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Land Use Management Scheme in City of Tshwane
Every municipality in South Africa must adopt a single, wall-to-wall Land Use Management Scheme under SPLUMA (Section 24). In City of Tshwane, the scheme administered by City of Tshwane - Development Planning sets out every zoning category, the primary and consent uses for each, and the development parameters - height, coverage, floor area ratio, building lines and parking.
City of Tshwane - Development Planning · Read & apply the local zoning scheme
What the scheme contains
The City of Tshwane scheme defines the zoning categories applicable in the municipal area (e.g. Single Residential 1, General Residential 4, General Business 1, Industrial 1, Agricultural). For each category it lists primary uses (allowed as of right), consent uses (allowed with municipal consent), and prohibited uses, plus the numeric controls that govern bulk and form.
How to read it for your property
Start with the zoning certificate from City of Tshwane - Development Planning. Find your category in the scheme. Confirm your intended use is listed as a primary or consent right. Check the numeric controls - coverage, FAR, height, parking, side and street building lines. If your project breaches any of these, you need a departure, consent use or rezoning.
Amending the scheme
Where a site-specific change is needed, the scheme is amended through a rezoning. Broader policy changes happen through scheme amendments adopted by Council. Both routes follow SPLUMA section 16 procedures and are lodged by a SACPLAN-registered planner.
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Where do I get the City of Tshwane zoning scheme?
City of Tshwane - Development Planning publishes the scheme on its planning portal; the current zoning of a specific erf is shown on the zoning certificate.
What's the difference between zoning and the scheme?
Zoning is the category attached to a specific erf; the scheme is the rulebook that defines every category and its rights.
Can the scheme be challenged?
Decisions made under the scheme can be appealed to the Municipal Planning Tribunal and ultimately reviewed by court.
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