South Africa - Exemption to Pay Development Charges on Land Units

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Exemption to Pay Development Charges on Land Units, the applicant has to approach the Department of National Treasury link
2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. The applicant has to visit the office for completing the further process.
12. This entire process can be completed within 30 to 40 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Foundation certificate
• Land layout
• Legal land document proof
• Citizenship proof ID
• Fee receipt

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of National Treasury
40 Church Square
Pretoria- 0002
Mail address:
Private Bag
X115
Pretoria – 0001
Email - [email protected]
Tel : (012) 315 5046
Fax : (012) 406 9055
Contact link

Municipalities of South Africa
Private Bag X12, Vredenburg 7380
Telephone: (022) 701 7000
Fax: (022) 715 1518
Email: [email protected]
Website link
Address and Contact Link
List of Municipalities in South Africa link

Note: The applicant can click on the map to explore municipalities by province, or search for any municipality, town, person, etc. using the search function.

Eligibility

• Any land owner person who intends to Exemption to Pay Development Charges on Land Units is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as per the authority’s request.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• This entire process can be completed within 30 to 40 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
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Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name
• Address
• Contact address
• Land details
• Signature
• Contact
• Email ID
• Housing details

Need for the Document

• A development charge is a once-off charge levied by a municipality on the land owner as a condition for approving a land development application.
• They are imposed to cover the costs incurred by the municipality when installing new infrastructure or upgrading existing infrastructure.

Information which might help

Land payment:

• The land owner is liable for the payment of a development charge as a condition of getting the land development application approval.
• The payment for development charges can be made either as a monetary contribution or in-kind payment where the land owner installs infrastructure on behalf of the municipality.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

• Link
  

Others

• A development charge is calculated to approximate the actual costs of the related external engineering services.