- 047 495 1174
- Zininzin@ksd.gov.za
Director : Human Settlement
Personal Assistant
Ms. Zizipo Plaatjie
- 047 495 1174
- zizipo@ksd.gov.za
Online Services Offered
The following are the services offered on the platform:
- Demolition
- Fence & Fence
- Outdoor Advertising
- Hoarding
- Inspections
- Commencement
- Sewer
Human Settlements and Planning Department
The Human Settlements and Planning Department has the following sections with the related key performance areas: Housing, Building Control and Outdoor Advertising Section
Housing Unit Functions:
- Provision of housing developments for the residents of King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipal jurisdiction.
- Capturing of data onto the National Housing Needs Register.
- Verification of beneficiary status on the Housing Subsidy System for approvals/declines.
- Monitoring of housing construction by the appointed contractors.
- Allocation and handover of houses upon completion.
Building Control Unit Functions:
- Facilitation of Building Plan, Demolition Permit and Outdoor Advertising approval by Local Authority.
- Provision of inspection support to enforce compliance on all constructed buildings in accordance with approved legislation.
- Provision of inspection support to enforce compliance on Outdoor Advertising.
- Ensuring that systematic and quality buildings are constructed thereby improving the property value of the economic market.
- Undertaking routine building control inspections.
Spatial Planning & Properties Section
Development Control & Forward Planning Unit Functions:
- Land use management (forward planning & development control) which centres its processes on frameworks and policies for a controlled development application process.
- Developing long-term planning tools to improve the distribution of land uses and activities.
- Considering applications received from developers or property owners on proposals of new commercial, agricultural, or residential ventures / improvements related to spatial planning environment and processed through the Municipal Planning Tribunal (MPT) and Authorized Official (AO) of the Municipal Planning Tribunal.
Geographic Information Systems Unit Functions :
- Coordinate the collection and gathering of spatial data.
- Establish GIS standards and policies.
- Maintain and update Geodatabase.
- Coordinate software and hardware maintenance.
- Provide spatial data needs/ analysis for internal and external stakeholders.
- Assisting the Office of the Speaker on Geographical Street name changes.