Land use application · Section 16(1) - Amendment of the zoning scheme
Rezoning
Change the zoning category for the property.
Starting price
From R 36 120
Indicative starting price for a single parcel. Your planner confirms the final quote on consult.
- Starting price
- R 36 120
- Typical timeline
- 9–18 months
- Prepared by
- A SACPLAN-registered planner
- Municipal fees
- Separate, at cost
The service
What this application is
Rezoning changes the underlying zoning category of an erf - for example from Single Residential to General Business. It is the most complex SPLUMA application and the only route when the use you want is not allowed under the current zoning or by consent.
Landlodz drafts the motivation, coordinates subconsultants (traffic, services, heritage), runs public participation, lodges with the municipality and represents at the Municipal Planning Tribunal. The Landlodz fee is invoiced on a pro-forma before work begins. Municipal application fees are confirmed in writing before lodgement and invoiced separately, at cost.
Included
What the fee covers
- Planner intake - review of your property, zoning context and proposed development against SPLUMA criteria
- SPLUMA-aligned motivational report and the full supporting document pack drafted to municipal standard
- 12-point planner verification before any submission leaves Landlodz
- Municipal lodgement with the relevant land use management department and ongoing liaison until a decision is issued
- Direct updates from your planner by email and WhatsApp
For this application, that includes
- Pre-application feasibility and review of the zoning certificate you obtain from the municipality
- Motivational report (SPLUMA s.42 development principles)
- Public participation and neighbour notification
- Subconsultant coordination (traffic, services, heritage, environmental)
- Lodgement with the municipal planning department
- Municipal Planning Tribunal representation
Not included
Billed separately
We tell you about each of these before it is incurred.
- The municipal application fee - set by the municipality, confirmed in writing before lodgement and invoiced at cost
- Re-submission after material changes you ask for - 50% of the original service fee
- Hard-copy courier of the lodgement pack, where a council needs paper copies - at cost
- Specialist studies where the municipality asks for them, such as a traffic impact assessment, engineering services report, heritage or environmental study
- Development contributions charged by the municipality on approval, where they apply
Your quote
What can change the price
The starting price covers a straightforward application on a single parcel. Your planner quotes more only when the work needs it, and always before you pay.
Combine and save
Lodged together with other applications
When one property needs more than one application, these combinations are charged as one combined fee.
- Rezoning + Subdivision + Removal of Restrictive Title-Deed Conditions + ConsolidationFrom R 70 000
- Rezoning + Special Consent + Departure / RelaxationFrom R 55 000
- Rezoning + Special ConsentFrom R 45 000
Documents
What the application usually needs
The exact list depends on your municipality. Your planner drafts most of these, and tells you which ones you need to supply and how to get them.
Always needed
- Application fee receipt
- Application form (and approval letter)
- Motivational report
- Copy of Title Deed / Leasehold Title
- Notify adjoining owners (30 days)
- Provincial Gazette notice
- Locality plan
- Site Development Plan / Layout Plan
- Surveyor-General Diagram
- 100m radius plan
- Zoning map extract
- Zoning certificate
- Existing land use map
- Letter from Land Claims Commissioner
- Comments from Ward Councillor
- Letter confirming services from the district municipality
- Electricity reticulation plan
Only if they apply to your property
- Power of attorney
- Company resolution
- Mineral Rights Holder's consent
- Bondholder's consent
- Newspaper advertisement
- Site notice displayed on the property
- EIA approval / exemption
- Engineering services report
- Geotechnical report
- Storm water management plan
- SANRAL comments / Traffic Impact Study
How it works
From consult to decision
- 1
Free consult
Confirm rezoning is the right route - sometimes a departure or consent use will do.
- 2
Feasibility
Review of the zoning certificate (which you request from the municipality), title deed, overlays and services check.
- 3
Drafting and lodgement
Full SPLUMA pack drafted, public participation run, application lodged.
- 4
Decision
MPT decision typically within 9–18 months depending on municipality.
Billing
How you pay
Landlodz emails you a pro-forma invoice with the quoted fee. You pay by EFT into the Landlodz company account shown on the invoice, using your invoice number as the reference, and work starts once the payment reflects. Landlodz is not VAT-registered, so no VAT is added.
Questions
Common questions
Is rezoning always needed for a granny flat or spaza shop?
Usually not - consent use is the faster route. Book a free consult first.
Can a refusal be appealed?
Yes. SPLUMA appeals are available and Landlodz can lodge the appeal for an additional fee.
From R 36 120
Get your quote in a free consult.