi ABP / LAA, 2008.
• Kouga ABP / LAA, 2008.
• Kou Kamma ABP / LAA, 2008.
• Makana ABP / LAA, 2008.
• Ndlambe ABP / LAA, 2008.
• SRV ABP / LAA, 2008.

Local Municiplaiites are encouraged to include the necessary ABP / LAA within their IDPs as part of the IDP review process.