Question NW315 to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

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11 April 2016 - NW315

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Topham , Mr B to ask the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs

For each metropolitan municipality, how many commercial, industrial and residential building plan submissions were made in the: (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years; (b) How many building plan submissions were approved by each specified municipality in the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years; (c) What is the response time to acknowledge receipt of building plans; (d) How long does it take to finalise building plan submissions?

Reply:

1. The following table represents commercial, industrial and residential building plan submissions per Metro in the 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years

Building Plans:2013-14

Metro

Commercial

Industrial

Residential

Total

City of Tshwane

94

97

12 323

12 514

Ekurhuleni

50

190

5062

5302

City of Johannesburg

104

72

11977

12153

City of Cape Town

330

7904

8234

Nelson Mandela Bay

95

86

7734

7915

Buffalo City

83

96

2461

2640

Mangaung

45

17

2283

2345

eThekwini Municipality

927

408

9618

10953

Building Plans:2014-15

Metro

Commercial

Industrial

Residential

Total

City of Tshwane

128

87

12 883

13 098

Ekurhuleni

33

241

5382

5656

City of Johannesburg

41

79

12963

13083

City of Cape Town

353

8985

9342

Nelson Mandela Bay

87

94

9530

9711

Buffalo City

84

86

2370

2540

Mangaung

35

24

2069

2108

eThekwini Municipality

1363

601

12740

14704

2. The following table represents building plans that were approved by each municipality in the (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 financial years

Municipality

YEAR

 

2013-14

2014-15

City of Tshwane

10 654

9 554

Ekurhuleni

4550

5272

City of Johannesburg

11247

11934

City of Cape Town

8407

9859

Nelson Mandela Bay

2475

3724

Buffalo City

2314

2207

Mangaung

3083

2173

eThekwini Municipality

5748

6044

3. The table below represents the time indicated by each metro on the response time to acknowledge receipt of building plans

Municipality

Response time to acknowledge receipt of Building Plans

City of Tshwane

Application is acknowledged as soon as it is received and the necessary fees are paid.

Ekurhuleni

Upon submission and payment of necessary fees.

City of Johannesburg

Upon receipt and payment of necessary fees.

City of Cape Town

Application is acknowledged as soon as it is received and necessary fees are paid.

Nelson Mandela Bay

Upon submission the application is issued with an invoice. 

Buffalo City

1 week

Mangaung

Immediately after submission and payment of the requisite building plan fees.

eThekwini Municipality

Immediately on submission and payment of the prescribed tariff where applicable.

4. The information below represents response time each municipality takes to finalise building plan submissions.

Municipality

Time taken to finalise Building Plan Submissions

City of Tshwane

Building Plans 500m² and less: 30 days

Building Plans 501m² and more: 60 days

Ekurhuleni

 

City of Johannesburg

As per the legislated time period, namely

30 days for building plans smaller that 500m² and 60 days for plans larger than 500m².

City of Cape Town

Building Plans 500m² and less: 30 days

Building Plans 501m² and more: 60 days

Nelson Mandela Bay

Eight (8) days from date of submission if application has all necessary supporting documents

Buffalo City

22 days

Mangaung

The general norm is as per the legislated time period, namely

30 days for building plans smaller that 500m² and 60 days for

plans larger than 500m².   In most cases Mangaung

Metropolitan Municipality complies.

eThekwini Municipality

In terms of timeframes expressed as a percentage the performance has been 98.1% (2013/14) and 99.9% (2014/15).

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