Spatial Development Framework 2025 (SDF)
According to the IDP Process Plan 2025/2026 Thursday, 12 December 2024 the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality (MMM) commissioned the (Review) of the Mangaung Metropolitan Spatial Development Framework in line with the requirements of Sections 12 and 21 of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, Act 16 of 2013.
The MMM covers an area of approximately 988,763 ha of land bordered by the Mantsopa, Masilonyana and Tokologo Local Municipalities to the north; the Letsemeng Local Municipality to the west; and the Kopanong and Mohokare Local Municipalities to the south (Refer to Figure 1:1).
The municipality is divided into 51 wards and comprises a total of 2,481 parent farms and 6,302 farm portions. Small Holdings total about 3,171 units, while there are an estimated 209,467 individual erven within the municipal area.
The main objective of the project is to develop an SDF for the entire MMM area (refer to Figure 1:2). This SDF needs to address spatial, environmental and economic issues confronting both the urban and rural areas. The Metropolitan Municipality is characterised by a dispersed spatial structure, with various towns and informal settlements spread across the entire municipal area, whilst the rural areas consist of a large number of farms, as well as agricultural holdings.
The SDF will also respond to the policy and legislative parameters established by National and Provincial Government, and take cognisance of the municipal space economy in the context of the provincial and national space economies.