Getting three draughtspersons to look at your stand in Gauteng 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 towns and cities across Gauteng.
House Plans in Gauteng
Draughtspersons and architects in Gauteng draw house plans for stands of every shape, from compact lots to large plots across Gauteng. Give the suburb or erf number and your brief, so the quote can allow for site visits, local building lines and the municipality's own submission habits.
The main house plans page explains the drawings, the standards and the costs in more detail.
Plans & approvals in Gauteng: local notes
Gauteng has three metros, Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni, each with its own submission process, forms and circulation times, so ask your draughtsperson which office they usually submit to. Plans for Waterkloof, Brooklyn or Parktown may also trigger heritage questions, and estates such as Dainfern or Waterfall often want their own approval first. Expect the Act's 30 and 60 day windows to be a guide rather than a promise.
Homes and buildings in Gauteng
Gauteng is where most South African plan requests start: older Johannesburg suburbs such as Linden, Parkhurst and Bedfordview where big stands are being subdivided, Pretoria's Waterkloof and Brooklyn, and security-minded estates around Midrand, Centurion and Fourways with strict design guidelines. Townships like Soweto, Tembisa, Mamelodi and Katlehong see steady extensions and backyard rooms on small stands. Highveld thunderstorms, expansive clay and dolomite in parts of the West Rand and Centurion mean engineers and geotechnical reports often come into the picture. Draughtspersons work in nearly every suburb, while architects cluster in Rosebank, Sandton and Hatfield for larger or more complex jobs.
Typical house plans requests in the area come from:
- Families building a new house: a house designed around the family's brief, stand and orientation, ready for council and builders
- Owners adding or changing rooms: a new design for a house that is being rebuilt or a stock plan adapted to a cleared stand
- Developers and builders: repeatable house types with a few facade options for a small estate or cluster of homes
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: a house design to attach to a vacant stand, to help a buyer see what could be built
- Shops, offices and restaurants: a manager's house or staff accommodation drawn to the same standard as the main buildings
- Rental and granny flat investors: a family rental house designed for low upkeep, good tenant appeal and easy later extension
- Churches, schools and crèches: a pastor's or caretaker's house on church or school grounds, approved with the main buildings
Local tips for Gauteng
Plans for Gauteng are mostly drawn like this: draughtspersons in every suburb, architects in Rosebank, Sandton, Hatfield and Menlyn. The requests that come up most: double storeys, backyard rental rooms, as-built plans for transfer and estate homes. When you ask for quotes, ask which metro office your stand falls under before the draughtsperson starts.
Jobs range from small homes to large family houses. Here, families building a new house lead the requests, typically for a house designed around the family's brief, stand and orientation, ready for council and builders. One local point to raise: highveld clay and dolomite in places: ask if a geotechnical report is needed.
What to include in your request
- The erf number, address and stand size
- Rooms wanted and any rooms for later
- Single or double storey, and your budget
- A stock plan or sketch you like, if any
- Estate or HOA design rules that apply
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: Gauteng and surrounds
Across Gauteng our network reaches Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Midrand, Centurion and the towns between them. Outside the bigger centres, ask whether the draughtsperson has submitted to your municipality before.
- House Plans in Johannesburg
- House Plans in Pretoria
- House Plans in Centurion
- House Plans in Midrand
- House Plans in Sandton
- House Plans in Randburg
- House Plans in Roodepoort
- House Plans in Krugersdorp
- House Plans in Randfontein
- House Plans in Germiston
- House Plans in Boksburg
- House Plans in Benoni
- House Plans in Kempton Park
- House Plans in Alberton
- House Plans in Vanderbijlpark
- House Plans in Vereeniging