LAND ALLOCATION PROCESSES

&
LAND MANAGEMENT IN TC AREAS

PRESENTATION CONTENT
PART 1
LAND ALLOCATION PROCESSES & LINKAGE WITH
DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL/PDA IN TC AREAS

PART 2
LAND ALLOCATION GUIDE LINES

PART 3
LAND USE MANAGEMENT IN TC AREAS
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PART ONE
LAND ALLOCATION PROCESSES
& LINKAGE WITH
DEVELOPMENTAPPROVAL/PDA

CATEGORIES OF AMAKHOSI
LANDLESS AMAKHOSI
NO AREAS OF JURISDICTION
NO SITE ALLOCATION BY
IZINDUNA/AMAKHOSI
NO CONSENT GIVEN BY TC
ITB NOT INVOLVED
LAND OWNER CPA/TRUST

AMAKHOSI UNDER ITB LAND

AREAS OF JURISDICTION
PROCLAMATION/CR
LAND UNDER ITB
SITE ALLOCATION DONE BY
IZINDUNA/INKOSI
CONSENT GIVEN BY TC
ITB GRANT LEASES

SITE ALLOCATION PROCESS

TYPES OF APPLICATIONS

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

TC

Site Allocation
Give Consent

UMUZI/RESIDENTIAL

COMMERCIAL

INSTITUTIONAL

TC

COGTA

SERVITUDES
& OTHER SITES

ITB

Site Demarcation
Prepare Site Plan , Verify & Submit
to ITB

Request comments from municipalities

& other stakeholders
Grant short/long term leases

TRADITIONAL CONSENT FORM

TRADITIONAL COUNCIL CONSENT

1.

2.

Description of site -______________________________________________________________

At a meeting held on ________________________________________________________ at the

__________________________ Traditional Council Office, the ___________________________ Traditional Council

resolved that it had no objection to the application to acquire rights to land by

__________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________ (give full particulars of the applicant)

The form of tenure thereof to be agreed between the applicant and the Ingonyama Trust Board as
Trust Act, Act 3 of 1994, as amended.
This consent is given in terms of section 2 (5) of that Act.

3.

land owner-in-law in terms of section 3 of the Ingonyama

The Traditional Council confirms that all persons occupying or having an interest in the said Land have been consulted and have no objections to the proposals.
The applicant has been advised and confirms that he/she/it will not do anything or erect any structure on land until an appropriate tenure right has been agreed to and the necessary
documents have been signed with the Ingonyama Trust Board.

Signed
---------------------------------CHAIRMAN
---------------------------------MEMBER
---------------------------------MEMBER
----------------------------------

SECRETARY

Notes:
1. The consent submitted to the Trust must be an original, on Traditional Council headed notepaper and with a Traditional Council date stamp.

2.Please provide a full legal description supported if possible by a site plan and co-ordinates.

3.This consent together with the Ingonyama Trust Board standard application form (ITB1) must be submitted timeously to the Secretariat, Ingonyama Trust Board 65 Trenalway, Southgate,
Petermaritzburg 3201.

SITE DEMARCATION
SITE PLAN

ORTHOPHOTO MAP

Comments
from
MUNICIPALITIES

ITB
Comments from
TRANSPORT

Comments from
EZEMVELO

LINKAGE OF DEVELOPMENT
APPROVAL WITH PDA

SERVITUDES

PART TWO
LAND ALLOCATION GUIDE LINES IN
TC AREAS

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

The allocation of land shall be made by the Traditional

council of the area concerned and such allocation shall
be confirmed by writing.
The Traditional council may only allocate land in area
defined as its area of jurisdiction.
In the performance of this function, the traditional
council shall take into account similar developments
existing in the area
In allocating site the Traditional council shall be guided
by the availability of appropriate services and
infrastructure, including transportation in the area.
The land allocated will be used or developed only in
accordance with the land use plans of the area.
The Traditional council should take into account disaster
management issues.
The Traditional council shall ensure the protection of
natural environment al and cultural resources of the
area when allocating land .People may not be allocated
sites on wetlands, protected forest, heritage sites,etc.

The Traditional Council shall ensure the preservation of

prime agricultural land and allow change in land use
only in public interest.
Each household is entitled to one residential site
Subject to availability of unallocated land ,each
household is entitled to a portion of arable land.
An allotment once given remains in the possession of
the family and their dependents in accordance with the
laws of success, or/and inheritance ,in perpetuity.
All community members shall have equal access to
grazing land unless the rules of the community
concerned state otherwise.
A person allocated a site may not transfer or sublet or
otherwise dispose his/her allocation without prior
written consent of the traditional council of the area.
The traditional council shall not refuse such consent
unreasonably.

BROAD LAND USES

EDUCTIONAL FACILITIES
USE

SUGGESTED SIZE

KEY LOCATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

Pre-Primary School

0.75 ha

Closer to residential areas and public

transport

Primary School

2.80 ha

Closer to residential areas and public

transport

Secondary School

4.80 ha

Closer to residential areas and public

transport

Technical High School

6.00 ha

Centrally located in main centres

Technical College

12.00 ha

Centrally located in main centres

HEALTH FACILITIES
USE

SUGGESTED SIZE

KEY LOCATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

Neighbour hood clinic

0.15 ha

Closer to residential areas and public

transport

24 hour clinic

0.75 ha

Closer to residential areas and public

transport

Community hospital

7.00 ha

Centrally located in main nodes and

public transport terminals

Regional hospital

16.00 ha

Centrally located in main nodes and

public transport terminals

COMMERCIALS AND INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES

USE

SUGGESTED SIZE

KEY LOCATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

Businesses and shops

Up to 2000 m2

Centrally located in main nodes and

public transport terminals

Industrial

2000 m2

Centrally located in main nodes and

public transport terminals,
generally away from residential
areas.

RESIDENTIALS
USE

SUGGESTED SIZE

KEY LOCATIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS

Residential-rural

Up to 2500 m2

Basic services and subsistence

agriculture

Residential-deep rural

Up to 5000 m2

Basic services and focus on

agriculture

BUILDING LINES

100m inland from high water

100m from river edges
30m from edge of national roads
15m from edge of provincial road
8m from edge of local roads

100m from traditional council boundary.

PART THREE
LAND USE MANAGEMENT IN TC
AREAS

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Fax: +27(0) 897 5776
E-mail: Mphathi.Sithole@kzncogta.gov.za

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