THE PRACTICE GROUP BLOG

With the advent of municipal by-laws regulating spatial planning and land use management matters, a number of municipalities have indicated that, when land development applications are given notice of to interested and affected parties, and when the document bundles...

Town Planning Companies in South Africa Driving Urban Renewal Projects Why is there a Need for Urban Renewal Projects? Just as with human beings, advancing age tends to be accompanied by the visible signs of decline, the same tendency to deteriorate over the years is...

The important Role of Town Planning Consultants in South Africa A brief History In common with most occupations, the job of town planning consultants has steadily evolved, not just in South Africa, but in every country across the world where these specialist planners...

How Town Planning Consultants Can Help with Zoning and Property Purchases The Practice Group offers expert town planning, consulting, and related services to private individuals, developer groups, corporate entities, and municipalities in South Africa. One of the many...

Introduction to the Development and Current State of City Planning in South Africa A brief introduction to city planning in South Africa is provided to give some insight into the urban and town planning consultant’s role in the country, in addition to the need for a...

What You Must Do to Change Your Residential Property Status to Business Something as seemingly straightforward as opening a business at home can become a nightmare of red tape if not approached the right way. This is where the expertise of town planning consultants in...

The Importance of Urban Planning and Transformation of South African Cities Modern urban planning in South Africa is aimed at the development of sustainable living and working environments to address spatial imbalances such as people living far from their workplaces,...

Town Planning Consultants to Help with Property Value and Features Identification Town planning consultants are not only involved in zoning applications, sub-division, and land consolidation applications. They have rather valuable expertise when it comes to property...

According to the UN report titled “Urbanisation Challenges of the 21st Century” by Dr J Clos, well over 800 million people in the world live in slum conditions. Over 61% of the African urban population live in such conditions, in comparison with just over 26% in the...

Urban Renewal Lessons from the Past Urban development planning and consulting firms such as The Practice Group play an integral role in helping governments, provincial administrations, councils and municipalities to achieve their respective urban development goals....