The inception phase allowed for detailed planning, alignment and engagement to ensure the project is implemented in the most efficient manner. Click on the link below to review the inception report.

Research was conducted to determine the current status quo of the region. This process included the analysis of the legislative and policy context, the development of a conceptual vision Status Quo Analysis Report. It involves an analysis of the legislative and policy context to extract strategic and spatial direction that will guide the development of the RSDF and subsequently the entire Eastern Seaboard Development.Furthermore, this phase included the development of the conceptual vision for the Eastern Seaboard RSDF.

A spatial proposal, informed by the African Smart City vision, spatial objectives & principles was developed. The final deliverable also includes a regional situational synthesis, an implementation framework, and a Capital Expenditure Framework. Comment Template can be downloaded from: ESRSDF Comment table Click on the link below and read more about the draft ESRSDF.

During the Public Participation phase, meaningful engagements took place with stakeholders in accordance with section 18 (4)(2)(b) of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act 16 of 2013. Based on the insights and suggestions of stakeholders, a second draft of the ESRSDF was finalised. 

The Eastern Seaboard Regional Spatial Development Framework (ESRSDF) is a visionary plan aimed at addressing complex challenges arising from decades of apartheid spatial planning in the Eastern Seaboard. Click on the button below to read the final Regional Spatial Development Framework for this region.