BCMM Upgrading of Informal Settlements Policy and Strategy

Policy and Strategy

The Upgrading of Informal Settlements Policy and Strategy for Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) was approved by the BCMM council in 2015.

For more information on this policy contact Albie Meiring at BCMM at phone 043 705 2092 or email albiem(at)buffalocity(dot)gov(dot)za

The following information relating to the BCMM Upgrading of Informal Settlements Policy and Strategy is available for download:
 * executive summary
 * a video summarising the Upgrading Policy and Strategy
 * Main report for the BCMM Upgrading of Informal Settlement Policy and Strategy
 * Annexures to the draft BCMM Upgrading of Informal Settlements Policy and Strategy

Example of draft informal settlement upgrading plan

The upgrading plan for Phola Park informal settlement in Scenery Park in East London, is one of 32 examples of upgrading plans for informal settlements in Buffalo City.

The following annexures are available for this Phola park Upgrading plan:


 * Annexure 1: Existing situation map
 * Annexure 2: Proposed upgrading approach map
 * Annexure 3: Proposed interventions map
 * Annexure 4: Transect walk photo plate

Note also that as of December 2015 this plan had not yet been approved by the BCMM.

Contact the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality planning department for copies of similar plans for all 32 informal settlements as listed in the summary table of 32 informal settlements.

Socio-economic survey report

A base line socio-economic survey report - 2014 was developed based on a 10 % survey sample of households living in the 32 informal settlements that were part of the planning exercise.

Close out report

A final close out report for the project, including an valuation of the project can be found here.

Human Interest Case Studies

A set of six Human Interest Case Studies were produced in 2014, showing a snap shot in time of the life of a person living on an informal settlement. Click here to read these case studies.

BCMM Human Interest Case Study

Executive Summary of Policy and Strategy

executive summary of Policy and Strategy

Use the following address for a shorter URL of this webpage http://goo.gl/jshlMZ