TOWNSHIP ESTABLISHMENT & OPENING IN SOUTH AFRICA
Your Preferred Legal Partner In Township Establishment & Opening In South Africa
WHAT DOES A TOWNSHIP ESTABLISHMENT & OPENING ENTAIL IN SOUTH AFRICA?
Township establishment is when a municipality reviews the application to convert a piece of agricultural land into an area where residential, commercial, or industrial development occurs. The application approval announces a township.
The opening of a township register converts land on which a township is established into streets and erven (a plot of land) as depicted on a General Plan.
Both the establishment and opening of a township process are legal, and PM Attorneys’ experienced township opening attorneys in South Africa assist parties in the registration and legalisation of township establishments. We complete the process by submitting the Excision Certificate and the Title Deed to be endorsed with the new farm description.
WHAT IS THE LEGAL TOWNSHIP ESTABLISHMENT & OPENING PROCESS TO FOLLOW IN SOUTH AFRICA?
Stages in the township establishment application process:
Assessing the property and development plans to determine if one can develop the agricultural land.
Submission of the application for township establishment.
Application is approved.
Obtain the requirements for the establishment set out by the municipal by-laws.
Submission of a plan according to the requirements.
A Land surveyor must do the General Plan for the township approved at the Surveyor Generals’ office.
Local authority provides permission.
A register is opened for the township by PM Attorneys.
Proclamation of the township.
Stages in the opening of a township register process:
Conditions of the township establishment.
General Plan approval.
Approved small scale diagrams.
PM Attorneys prepare title deeds for the land portions to be drafted in the conveyancing documents and presented for signature to the township applicant.
PM Attorneys’ property law specialists ensure that the signed conveyancing documents are lodged at the Deeds office for registration.
PM Attorneys assist with the administrative and legal process after opening the township register until the stands in the township become registerable.
PM Attorneys boast extensive experience, knowledge and years in practice, making us the preferred legal partner in South African Law. Contact us for professional, expert advice and effective legal solutions to your town establishment matters.
