05/04/2022
Any building which you plan to build on your property requires that a plan be submitted for approval. This includes new buildings, alterations or additions to buildings, boundary walls, swimming pools, garages, wendy houses and tool sheds to name a few.
You will also be required to submit a plan where the use of a property is to be changed. For example, if you want to run a crèche or a business from your house.
Before building plans can be considered, you first need to have them checked to ensure they meet the town planning requirements. This means that your plans will first need to be submitted via the electronic portal to the Town Planning Department (Land Use Management).
Plans submitted via the portal will automatically be sent to Development Applications and Approvals when Land Use Management has cleared the application.
On submission a fee according to the “Tariff of Charges” will be calculated and must be paid before your plans can be considered for approval.
Your plans will be circulated to several departments (eg Health and Fire) after which a decision will be made to approve or refuse your application. If your plan is refused you will be told why in writing and given an opportunity to correct the plan so that it can be resubmitted. If the plans are corrected and resubmitted within one year from the date on which they were refused, there will be no additional submission costs.
All new building plan applications can now be submitted online via the following link:
https://eservices.durban.gov.za/v2/
