SNATHING LOW-COST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT

Sinohydro was appointed by Msunduzi Local Municipality through their developers Verern Builders to act as independent EAP’s, thus managing the EIA process for the proposed Snathingi Low-Cost Housing Development.

The site is located 13.6km southwest of the Pietermaritzburg city center and is accessed via Moses Mabhida Road proceeding onto Selby Msimang Rd and at about 4.88km from Edendale Mall robots turning left then right after 0.8km and right again after 0.16km. You proceed for about 2.30km then turn left proceeding for about 1.76km to the edge of the development’s outline 2.4km to the center of the development.

Msunduzi Municipality is proposing to establish a low-cost housing development called Snathing Low-Cost Housing Development in Pietermaritzburg. Msunduzi Local Municipality is proposing to establish a low-cost housing development in Sinathing, consisting of approximately 2000 erven and associated infrastructure covering Pietermaritzburg, ward 11 of Msunduzi Local Municipality, uMgungundlovu District Municipality, KZN Province. The proposed associated infrastructure include roads (5.5m wide), and water (0.375 to 0.9m diameter), stormwater, Sewer reticulation (0.16m diameter) and electricity reticulation. The total area to be developed measures approximately 206ha.

In summary the project is in urban edge in an already developed area with houses and indigenous vegetation that was disturbed by anthropogenic activities, The project is already serviced in some areas by both tarred and gravel roads, sewer reticulation, potable water and electricity which will be extended to un-serviced areas.

It is proposed that the Low-Cost Housing Development will have the following facilities:

 2000 houses structures (40m2 to 45m2)
 Taxi & Collector Streets (5.5m wide),
 Residential Streets and Cul de sac
 Access Ways
 Sewer reticulation
 Potable water reticulation (0.16m diameter)
 Storm water drainage (0.375 to 0.9m diameter),
 Electricity connections

The developmental site has the following corner coordinates

Item Description Longitudes Latitudes
1 Center 29°40'55.83"S 30°18'25.76"E
2 Point A 29°40'11.54"S 30°18'27.82"E
3 Point B 29°40'39.55"S 30°18'46.87"E
4 Point C 29°40'57.64"S 30°18'39.47"E
5 Point D 29°41'20.65"S 30°18'47.32"E
6 Point E 29°41'24.49"S 30°18'16.92"E
7 Point F 29°41'04.90"S 30°18'19.67"E
8 Point G 29°41'6.35"S 30°18'10.98"E
9 Point H 29°40'38.63"S 30°17'53.26"E