The Management Planning process used for the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park has two Integrated Planning components and two Operational Planning components, each with a five-year timeframe that is reviewed annually.

The Integrated Planning Components are:

1. An Integrated Management Plan (IMP) is the primary overarching protected area planning document that describes the administrative and legal framework, contextual background, public participation processes followed, vision / mission statements, priortised management objectives, zonation as well as a management policy framework and guidelines. The IMP forms the framework within which all the other planning components are developed.

2. Within the framework of the IMP, a Concept Development Plan (CDP) provides a strategic guideline for the development and maintenance of conservation management infrastructure and visitor facilities / activities within the constraints of the receiving environment.