The Municipal Council of Windhoek has approved the development of Otjomuise Extension 12, a new township that will feature 146 erven.
The City said the project will be implemented through a public-private partnership with Omba Holdings Pty Ltd and the development will feature 146 erven, incorporating various land uses to ensure integration with adjacent areas.
“The layout is designed to foster a vibrant community where residents can live, work, and play, enhancing the socio-economic functionality of the neighbourhood. The township will include residential areas, businesses, institutional facilities, and functional public open spaces, all located close to each other,” said the city.
Residential erven will range in size from approximately 302m² to 5,294m², with densities of 1:250m² and 1:100m². This variety in erven sizes aims to offer a range of housing options to accommodate different needs and improve affordability for residents.
“The proposed variety in erven sizes is designed to create the required housing variety to choose from and further allows for better individual affordability. With the focus to complement developments in the immediate and adjacent neighbourhoods, the proposed business centres are allocated along an accessible route network, with the encouragement of pedestrian walkways and ease of motorist circulation within the neighbourhoods,” said CoW.
The City noted that the layout reflects a township integrated with adjacent developments in the area regarding land use sharing and functionality.
The concept further proposes an opportunity to live, work and play enhancing the socio-economic functionality of a neighbourhood.
“This can be justified by several different land uses that are catered for in the proposed townships such as, residential, businesses, institution and functional public open space which are located within the proximity of each other,” said CoW.
This comes as on the southern side of the development, there is a proposed business park situated within proximity of the proposed Otjomuise Extension 12 and makes provision for communal braai stands, an incubation centre, an open market, post office, car washes and a few business erven.
“The combination of the two proposed townships adjacent to each is planned and designed with the focus to find a solution and address the provision of housing, job creation, economic diversification, the provision of social infrastructure and services and improve the well-being of inhabitants,” the City notes.
The envisaged township development is endorsed by prominent recommendations captured in the Windhoek Guide Plan (1980), the Windhoek Structure Plan (1996) and the Windhoek Structure Plan with reference towards future planning and development of the City of Windhoek.
Specifically, Portion 304 of Windhoek Town and Townland No. 31 is identified as an ideal portion of developable land with opportunities to address the persistent socio-economic issue of inaccessibility to affordable housing and serviced urban land.
