Getting three draughtspersons to look at your stand in Centurion takes calls and weeks. Send one request instead, with the rooms, the stand and what you have now, and we pass it to draughtspersons and architects who work in Centurion and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Granny Flat Plans in Centurion
In Centurion, granny flat and backyard room rules come from the local municipality, and they differ across Gauteng. Local draughtspersons know the usual size limits, parking requirements and building line relaxations, and can say quickly whether your stand can take a second dwelling.
The main granny flat plans page explains the drawings, the standards and the costs in more detail.
What to know locally in Centurion
A Centurion family usually wants three or four bedrooms, a double garage and a covered patio facing the garden, often on a stand under 600 square metres inside an estate. That pushes designs up to two storeys, with a bedroom wing above and living areas below. In Olievenhoutbosch and Rooihuiskraal, owners add a bedroom or two rooms to the back of a small house, and the stand's building lines set the limits.
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.
The requests we see from Centurion usually come from:
- Families building a new house: a one-bedroom flat in the garden for an ageing parent or a student child
- Developers and builders: repeatable backyard flat designs for several stands in a small residential project
- Owners adding or changing rooms: turning a double garage or an old outbuilding into a compact flat with its own bathroom
- Rental and granny flat investors: a rental flat that adds income to a stand, with a separate meter and parking bay
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: approved plans for an existing flat, so a seller can pass transfer and the buyer's bond
- Shops, offices and restaurants: staff accommodation or a manager's flat behind a guest house or small business premises
- Churches, schools and crèches: a caretaker's flat next to a church, school or community hall
Local tips for Centurion
Popular here: new estate homes with design review, townhouse complexes and extensions in Lyttelton. Ask each draughtsperson about this: ask the estate for its design guidelines and whether review precedes council. Who does the work: draughtspersons around Centurion CBD and Highveld, architects serving the estates.
Around Centurion the largest group asking is families building a new house, which usually means a one-bedroom flat in the garden for an ageing parent or a student child. Expect second dwelling rules in the zoning checked as the baseline, and keep in mind: dolomite in places: sinkhole stability and a geotechnical report may be required.
What to include in your request
- The address, the stand size and the zoning if known
- New building or a garage conversion
- How many bedrooms and a bathroom or shower
- Whether the flat will be let to a tenant
- Where on the stand you want it to go
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
Requests from Centurion go to people who already draw plans for Irene, Eldoraigne, Rooihuiskraal, Lyttelton, Midstream, Olievenhoutbosch, Highveld and the rest of the area. Mention whether the stand is in an estate or complex, because design rules there come before council.
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