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JOHANNESBURG HERITAGE FOUNDATION A two-part edited version of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation’s response to the City of Johannesburg’s Transformation and Spatial Planning Department process regarding the review and update of the Spatial Development Framework 2040
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he response prepared by Mr. Wynand Dreyer (PrEng) on behalf of the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation (JHF)1 to the City Johannesburg2 is presented in two parts. Part 1 deals with best practice and the requirements that legislation imposes on authorities. Part 2 talks to the practical steps required to give effect to the Spatial Development Framework (SDF) and how a volunteer body like JHF can contribute to a wellstructured high-level plan.
SDF 2040 was approved in 2016 and, following the direction of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013 (SPLUMA), is due for review after five years. The review will be done in the 2020/21 financial year with an initial objective of updating, rather than overhauling, the policy to address significant additions and amendments to the SDF during the past five years (including the Inclusionary Housing Policy, 2019 and the Nodal Review, 2020) and to update information on the
BACKGROUND AND INTRODUCTION
In September 2020, Johannesburg City Planning started the process with a preliminary round of public discussions under various themes and interests.
1. Frans Geldenhuys House, circa 1895.
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