Ikhwezi MagebaConsulting Engineers

Town planning

From land rights to approved layout plans

A complete planning service for municipalities, trusts and developers — the surveys, participation, reports and drawings that carry a development application through to approval.

01

Township establishment & rezoning

  • Establish legal entities to access landownership and funding
  • Advise on procedure and impacts of ownership establishment
  • Surveys and scoping reports
  • Prioritise client development needs
  • Coordinate geotechnical, environmental and engineering reports
  • Prepare layout plans and site development plans for approval

02

Land tenure upgrade & township formalisation

  • Base maps and layout, general plans and diagrams
  • Land rights verification and land rights registers
  • Public participation and stakeholder involvement
  • Coordinate conveyancing work
  • Manage the project through to title deeds and approvals

03

Community participation & consultation

  • Public participation programmes
  • Coordination with office bearers and communities
  • Stakeholder communication and negotiation
  • Facilitation and reporting

04

Housing strategies

  • Social studies and surveys, primary and secondary data
  • Facilitating public involvement
  • Formulating and implementing strategies
  • Evaluation measures, monitoring and review

05

Site development planning & urban design

  • Generic architectural styles developed with residents and climate in mind
  • Circulation between indoor and outdoor space
  • Construction techniques that integrate built form with landscape

06

Urban renewal

  • Identify areas marked for renewal
  • Managerial services on renewal projects
  • Formulate renewal strategies and evaluation measures
  • Manage implementation of the development programme

07

Environmental & heritage screening

  • Screening against NEMA 2010 regulations to determine EIA need
  • Waste Listed Activities screening for licence requirements
  • General Authorisation screening under the National Water Act
  • Heritage screening under the National Heritage Act