Know what your property allows.

Start with the legal property description

A street address or suburb cannot establish legal development rights. Obtain the erf, township and extension, or farm and portion description, and request the applicable municipal information.

Read the applicable Tshwane scheme

The City’s official listing includes the Tshwane Land Use Scheme, 2024. Confirm the operative version, amendments and any property-specific annexure. A zoning label such as Residential 1 does not by itself answer every question about permitted uses, consent uses, coverage, height, parking or density.

Permitted uses, consent uses and controls

Use the scheme’s own definitions and use tables for the particular zone. A primary right, a use requiring consent and a use needing a rights amendment are different. Check all applicable conditions and development controls before choosing an application.

Separate rights from policy and building approval

Spatial frameworks inform planning decisions but do not automatically grant development rights. Title restrictions and servitudes may independently constrain development. Building plans and other statutory permissions are separate from land-use rights.

Property-specific assessment

An assessment can review available records, identify constraints and outline possible routes. It cannot guarantee an approval or replace surveys and specialist work outside its scope.

Official records and source documents

Read the Tshwane resource register or visit the City’s Land Use Management page. Official listings were checked on 2 November 2026; document applicability is confirmed for each matter.

This website does not operate an address-to-zoning database or provide an automatic legal rights result.