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Spatial Planning, Urban Design and Associated Policy
Spatial Development Frameworks
MCA has experience in the formulation of spatial development frameworks in a variety of contexts across South Africa, ranging from the Southern Cape (Knysna), to the Cape Winelands,Kimberley(Sol Plaatje Municipality) and Khayelitsha Mitchell’s Plain in Cape Town. These SDFs incorporate the requirements of the Municipal Systems Act and its regulations as well as the direction established by the Draft Land Use Management Bill. In particular we believe that
Urban design plays an important part in the SDFs produced by MCA, both at content and at a graphic level. Land use management and associated policy toolsMCA has developed expertise in land use management and land use guidelines aimed at implementing land use proposals found in national, provincial and local policies and plans and managing daily land use pressures to achieve long term spatial goals. In this regard we have made contributions to the Integrated Zoning Scheme for Cape Town, initiated a complete land use management system for the Sol Plaatje Municipality including the formulation of an integrated zoning scheme, formulated a new zoning scheme for the Cape Agulhas Municipality and are undertaking a similar project for the Sedibeng District Municipality. MCA is also experienced in formulating policy for land use management. Our ability to consider and integrate a range of considerations in land use management, has lead to our appointment as lead consultants to formulate Guidelines for Golf Course and Polo Field Developments for the Western Cape Provincial Government in 2005. More recently we have completed Guidelines for the Assessment of Development Applications in Rural Areas for the Cape Winelands District Municipality. Our particular experience in dealing with rural issues, have also lead to an appointment by the National Department of Agriculture to formulate a National Policy on the Preservation of Agricultural Land.
Development applicationsMCA has considerable expertise in undertaking rezoning, subdivision and removal of restriction applications at any scale or level of complexity. This has included a complex application for the rezoning of Cape Town Station in 2002, numerous township development applications for Garden Cities and smaller yet challenging applications for subdivision, rezoning and land use rights regularisation in Constantia, Green Point and University Estate (Oasis Group). MCA is also involved in a renewed effort to redevelop Cape Town Station as the lead planning consultants in a multi-disciplinary team preparing a development framework for the site. Feasibility Studies
MCA has provided the input into a number of feasibility studies. MCA’s responsibility has involved establishing the “highest and best use” of land parcels and exploring a variety of development options. In these studies MCA establishes the current development parameters of the land parcel, the constraints and opportunities that the site presents and the desired future use for the site in terms of existing planning and/or compatibility with surrounding land uses. Based on this analysis a viable development proposal(s) are presented to the client. The urban design skills offered by MCA have been especially important in these projects as site design has played a critical part in informing the study. Recent examples of projects of this nature include an assessment of the impact of King Shaka International Airport on and location options for operations at Virginia Airport, Durban, Jabi Lake, Abuja Mixed Use Development, Mirbat, Oman Master Plan (for the Dhofar Tourism Company). HousingWithin the field of housing, MCA has developed expertise in layout planning, housing plans and policies and training MCA has significant experience in producing layout plans for low-cost housing developments. MCA always tries to produce the best quality planning, within the guidelines set out by the client, with specific reference to achieving higher densities, people-friendly safe public spaces, opportunities for social and economic development and environmentally friendly design. The Philippi East / Area K High Density Housing and Witsands Eco-housing projects are prime examples of innovative housing layout and designs. MCA was also the planners for Precinct 3 (Delft) of the N2 Gateway Project. More recently, MCA is getting involved in a small housing project next to Rondevlei where our urban design skills will be used to create imaginative solutions to provide an integrated human settlement.
MCA also undertakes strategic housing plans and policies. MCA’s approach to housing plans and policies is holistic, addressing both qualitative and quantitative issues, as promoted by the National Housing Plan ‘Breaking New Ground’. Recent projects include a Strategic Housing Plan for the Cape Winelands (Boland) and input into the Western Cape Provincial Housing Plan. MCA has developed and run a housing course aimed to provide municipal officials and councilors with training in the implementation of the integrated human settlements concept. The course is aimed at ensuring that attendees have a clear understanding of the current policy context and what this means for the delivery of housing, the components of an integrated human settlement, which will enable the assessment of applications and projects relating to human settlement related initiatives, and the possible solutions to overcoming implementation blockages. The course has proved to be highly successful and has been expanded to include training on the new ‘Beyond the Brick Strategy’ for the Western Cape. Transportation PlanningMCA has comprehensive skills in transportation planning. In addition to the transportation skills gained through experience on the Growth Management Studies and Development Frameworks, such as the Voortrekker Road and Main Road Development Frameworks for the City of Cape Town, we have worked on a number of transport-specific projects. These include planning and land use input into the Atlantis Passenger Rail Study, the Gugulethu Public Transport Interchange and the N1 Corridor Strategic Plan, currently being implemented.
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Director (Payment Approval) Treasury Department – Ministry Of Finance Pretoria Head Quarters, Republic of South Africa The Treasury Department of the Ministry of Finance here in the Republic of South Africa investigated your fund which has been on transfer process for some time now. During the second quarter of the general Financial Auditing in the Reserve Bank, and the office of the auditing and funds recovery unit, (IMF) has recovered your fund at the tune of US$3, 500 000 000.00, (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars), which was to be paid to you through bank to bank transfer to your bank account. It has been understood by our investigation team that this funds was acquired by you as a result of the initial inheritance of funds, which your partner was supposed to remit to your bank account from South Africa in the past but you have not received the money due to the fact that the South African Revenue Service Department demanded for their Inland Revenue Tax. But now the South African Government has removed this Inland Revenue Tax from your fund, and you do not have to make such payment during your payment any longer. After auditing, the SARB decided that the entire recovered and returned funds should be paid to their various owners within 8 working days. This decision was taking by the Board of the auditors in the Department of Finance (Office of the Treasury), and at present the fund is in escrow account of the Bank of England waiting for remittance to your bank account. The Ministry of Finance has signed the released of your funds, and it has also decided that your funds should be transferred to without any further delay. For your full identification and completion of your payment, you are hereby advised to send our agent (Mr. Joseph Omar, the Correspondence & Enquiry Unit Corporation South Africa), your full information as stated below: Note that the Department of Finance has ordered and assigned our accredited agent (Mr. Joseph Omar, the Correspondence & Enquiry Unit Corporation South Africa) to carry out this payment to you, therefore you should urgently contact them on the following details; The Correspondence & Enquiry Unit National Treasury 3 Horse Guards Road South Africa Name: Mr. Joseph Omar Tell: Tel: +27 731690631 Alternative E-mail: Joseph.omar@consultant.com PAYOUT AMOUNT: US$3, 500 000 000.00, IN WORDS: (Three Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) Please contact the above person and request them to give you more information on how you will receive your fund. As soon as our agent (Mr. Joseph Omar, the Correspondence & Enquiry Unit Corporation South Africa) confirm to us that you have contacted them, the Department of Finance will authorize your payment with immediate effect. Waiting for your further proceedings, Regards, Department of Treasury Ministry of Finance Republic of South Africa
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Spatial planning, and its
associated policy context, has been central to MCA’s business since our
inception. Over the last ten years we have developed and deepened our
experience in working at a variety of scales from regional policy plans
to site specific development applications. Indeed, MCA has built a
reputation for its innovative and leading approaches to planning and
development. MCA’s strength is its ability to take government policy
and legislation and translate it into specific spatial plans and
strategies. We have thus been involved in policy development and
deepening for all spheres and scales of government. Our range of
spatial planning and policy expertise and knowledge is complemented with
urban design skills. MCA sees urban design as an important part of
enriching spatial planning work, and as such uses these skills on any
job which would benefit from this input. Our range of experience and
competence includes the following.
