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Plantecnic Town Planning Support Services
About Our Town Plans
Company Profile:
Plantecnic is an independent Town Planning, Design and Development Consultancy which specializes in advising Clients on a wide range of Town Planning matters.
It is a versatile Consultancy providing specialized or general advice tailored to meet individual requirements on the following:
- Land Use Applications.
- Township Establishment
- Rezoning
- Subdivision
- Consolidation
- Other Land Use Rights
- Removal of Restrictions
- Development Proposals.
- Urban Layout Design.
- Mapping & Drafting.
- Site Planning.
- Planning Appeals.
- Planning Policy Advice.
Most developments need planning permission. Town Planning Consultants are professionally trained and best placed to advise Clients on these matters.
Planning Applications and Appeals:
Members have extensive experience and expertise in the preparation and submission of planning applications for all sectors of the development industry. Our planning application services include:
- Assembly, instruction and leadership of development teams. Appointing and coordinating project teams of specialist advisors including surveyors, civil- electrical- and traffic engineers, environmentalists, and attorneys, in order to submit a comprehensive package.
- Coordinating public consultation exercises to ascertain public opinion on our proposals.
- Negotiating with the local planning authorities, statutory authorities and others to secure consent.
- Doing the designs and drafting, and preparation of full application documentation.
- Following the process to ensure a speedy answer from the relevant authorities.
Layout Design, Urban Planning and Mapping:
Plantecnic Town Planning Support Services prides itself on its skills and experience in designing high-quality, viable layout plans that complies with development standards, engineering requirements and planning principles.
Our research includes finding registered cadastral data, that outlines cadastral boundaries, servitudes and proclamations. With a sound cadastral base map, aerial photography information and/or topographical survey information is added to provide the perfect base to start designing both practical, efficient and exciting layouts that will please the client and the end-users.
Plantecnic has its own drafting and mapping component, and does not require outsourcing of designs, plans and maps.
Practice Profile of Managing Member Marius Shepherd TRPT(SA) N Dip. Town & Regional Planning (Cape Technicon) MSAPI:
Founder of the practice following a career spanning over 8 years in private practice in Cape Town, another 2 years in the Department of Land Affairs in Limpopo and another 4 years in Polokwane Municipality, has afforded Mr. Shepherd with all the technical and practical experience to successfully be a planning consultant. He is extensively experienced in land use application appraisal and analysis, urban design issues, legal and enforcement matters. Additionally he has over 8 years experience in layout design, drafting and mapping. He provides advice, consultation and negotiation for Clients, as well as doing all the design work in the Consultancy.