The fastest way to a clear answer on plan prices in Gauteng is a quote from someone who submits plans locally. Send one request and we pass it to draughtspersons and architects working in towns and cities across Gauteng.
Plan Prices in Gauteng
Prices in Gauteng follow the same drawing rates as the rest of Gauteng, but council fees, travel for site visits and the type of stand can change the total. Give the suburb or erf number and the floor area, and each quote will list those local items separately.
The main plan prices page explains the drawings, the standards and the costs in more detail.
What to know locally in Gauteng
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.
The requests we see from Gauteng usually come from:
- Families building a new house: a clear drawing fee for the house, and a list of the extras that sit on top of it
- Owners adding or changing rooms: the price of measuring up the house as it is, plus drawings for only the new work
- Developers and builders: a lower price per unit when the same house type is drawn once and repeated
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: a fixed price for a listing plan or for as-built drawings that unlock a sale
- Shops, offices and restaurants: a quote for a shop or office layout, with the council and fire items itemised
- Rental and granny flat investors: a per-unit price for backyard rooms or flats, so the return on the rental can be worked out
- Churches, schools and crèches: an itemised price a committee can approve, with each stage and extra separated
Local tips for Gauteng
Popular here: double storeys, backyard rental rooms, as-built plans for transfer and estate homes. Ask each draughtsperson about this: ask which metro office your stand falls under before the draughtsperson starts. Who does the work: draughtspersons in every suburb, architects in Rosebank, Sandton, Hatfield and Menlyn.
Jobs range from a 40 m² cottage to a 400 m² home. Here, families building a new house lead the requests, typically for a clear drawing fee for the house, and a list of the extras that sit on top of it. 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 approximate floor area, or the rooms you want
- Single or double storey
- Whether council submission is included
- Whether the stand is sloping or awkward
- What you already have, such as old plans
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
We pass Gauteng requests to people based in or regularly working in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng, West Rand, Midrand, Centurion. Rural stands should give the nearest town and the farm or village name, so site visits are quoted honestly.
- Plan Prices in Johannesburg
- Plan Prices in Pretoria
- Plan Prices in Centurion
- Plan Prices in Midrand
- Plan Prices in Sandton
- Plan Prices in Randburg
- Plan Prices in Roodepoort
- Plan Prices in Krugersdorp
- Plan Prices in Randfontein
- Plan Prices in Germiston
- Plan Prices in Boksburg
- Plan Prices in Benoni
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