Purchase or lease of municipal land for Arcadia properties
An adjacent owner or developer wishes to acquire or lease City-owned land.
Being in Arcadia does not by itself decide whether purchase or lease of municipal land is needed or likely to succeed. The erf's zoning, title conditions, servitudes, previous approvals and the applicable City of Tshwane policies decide that, and they can differ between neighbouring stands.
Where Arcadia is
Arcadia lies roughly 3 km east of Church Square in central Pretoria, with Sunnyside (about 1.6 km), Rietondale (about 1.7 km), Prinshof (about 2.2 km) and Hatfield (about 2.2 km) among its nearest neighbours in our register. Distances are straight-line estimates from a GeoNames point, not boundaries. Also known as . We group it with 44 other areas under Central & Northern Pretoria; that grouping is ours, not a municipal region.
Questions we'd ask about your Arcadia property
- Have neighbouring properties in Arcadia or Sunnyside had similar applications approved or refused?
- What is the current zoning of the Arcadia erf, and does it carry an annexure?
- Does the title deed contain conditions that conflict with the proposed purchase or lease of municipal land?
- Are there servitudes, building lines or earlier approvals on the property that affect the plan?
Checks before appointment
Confirm ownership, public use, municipal disposal requirements and planning constraints. A planning application cannot compel a sale.
What the planner does
Assist with the planning motivation and implications, coordinate the relevant municipal property process and identify linked closure, subdivision or rights requirements.
Information to gather
An initial enquiry can start with the suburb (Arcadia) and a short description of your proposal. For a submission, the following is usually confirmed:
- Property description or municipal account
- Current zoning information
- Title deed and available servitude records
- Owner consent and power of attorney at appointment
Cost categories
We quote purchase or lease of municipal land after reviewing the property. Typical cost categories are listed below; no fixed amount or decision date is implied.
- Professional planning fees
- Municipal application or record charges
- Advertising and notification, where required
- Implementation conditions and possible services contributions
- VAT treatment to be confirmed in the quotation
Zoning in Arcadia
Start by confirming the current rights for the specific property. How to check zoning in Arcadia.
Other services in Arcadia
Purchase or lease of municipal land in nearby areas
Sources
City of Tshwane application documents · GeoNames locality record (CC BY 4.0). Checked 2 November 2026; operative provisions must be confirmed.