THE PRACTICE GROUP BLOG

Strategic planning is the driving methodology used for the identification of the urban strengths and weaknesses and development of core strategies for development of land on local level. Such planning makes it possible for the stakeholders to choose appropriate goals...

Town planning has been around since the beginning of organised civilisation. Although not as complex as today, with the advent of advocacy, zoning and advanced strategic spatial planning, growing human settlements historically required of inhabitants to organise their...

Town planners offer an array of professional services to government institutions, municipalities, developers, and property owners alike, including advice regarding land consolidation, sub-division and rezoning. . Where a developer needs to have land use zoning rights...

Following the enactment of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act, 2013 (SPLUMA) and the later publication of the regulations thereto, a number of associated initiatives are unfolding which consulting planners require to take note of. As the custodians of...

The Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act No 16 of 2013 (SPLUMA) provides the legal framework for allowable and preferred land use management and rights in South Africa. The Act provides the connection between spatial planning and planning that centres on land...

This paper is aimed at providing a brief introduction to planning and particularly municipal planning in South Africa, with a view to giving new councillors an understanding of what planning entails, challenges experienced and their respective roles and...

Integrated spatial planning refers to the modern urban development strategies and approaches used to design and plan the distribution of people, facilities, infrastructure, spaces and activities in set regions. In simpler terms, it refers to the coordination and...

As town planning consultants we have the functions of gathering and assessing information pertaining to a specific property. Based on such information, we advise the property owner regarding zoning, development and related information. We furthermore assist with...

THE ACT, THE REGULATIONS AND THE BY-LAWS A TRILOGY OF POTENTIAL COMPLICATIONS 1. THE ACT, REGULATIONS AND MUNICIPAL BY-LAWS SPLUMA as an Act was placed on the Statute in August 2013 subject to a proviso that all or parts of the provisions of the Act would come into...

Strategic development planning, forms an integral part of modern urban planning. With sustainability being the focus of the United Nation’s Agenda 21 programme, which is now widely applied throughout the world, it is essential for modern urban planners to create...