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Land-Use Management

LAND-USE PLANNING

is to manage the process of change in the living environment through the facilitation of sustainable development that will foster economic prosperity, enhance social wellbeing, and protect the environmental integrity. As Stellenbosch Municipality is sought after for the opportunity and quality of life it offers, large parts of the municipal area are constantly under pressure for development; in the form of various types of residential development, and commercial development ranging from business to tourist and visitor facilities in the rural areas surrounding villages.

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Stellenbosch Municipal Land Use Planning By-law

Stellenbosch Municipal Land Use Planning By-law comes into operation on 1 December 2015. This by-law will replace the Land Use Planning Ordinance, No 15 of 1985 (LUPO) and laws such as the Removal of Restrictions Act No 84 of 1967 (ROR).

The by-law will give effect to the municipal planning function allocated to municipalities in terms of Part B of Schedule 4 of the Constitution. It also gives effect to certain requirements set in the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (SPLUMA) and the Western Cape Land Use Planning Act (LUPA), both of which come into operation on 1 December 2015.

LUPO has been repealed and replaced by the Stellenbosch Municipal Planning By-law from 1 December 2015.

Important Notice: Applications submitted prior to 1 December 2015 will still be processed in terms of the Land Use Planning Ordinance (Ordinance 15 of 1985) under which they were submitted.

All land use planning applications are made thus in terms of the By-law from 1 December 2015.

Your Guide to Land-Use Management

LUM must ensure that land is developed in a desirable and sustainable way by upholding the Land Use Planning Bylaw and the Zoning Scheme Bylaw of Stellenbosch Municipality, as well as any related land use management policies and guidelines to ensure a quality living environment with opportunities that addresses the needs and aspirations of all the communities by:

  • Administering the processing of land use applications
  • Administering the zoning scheme (evaluation of land use applications and decision making)
  • Land use compliance management (letters of approval, compliance to conditions of approval and certify vesting of land use rights)
  • Administering the Municipal Planning Tribunal (MPT) (decision making body)
  • Administering the appeals process on behalf of the Appeal Authority (Mayor)
  • Land use enforcement (action against non-compliance with land use rights or conditions of approval)

LUM must ensure that land is developed in a desirable and sustainable way by upholding the Land Use Planning Bylaw and the Zoning Scheme Bylaw of Stellenbosch Municipality, as well as any related land use management policies and guidelines to ensure a quality living environment with opportunities that addresses the needs and aspirations of all the communities by:

Planning Notices

Land Use Application Advertisements

551 documents

Land Use Application Decisions

1,234 documents

Land Use Appeal Decisions

61 documents

Planning Legislation

National and Provincial Government Legislation, Regulations and Policy
Municipal Bylaws

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WHO TO CONTACTDIRECTORATE: PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Chrizelle Kriel (Pr. Pln.) Manager: Land Use Management021 808 8660 Chrizelle.Kriel@stellenbosch.gov.za
Kaylin Anthonie Senior Administrative Officer021 808 8669 Kaylin.Coetzee@stellenbosch.gov.za