Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are conducted on ALL new builds where the property is zoned Undetermined/Agricultural and where the size of the building + driveway + outbuildings is 300m2 or more. Water Usage Licence Assessment (WULA) is part of the process...
Did you know (Ed.): ESTATE AGENT BOARDS - 1) Any one property, be it VACANT LAND/an IMPROVED PROPERTY, may only have TWO FOR SALE BOARDS erected, a SOLE MANDATE on a CORNER PROPERTY may have TWO BOARDS, i.e. ONE/SIDE; 2) SOLD boards are allowed to remain on any...
BUILDING New building sites have to have the ablution facility in place prior to any team beginning to dig trenches etc. Gardens/ verges/ ditches: let's all be pro-active and prep our gardens/ ditches running past our properties before the big rains of June/ July hit...
Alterations: Any internal change that a property owner undertakes needs to be updated at and approved by the Overstrand Municipality. Should you wish to sell your home and the plan filed with Overstrand Municipality and the plan of your home do not match, you could be...
NEW PLANS SUBMITTED: 1 Jan 2023 – 24 August 2023 = 109 LITTER: As with our request in June to keep our direct verges neat and tidy, please can we look to keeping our neighbouring roads and those verges which are on open plots clean too. BUILDING SITES: there are some...
BUILDING RULES/GUIDELINES: If you are unsure about anything to do with plans for new houses/renovations, please contact Sherwin Rossouw, Building Inspector for Betty's Bay, Pringle Bay and Rooiels. Give him a call on 028 271 8427 or email him at...
ALL INTERNAL CHANGES undertaken in the home, no matter how small, must be indicated on your property's plans. Should this not be done, the day that you sell your property, you will be liable and it could be very costly to fix then. WENDY HOUSES larger...
RESIDENTIAL ZONE 1: PRIMARY USE: Dwelling house; crèche; guest rooms – 2; home occupation; second dwelling unit and self-catering CONSENT USE: Day-care centre; greenhouse; guest house; house shop; institution; place of worship; residential building;...
MINOR WORKS = A FENCE – WIRE/WOODEN/VIBRACRETE/GABIONS All the fences that require foundations fall under MINOR WORKS, which means that the property owner needs to draw in the area/ lines on the specific property's plans, and pay R388.00 (2021/22 tax year...
Betty’s Bay, the longest village in the country Advice from the principal of the Property and Development Portfolio about property plans What must be included in the plan: - ALL internal changes undertaken in one's home, no matter how small, need...