LAND USE MANAGEMENT
- Investigation of municipal land use policies to confirm if existing or proposed land use rights is in line with land use policies or not.
- Pre consultation applications to municipalities
- Change of Land Use Rights (Re-zoning) for purposes of –
(Residential estates, sectional title developments, business rights, industrial rights, commercial rights, educational uses such as a day care, creche, pre school, public or private schools, institutional uses such as a clinic, hospital, church, retirement homes, children homes, or rehabilitation centre, guest houses, resorts, hotels etc.)
- Consent use rights / Written consent use applications
- Township establishments process
- Human settlement planning
- Removal and/or amendment of restrictive title conditions
- Subdivision and consolidation of erven applications
- Subdivision and consolidation of farm land in terms of the Subdivision of Agricultural Land Act, 1970 (Act 70 of 1970)
- Amendment of General Plans
- Excision of agricultural holdings
- Closure of public places
- Road closures
- Building line relaxation
- Approval of site development plans process
DRAUGHTING SERVICES
- Township layout plans (Residential / commercial / industrial)
- Human settlement plans
- Spatial Plans
- Subdivision and consolidation diagrams
- Site development plans (SDP)
- Converting Surveyor General (SG) Diagrams into Computer Aided Drawings (CAD) for professionals
- Municipal Scheme Maps
- Locality plans
INVESTIGATING LAND USE RIGHTS / UNLAWFUL LAND USES
- Pre consultation with municipality in terms of the SPLUMA by law
- Confirmation of existing land use rights
- Confirming if intended land uses are in line with council policy
- Investigating if land uses are legal / illegal
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS
- Publication of legal notices in terms of the relevant legislation
OBJECTIONS TO COUNCIL
- Submitting objections against proposed change of land use rights applications
- Representation at Municipal Planning Tribunals (MPT)
- Appeal to decisions
GENERAL SERVICES / OTHER
- Obtaining zoning certificates from council
- Obtaining SPLUMA certificates
- Obtaining Surveyor General (SG) diagrams form the Office of the Surveyor General
- Obtaining copies of title deeds from the Office of the Registrar of Deeds
- Project management
- Leasing/purchasing of council property
OUR CLIENTS
- Individual property owners who intend to develop their property for purposes of extension of buildings which exceed the permissible coverage, or stretch over restrictive building line areas, erecting granny flats, adding second dwelling houses, using a portion of the property for business purposes such as a beauty salon, home enterprise, bed and breakfast, day care or home office to name a few.
- Business owners who wish to re-zone their properties for business, commercial or industrial purposes. Property owners who use their properties for recreational purposes such as resorts, guest houses, hotels, restaurants, places of entertainment, wedding venues, conference facilities etc.
- Developers who invest in property with the purpose of generating value from it such as establishing new townships, residential complexes such as sectional title scheme developments and security estates, equestrian estates, shopping centres and office complexes.
- Commercial farmers who need authorisation from various authorities.
- Lawyers who require investigation and legal information on property land use rights or guidance as to possible development options to advise their clients.