DRAWINGS FOR RECORD PURPOSES
NELSON MANDELA BAY, EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA. If you don’t have copies of the approved building plans for your property, what do you do? Building plans could be requested by your insurance company, bank, or when you sell a property, the buyer may request building plans. Plans approved by the Local Authority will either have […]
HOW LONG ARE APPROVED BUILDING PLANS VALID FOR?
NELSON MANDELA BAY, EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA. When a building plan application is submitted, it’s processed by the NMBM Building Inspectorate, circulated and if in accordance with the title & zoning conditions, National Building Regulations and municipal by-laws, it’s approved. Copies of the drawings are stamped and returned to the applicant with a Notice of […]
WHAT IS THE NHBRC AND WHAT BUILDINGS MUST BE ENROLLED?
NELSON MANDELA BAY, EASTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA. The National Home Builders Registration Council (NHBRC), was established to protect the interests of home owners, ensuring that builders comply with building industry standards. All new homes are to be enrolled with the NHBRC before construction starts. In addition, builders building new homes must be registered with the […]
WHAT IS AN AMENDED BUILDING PLAN AND WHEN IS IT REQUIRED?
When building plans are submitted to the municipality for consideration, if they are not in accordance with the Building Regulations, Town Planning Conditions, or By-Laws, they won’t be approved. The designer must rectify the drawings and resubmit them. There is no additional municipal submission fees for the resubmission. If the building plans are approved, the […]
NEW SWIMMING POOLS WILL NOT BE APPROVED
by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has reintroduced the ban on the construction of new swimming pools. They announced in July 2022 that building plan applications for new swimming pools would not be approved. This was amended in January 2023, when the Building Inspectorate advised property […]
