Working out building plan approval in Centurion? FloorPlan.co.za puts owners and builders in Centurion in touch with draughtspersons and plan submission specialists who deal with City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality every week. Send one request and they quote you directly, free and with no obligation.
Building Plan Approval in Centurion
Plans for Centurion are approved by the municipality that covers your stand, and its building control office decides what counts as a complete submission. A draughtsperson who submits there regularly knows the forms, the circulation departments and the usual queries across Gauteng. Give the erf number so the quote can reflect local rules.
New to this? Read the building plan approval guide for the choices and the questions worth asking before anyone measures up.
What to know locally in Centurion
Almost every estate in Centurion, from Midstream to Zwartkop, asks for plans to pass its design review before the City of Tshwane sees them, so build that step into your timeline. On dolomite land, the municipality may demand a stability investigation before approving foundations, and the engineer then sets the footing type. Ask what the estate's guidelines say about roof colour, boundary walls and coverage.
Homes and buildings in Centurion
Centurion lies between Johannesburg and Pretoria, and its housing is dominated by estates and sectional title complexes. Heritage Hill, Irene Farm Villages, Midstream and Zwartkop have design guidelines and an aesthetics committee, so plans often go to the estate before the municipality. Older Lyttelton Manor, Eldoraigne and Wierda Park have family homes on 800 to 1,000 square metre stands, and Olievenhoutbosch and Laudium see extensions and backyard rooms. Dolomite underlies large parts of Centurion, so a geotechnical report is often needed in some areas. Buyers usually want double storey homes with a patio, and plans come from local draughtspersons, technologists and architects.
Who asks for building plan approval around Centurion, most often first:
- Families building a new house: a stamped approval before the first brick, then inspections and an occupation certificate
- Developers and builders: a submission for each house type or cluster, with the town planning steps run first
- Owners adding or changing rooms: approval for additions, with neighbour consent if a building line has to be relaxed
- Rental and granny flat investors: approval for a second dwelling or backyard rooms, with the zoning checked before drawing
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: approval of existing work so approved plans are on hand when the sale goes to transfer
- Shops, offices and restaurants: approval for a shop or restaurant fit-out, including fire department comments
- Churches, schools and crèches: approval for a hall, church or crèche, with fire and access requirements dealt with
Local tips for Centurion
Most asked for in Centurion: new estate homes with design review, townhouse complexes and extensions in Lyttelton. Who draws them: draughtspersons around Centurion CBD and Highveld, architects serving the estates. A useful tip: ask the estate for its design guidelines and whether review precedes council.
Building Plan Approval usually suits new houses, additions, outbuildings and shops, drawn as drawings prepared and submitted to council. For families building a new house, the biggest group here, that usually means a stamped approval before the first brick, then inspections and an occupation certificate. On the ground: dolomite in places: sinkhole stability and a geotechnical report may be required.
What to include in your request
- The erf number, suburb and municipality
- Whether drawings exist already, and who drew them
- Estate or homeowners' association rules
- Any rule you think the design breaks
- Whether you want the follow-up handled for you
A rough idea of the rooms is enough: the brief on this page turns it into a block plan and a floor area.
Service area: Centurion and surrounds
Our network covers Centurion together with Irene, Eldoraigne, Rooihuiskraal, Lyttelton, Midstream, Olievenhoutbosch, Highveld. A street address or the stand number helps a plan submission specialist check zoning, building lines and servitudes before quoting.
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