Question 2: 
In which province is your office situated?  (Place tick (✓) appropriate box)

Question 3:
Please indicate the size of your firm/company by inserting the number of persons per personnel category in the table below:

Question 4:
Please indicate the average monthly remuneration (gross before tax or other deductions) which you currently pay or are willing to pay the following employees:

4.1 Salaried professional planner (registered):

4.2        Recently qualified candidate planners (graduates, non-registered)

4.3        Registered technical planners

4.4        Planning assistants (persons not qualified as planners)

4.5   Planning students/interns (in training):

4.6        Technical personnel (computer draughting /GIS)

4.7        General secretary/typist/receptionist

4.8        Financial/Office Manager

4.9        Other (Specify):

The following questions pertain to average professional fees charged for a number of standard examples of assignments attended to by consulting planners.  Please indicate the fees that your firm would typically charge in such circumstances, as described in each category (exclusive of disbursements and VAT).  The method of calculating the fee in each instance is not required (only the quantum).  It is also required to indicate the manner in which the fees will be recovered.  In other words, do you charge a deposit and if so what percentage of the agreed fee and when will the balance of the fee be recovered (i.e. in incremental draws, per milestone)?

Question 5:

5.1     Application for an amendment of a land use scheme by the rezoning of an erf in a proclaimed township (residential suburb) to permit an increase in density (for grouphousing purposes) from one dwelling house per erf to 40 dwelling units per hectare.  The erf size is 2500m² and the area in which it is situated is earmarked for an increase in density to 40 units per hectare as per an adopted spatial development framework of the affected Municipality.  There are no restrictive conditions of title that need to be attended to. 

Deposit and milestone payments:

Based on past practitioner survey results pertaining hereto, the indicative average fee for the above assignment came to say R67.75-00 in 2022.  By comparison, the SACPLAN Guideline proposed 48 x cost units @ R2460 = R118 080-00.  Do you consider this to be a fair fee for the work described above?

Question 6:

6.1     Application for rezoning of a site assembly in a proclaimed township, to permit a high rise apartment complex at a density of 200 units/ha and a height of up to 6 (six) storeys.  The site assembly accounts for 1.0 ha of developable land.  The area in which it is situated is earmarked for residential densification as per an adopted spatial development framework of the Municipality.  There are no restrictive conditions of title that need to be attended to. 

6.2     Based on the previous practitioner survey results pertaining hereto, the average fee for the above assignment came to say R100 571-00.  By comparison the SACPLAN Guideline came to 48 x cost units @ R2460-00 = R118 080-00.  Do you consider this to be a fair fee for the work described above?

Question 7: 

An application for amendment of a land use scheme by the rezoning of an erf of 4000m² in a proclaimed township from existing zoning "Residential 1" to a  new zoning of "Business 4" (primarily offices) at a floor area ratio of 0,65 and a height restriction of 2 storeys.  The area in which the erf is situated has been earmarked for office development in terms of an adopted Spatial Development Framework of the Municipality.  There are no restrictive conditions of title or servitudes in the title deed. 

Question 8:

Application for the amendment of a town planning scheme by the rezoning of a site assembly to achieve a permissible floor area of 30 000m² to accommodate a new shopping/mixed use centre on a site assembly measuring 6ha.  The intended use is supported in the municipal policy for the area. 

Question 9:

9.1     Application for the subdivision of an erf in a proclaimed township to accord with approved zoning provisions.  Erf size 2000m².  The zoning permits subdivision into portions of not smaller than 1000m².  The density policy of the Municipality supports the principle of subdivision.  There are no conditions of title which prohibit subdivision.  An application is required which includes assisting the applicant and the appointed conveyancer to eventually procure a certificate contemplated in the ruling legislation in order to effect the transfer of the subdivided portion of the erf. 

Deposit and milestone payments:

Question 10:

10.1   Application for township establishment.  The size of the farm portion:  1,5ha.  The property is situated in an area earmarked for residential expansion in terms of adopted Spatial Development Framework of the Municipality.  There are no restrictive conditions of title to be removed and township establishment is required to create 2 erven to be zoned for "Residential 2" (Grouphousing) at a density of 40 units per hectare.  The 2 erven in the township will be consolidated upon registration.  There are no roads or open spaces within the confines of the township.  The parent property is a farm portion devoid of any servitudes.

Question  11:

Application for the establishment of a residential township.  The farm portion on which the development area is to be established is 98ha in extent.  The client requires approximately 750 to 800 erven of an average size of 1000m²/erf to be served by a public road system which will take up approximately 20% of the land area.  There are no servitudes which affect the underlying farm portion and the area in which it is situated is earmarked for residential expansion at a density of 10 units/ha in terms of adopted Spatial Development Framework of the Municipality.

Question 12:

12.1   Application to subdivide an existing farm portion into "small holdings".  The parent farm portion is 85 ha in extent and the client requires it to be subdivided into portions of not less than 3ha in area (as many as would be possible) and to provide for an internal service road by servitude to link the subdivided portions of the farm to the external public road system.  There are no conditions of title which prohibit subdivision and there are no restrictive servitudes which influence the subdivisional layout.  The existing zoning permits the intended subdivision.

Question 13:

Preparation for and attendance at a Municipal Planning Tribunal Hearing or Municipal Appeal Authority Hearing (or similar).

13.1   In circumstances where your firm is attending to an application for one of the aforesaid examples and the matter is opposed (objections are received) and such may result in the requirement for a hearing before a Municipal Planning Tribunal, alternatively an Appeal Authority of the responsible Municipality (or similar), please indicate the fee that will be charged in addition to the agreed fee for the first assignment (specifically to attend to the preparation for and appearance at a hearing as aforesaid).  Assume that, apart from consultation and preparation for the hearing, the hearing will be concluded within a single working day. 

Question 14:

Revision/Updating of a Spatial Development Framework (SDF) to accord with the general guidelines of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development for:

Question 15:   Application to establish a government subsidized residential settlement (affordable housing units).  Please indicate the average fee per erf/unit for the land development application process – to render the erven in the settlement transferable to prospective occupants.

In the most recent survey in 2022, the rounded average fee per unit in each category came to the following:

Question 16:

Indemnity Insurance