The fastest way to a clear answer on plan prices in Pretoria is a quote from someone who submits plans locally. Send one request and we pass it to draughtspersons and architects working in Pretoria and nearby areas of Gauteng.
Plan Prices in Pretoria
Prices in Pretoria 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.
Want to know more first? Our plan prices guide covers the options, the rules and what affects the price.
What to know locally in Pretoria
Plans in Tshwane are submitted to the city's building development management, and the Pretoria town planning scheme sets coverage and height for each zoning. An old house in Arcadia, Sunnyside or Muckleneuk may need heritage approval for changes, so ask early whether yours is protected. In Mamelodi and Atteridgeville, plans for an extension on a township stand often need the title or proof of ownership first.
Homes and buildings in Pretoria
Pretoria has a different rhythm from Johannesburg: jacaranda streets, red-brick Victorian and Art Deco houses, and a ring of newer estates. Older suburbs such as Arcadia, Sunnyside, Brooklyn, Waterkloof and Muckleneuk hold buildings that may fall under heritage rules, while Hatfield and Sunnyside have student flats and rental blocks. To the east, Mooikloof and Faerie Glen are filling with modern double storey homes, and in the north Mamelodi, Soshanguve and Ga-Rankuwa see families extend their houses and add backyard rooms. Hills and rocky outcrops affect slopes, and the Apies River floods in places. Draughtspersons, technologists and architects across the city quote directly.
The requests we see from Pretoria 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
- Rental and granny flat investors: a per-unit price for backyard rooms or flats, so the return on the rental can be worked out
- Developers and builders: a lower price per unit when the same house type is drawn once and repeated
- Shops, offices and restaurants: a quote for a shop or office layout, with the council and fire items itemised
- Estate agents, sellers and landlords: a fixed price for a listing plan or for as-built drawings that unlock a sale
- Churches, schools and crèches: an itemised price a committee can approve, with each stage and extra separated
Local tips for Pretoria
Most asked for in Pretoria: heritage-area alterations, student flats near Hatfield and Mooikloof family homes. Who draws them: architects in Brooklyn and Waterkloof, draughtspersons across the east and north. A useful tip: ask if your old house sits in a heritage area before you plan alterations.
Plan Prices usually suits drawing fees, extras and council costs, drawn as per square metre, fixed fee or hourly. For families building a new house, the biggest group here, that usually means a clear drawing fee for the house, and a list of the extras that sit on top of it. On the ground: rocky hills and clay in places, floodplain along the Apies: ask about site levels.
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
The more detail you give, the more accurate your quote will be. The brief below sketches the rooms and works out a floor area for you.
Service area: Pretoria and surrounds
Draughtspersons and architects on our network work in Pretoria and surrounding areas, including Centurion, Hatfield, Waterkloof, Montana, Silver Lakes, Mooikloof, Akasia. Give the suburb or erf number so the quote can include the site visit, travel and the local submission process.
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