WHAT’S AN OCCUPATION CERTIFICATE AND WHY’S IT REQUIRED
In the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa An occupation certificate is issued by the local authority to confirm that building works have been completed in accordance with the approved building plans and it’s safe for occupation. The process and requirements may vary slightly for each local authority. The building inspector for the […]
WHY MUST BUILDING PLANS BE SUBMITTED AND WHAT IS REQUIRED
In the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa If you’re planning to build a new building, or to alter an existing, you are required to submit building plans to the Local Authority. Or, if you’re selling a property, which has been altered over the years, building plans would also need to be submitted. […]
PRECEDENT
A neighbour’s transgression A neighbour’s transgression of building regulations, doesn’t give you the right to transgress. If your neighbour jumps into the fire, it doesn’t mean you can. When it comes to property, just because somebody else builds without approval, it doesn’t set a precedent, allowing others to follow. Any development, or improvement to a property […]
IS THERE A GRACE PERIOD, OR MORATORIUM FOR SUBMITTING BUILDING PLANS
To the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, South Africa In Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth), the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality (NMBM) has not given property owners a grace period to regularise any illegal property improvements. There is no moratorium on prosecution, if there has been illegal construction, or the illegal use of a building. The […]
NOTICE OF UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES
In the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa The majority of properties in Nelson Mandela Bay, and probably South Africa have some form of illegal structure, without approved building plans. Some property owners are