If Council approves the document as an Annexure to the SDF 2040 several things will change for how we go about developing Johannesburg in the future and it has the potential to bring drastic change to how planning was carried out in the past. The smallest scale of planning to which most of the established suburbs in Johannesburg are managed by are the UDFs and PPs. The new Nodal Review Policy proposes “As a new general principle, Council approved Urban Development Frameworks (UDFs) and Precinct Plans (PPs) will be valid for a period of five (5)2 years from the date of approval, after which they will be automatically rescinded.” What this means is that several/most UDFs and PPs that have been the current management tools and guides for development could no longer hold statutory power. Areas such as Athol, Dunkeld, Rosebank, Fourways, Parkview, Linden, and Modderfontein, which have older Precinct Plans or UDFs, may need to be updated or revised in terms of the new Nodal review. This will be a period in which residents and businesses will have to be active and get involved if they want to ensure that future development of these areas is sustainable in terms of densities, land use mix and infrastructure capacities.