Closing date: 15 November 2024
REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR
LANDOWNERS TO DISPOSE OF THEIR LAND IN FAVOUR OF BREEDE VALLEY MUNICIPALITY FOR HUMAN SETTLEMENT WITHIN RAWSONVILLE TOWN
The Breede Valley Municipality is soliciting Expressions of Interest from all property owners who own a land parcel within a 5km radius of Rawsonville to avail their land for Human Settlement development.
This is a municipal effort to realise the development principles, norms, and standards of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, which promotes the development of integrated human settlements.
All interested property owners are invited to submit proposals to the municipality regarding the disposal of their land.
The municipality seeks to develop a residential township, which will help provide government-subsidised housing options and eradicate existing informal settlements.
The proposal should include the following:
- The site should be within a 5km radius of Rawsonville Town.
- The site should have an estimated yield of 500 to 1000 sites for Human Settlement Development or an extent of six (6) to ten (10) hectares
- Copy of the Title Deed
- Power of Attorney (if property owned/offered by a third party)
- Zoning and Current use of the property
- Offer Price (should also reflect price per hectare)
EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND DELIVERABLES
Location of land
Land must be easily accessible via public transport, close to work and economic opportunities, serviceable with infrastructure in a financially viable manner, and within a 5km radius of Rawsonville Town.
Characteristics
Land must be physically suitable for development, i.e., not too steep, not located within 1:100–year flood lines or wetland or environmentally sensitive areas, or on land with geotechnical flaws.
Size
The parcel of land must be large enough to accommodate enough erven (500 – 1000) with a minimum stand size of 130m2.
Compliance with policies
Land must be in an area indicated for settlement purposes in terms of the Municipal Spatial Development Framework and IDP and must also be suited to human settlement in terms of the effective and sustainable provision of services and facilities.
Land audit
Prospective sellers must be willing to subject their properties to a property-specific land audit to verify, among other things, location, ownership, the extent of development conditions, and overall alignment with the development criteria listed herein.
Land Claims Investigation
The Land Claims Commission’s office will investigate whether there are land claims on the property.
Servitudes
Determine all registered and unregistered servitudes for roads, power lines, and pipes. Establish whether these can be cancelled or upheld. There should be no servitudes registered over the property that will adversely affect development.
Surrounding development
Undertake a study of the surrounding land use and developments, e.g. (refuse dumps, quarries, effluent treatment plants, industrial development), and assess the potential impact on the proposed residential development.
Valuation of property
An independent valuer will be assigned to determine the market value of the property.
Other rights
Determine all other rights registered against the property, such as access, restrictive title conditions, or any other condition imposed by another organ of state. Establish if they can be cancelled or upheld. Identify servitudes that need to be registered.
Title deed analysis
Obtain the title deed for the property and analyse it in terms of proposed human settlement development. Verify the area of the property and assess the potential developable area.
The interested property owners must submit their Expression of Interest (EOI) by sending their proposals to the municipality to the following address: tabner@bvm.gov.za
Please note that the closing date is 15 November 2024.
HB – 16102024 BVM Request EOI Rawsonville Area
Last modified: October 24, 2024
