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Background to Consent Use in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality:

Consent use in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality refers to the land use rights that may be exercised on a zoning designation by way of obtaining the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality’s consent.

Consent use in the City of Johannesburg is defined as secondary land use rights in terms of the City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme, 2018.

The City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme, 2018 governs land use rights that may be exercised on zoning designations in terms of the definitions specified in the City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme, 2018 and Table B of the City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme, 2018.

Consent use in terms of the City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme, 2018 provides for additional land use rights as secondary or subservient land use rights.

In order to assess the consent use rights that may be exercised on a property in terms of the City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme, 2018, it is recommended to contact a professional town planner or town planning firm to conduct a due diligence on the specific property based on the interpretation of the City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme, 2018 and various other policy guidelines as promulgated by the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Based on the proposed need for a consent use proposal and the interpretation of the City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme, 2018 and the various applicable policy guidelines, the correct procedure may be followed to obtain consent use land use rights in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

Different land uses allowed by means of consent use in Johannesburg? 

A residential 1-zoned property in the City of Johannesburg can apply for one of the following secondary land use rights by means of a consent use application:

It’s important to always first consult with a professional town planner to ensure that the proposed consent use can be legally executed based on the existing zoning and title deed restrictions.

The consent use process for Johannesburg:

Typically, consent use applications require a formal process to be followed as determined by the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, the City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme, 2018, and the Johannesburg Municipal Planning By-law, 2016.

The process for consent use is summarized as follows:

The compilation of the Special Consent Use application may include: 

Submission of the consent application to Johannesburg Municipality: 

Advertisement procedure for a consent in Johannesburg Municipality: 

Following up on the consent use application in Johannesburg Municipality: 

Finalization of Consent in Johannesburg Municipality: 

Benefits of obtaining consent to use your property:

Consent use applications and the land use rights that may be exercised on your property, as determined by the City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme, 2018, allow for the optimal use of a subject property, which is in line with the City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme, 2018 and the Johannesburg Municipal Planning By-law, 2016.

The consent use rights in the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality may be required to legalize existing businesses or structures on a subject property, expand current business operations, or purchase new properties with the intention to realize the consent use potential in terms of the City of Johannesburg Land Use Scheme, 2018.

How to find out what consent-use rights may be exercised on your property:

Contact Urban Arrow today for your Consent Use Application in Johannesburg