Heritage Cases

The Greater Edendale area has been identified by National Treasury for township renewal through the establishment of the proposed Urban Hub / Town Centre Development. In addition, the Neighbourhood Development Partnership (NDP) further identified this area for a Township Regeneration strategy with the aim of assisting with transformation and regeneration of the area and that the spin-offs of this would contribute to the improvement of the surrounding areas. The development area is approximately 27.83 ha and comprises of a mix of socio-economic activities, with amenities such as the Greater Edendale Mall, Colleges, and private schools etc. Most of the Greater Edendale area is densely developed with both formal and informal housing, supported in some areas by ancillary land-uses and facilities. The area is highly transformed with few natural areas remaining. The proposed project seeks to formalise the land use zones and set aside an open space system alongside the Msunduzi River and KwaPata Stream and their associated aquatic systems. The proposed open space system will function as a flood mitigation zone area, a conservation area and parks system, which is currently not in place in the general area. Proposed Development In summary, the following projects proposals are to be undertaken in terms of activating the Hub based on information provided: Zone Zone Refined Description Detail Civic Park Civic Park A land use zone that provides for developed formal and informal parks with associated recreational facilities. The Civic Park runs along either side of the KwaPatha Stream. This area is to be designed to allow people to have an area where they can relax, socialise and enjoy the natural environment. Civic Zone Civic Zone A land use zone that provides for a range of social and market related uses including informal trade areas, various modes of retail possibilities and recreation, as well as provide social and governmental services to the community of the Hub. It is to be a vibrant social place which affords people high levels of community interaction The Civic Zone will be a use that will bring various suite of uses to the area and a building to develop an SMME complex or a building to provide any other uses that may be associated with the Civic Zone. Passive Public Open Space Passive Public Open Space A land use zone that provides for developed formal and informal parks with associated recreational facilities. • The KwaPatha stream/park area has been enlarged to provide more space for floodlines on both sides of Sinathingii Road, • More useable space for a civic park has been provided in the Core of the Hub north of Sinathingii Road • A large neighbourhood park (and flood mitigation corridor) has been provided south of Sinathingii Road. • Rehabilitation and formalisation of a Passive Public Open Space System will provide positive ecosystem services, habitat for fauna and flora and assist in achieving conservation targets. The reservation of this land is primarily for conservation purposes and flood mitigation. • This area will also benefit the residents of the area, who will have access to the open space system, which is not currently available in the greater area. 100yr flood line zone Natural open space Rivers Core Mixed Use New Core Mixed Use Buildings (blue): Core mixed use form part of the project scope which will be developed as indicated below Note: in some cases, the EMF reflects flood line and/or wetland constraints on the edge of the proposed sites (refer Environmental Sensitivity Layouts provided). It is however evident that these areas have already been transformed (existing structures on site) and/or there are existing roads/infrastructure that serve as a physical separation between the proposed development area and the identified sensitivity. This note applies to all new core mixed use typologies as referred to below. Ground floor commercial, 3-4 floor residential walk up A land use zone that intends to provide for the use of retail, entertainment, offices, residential, public facilities and related commercial uses at high intensities that comprise a Town Centre. The Core Mixed Use areas are focused on Commercial / Retail uses on the Ground Floors and Residential on the remaining floors (above the ground floor). There are a number of buildings designed or proposed as the design to follow in the area. These are all 3-4 storeys with the ground level being the commercial retail and the next 3 floors being residential components. These buildings can accommodate from 100 residents to 250 residents and provide commercial floor space of between 500m² and 1 000m². The commercial/medical offices are proposed adjacent to the Hospital and behind the Edendale Mall. Commercial/Medical offices, 3 floor height New Residential Buildings: 4 floor residential walk-up A land use zone that provides for land uses and buildings for higher density that provides wide range of residential accommodation with an increasing number of appropriate ancillary land uses which service the daily needs of a residential community. A land use zone that provides for land uses and buildings for higher density that provides wide range of residential accommodation with an increasing number of appropriate ancillary land uses which service the daily needs of a residential community. These are buildings are 4 storey walk ups providing a total floor space per building of 1 600m² to 3 200m². These buildings will provide accommodation from 115 people to 230 depending on the building floor area. These buildings are located adjacent to the SAPS and the Farmhouse Museum. Additional Residential buildings are shown near Edendale Mall (east and west). These provide total floor areas of 1 100m² with one of the buildings providing a floor area of 600m². These are also 4 storey walk ups and will provide a capacity of around 76 people per building. These buildings are found between the Mount Partridge Residential Area and the Kwa-Patha Stream adjacent to Edendale Hospital. Light Industrial Light Industry New SMME Buildings SMME Workshops, SMME Incubator Complex A land use zone that provides for land uses and buildings for manufacturing uses which are compatible with land uses permitted in adjacent more sensitive land use zones, such as residential, mixed use and open space zones. As a light industrial zone, it would permit manufacturing activities that usually do not involve significant vibration, noise, odour, or high volume of automobile and truck traffic. This area caters for SMME development and or incubator industry hives. This will reinforce the government and market uses proposed in this area. This consists of the Core Mixed Use areas and the Light Industrial Area. The intention here is to create a significant amount of high intensity use in terms of various retail, business, office and manufacturing. This allows potential investors to bring development to the area and create employment, as well as allow local people the potential to invest or work in the area. The industrial components are a mix of light industrial and warehousing uses as well as SMME incubators and workshops. These range from 300m² to 750m²