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BITOU LOCAL MUNICIPAL SDF (11.219)

CNdV africa Planning and Design CC SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK

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ANNEXURE A

HOUSING TOOLKIT



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A. Site and Service

B. BNG: B1 Double Storey: Cloetesville Steps, Stellenbosch

B2 Single Storey: Klapmuts

B3 Double Subsidy Ownership and Rental: London Road, Alexandra

C. GAP: C1 Townhouses; Middleburg, Mpumalanga

C2 Algoa Park, Port Elizabeth

C3 Klein Drakenstein, Paarl

C4 Erf 48076, Mitchells Plain

C5 Erf 36151, Mitchells Plain

C6 Brickfields, New town Johannesburg (70% GAP, 30% BNG)

C7 Amalinda, East London

D. Market: D1 Market: townhouses, Paradyskloof

D2 Apartments: Moquet Farm Diep River

D3 Apartments: Somerset Links, Somerset West

F. Development Corridors

F1 Masiphumelele

F2 Wynberg



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A. Site and Service (S&S)



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B. BNG

B1 Cloetesville, Stellenbosch

• 93 units

• Units comprise a top structure of approximately 30m2 on a

plot of between 60.5m2 and 82.5m

• Units can accommodate an extension of a similar size to

the existing unit at the rear of the plot

• Gross Density: 83du/ha

• Plots generally 5.5m wide with a 1.0m building set back to

one side to allow access to the rear of the unit. Plot

depths vary between 11.0m and 15.0m.



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B2 Klapmuts, Stellenbosch

• 540 subsidy residential plots

• Plots designed to accommodate a minimum building

footprint of ±40m²

• Nett Density: 82du/ha

• Gross Density: 42du/ha

• Streets generally 10m wide and are designed to permit all

forms of vehicular traffic



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B3 London Road, Alexandra, Johannesburg

• Site located in Far East Bank Extension

• Low income social housing project

• Aimed at increasing housing densities, combines ownership and rental

occupation on same property

• Housing grouped in clusters forming smaller communities around semi-

private communal courtyards

• Each unit has 40/50m² double-storey government-subsidised dwelling

(eligible ownership) two adjacent independent ground floor rooms

(shared ablutions)

• Plot Size: 75m² - 100m²

• Building Footprint: Double storey @ 22m², 2 x bedroom @ 9m², 2nd

bathroom @ 4m² = 45m²



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C. GAP: Townhouses

C1 Phumulong Street: Middelburg, Mpumalanga

• Municipality made stands available at R30 000 (cash

buyers) – to cover cost for services – leads to

reasonable market price

• Municipality does not have to sell land to highest

bidder

• Stands used for Gap housing – buyers built rapidly

• Appears no loan funding is used. Encourages

emergence of small developers



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C2 Algoa Park, Port Elizabeth

• Abahlahi housing project

• First instalment (Rent to Buy) project in South Africa

• Total number of units: 420

• Single and double-storey units

• Average erf size: 194m²

• Density: 27 units/ha



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C3 GAP: Apartments

Klein Drakenstein Road, Paarl, Western Cape: 2 – 4 Storey Gap Housing

• Small scale private developer

• Well located land on Klein Drakenstein Road, major

arterial through Paarl East

• Market: R250 000 to R500 000

• 1 to 2 bedroom apartment

• Rationalising use of excess and socially vulnerable

public open space

• 96 units, 8000m2 � 117du/ha



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C4 Erf 48076, Mitchells Plain, Western Cape: Redevelopment Axis

• Site located along Spine Road, major arterial in Mitchells Plain

• Surrounded by medium income residential (generally free standing

units), mosque and some shops

• No buildings on site, major activity along Spine Road

• Redevelopment potential of the site :

- Three to four storey buildings;

- Mixed use along Spine Road precinct;

- Commercial on ground floor;

- Approx. 664 apartments, 20 single dwellings ;

- Size : 68 000m2;

- Density : 100du/ha.



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C5 Erf 36151, Mitchells Plain, Western Cape: Redevelopment Axis

• Site located along Andes Street, Mitchells Plain – lower order road

• Surrounded by residential, open spaces and community facilities : schools

and places of worship

• No buildings on site, lower income community


• Generally three storey buildings;

• Mixed use on major intersection, commercial on the ground floor in

four storey building;

• Approx. 414 apartments and 10 single dwellings;

• Size : 28 700m2;

• Density : 148du/ha.



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C6 Brickfields, Newtown, Johannesburg

• Project, incorporating Brickfields, Legae and Phumlani, was

Johannesburg inner city's first high rise development in 30 years

• Social housing project

• Comprising 742 units in a mix of low rise and high rise buildings

• 345 units in 3 and 4-storey walk-ups



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C7 Amalinda, East London

• Located 4km from East London CBD (Amalinda Drive, East London)

• 598 units

• Phase 1: 34 blocks (12 units per 3 storey block, 4 units per floor, total 408

units)

• Phase 2: 10 blocks (8x4 storey blocks, 20 units per 4 storey block, 5 units

per floor, total 160 units), 2x3 storey blocks (15 units per 3 storey block, 5

units per floor, total 30 units)

• Medium Density: 127 du/ha

• 50% Rent to buy, 50% rental



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D1 MARKET: Townhouses

Paradyskloof, Stellenbosch



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D2 MARKET: Apartments

Erf 78722 and 78792, Diep River, Cape Town, Western Cape

• Site located along Main Road in Diep River

• Surrounded by commercial, residential and school

• Existing building on site


• Four storey buildings;

• Mixed use along Main Road with commercial on ground floor;

• Approx. 340 apartments;

• Size: 27 000m2;




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D3 Somerset Links, Somerset West, Cape Town

• Located in De Beers Avenue, Somerset West

• Units types:1, 2 and 3 bedroom units

• 396 units (apartment complex)

• Phase 1: 117 units



• Unit sizes: 70m² - 100m²



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F1 Erven 1728 & 1866, Masiphumelele, Western Cape: Redevelopment Axis

• Site located along Kommetjie Main Road,

• Major tourist route in Cape Town

• Surrounded by low income housing (north) and nature reserve (south),

gateway to Masiphumelele

• Underutilised site, used informally as taxi rank and for commercial

enterprises in containers


• Three storey buildings; parking at rear

• Residential above ground level commercial

• Approx. 120 apartments/ units;

• Size : 7 000m2;




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F2 Grand Central

• Located in Main Road, Wynberg

• Total of 414 apartments

• Retail on the ground floor

• Unit Types: 1 and 2 bedroom

• Unit Size: 36m² - 55m²

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