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Town Establishment

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Township Establishment is a complex process of converting land into residential, commercial or industrial properties. Various specialists and professionals work together and provide their input including for instance, the likes of townships and urban planners, environmental consultants, engineers, surveyors, lawyers, property specialists and financial advisors. 

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What is a township establishment application?

Township Establishment is a complex process of converting agricultural land into residential, commercial or industrial properties.

A Township Establishment application is submitted to the relevant local or municipal authority. All the necessary advertisements, processes and follow up work will have to be done as prescribed. A town planner will also help to coordinate with other relevant parties in this regard. Such an application could take up to 12 months to conclude and to be approved, provided that no objections to the application are lodged.

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What happens after Approval of Excision Application?

After approval of the excision application the following will take place,

  1. A land surveyor will be appointed to submit the approval to the Surveyor General to obtain a new farm description.
  2. The documents are then returned to the City Council to issue the Excision Certificate.
  3. The certificate is then submitted by a lawyer with the Title Deed to the Deed Office to be endorsed with the new farm description on it.
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What is the Township Establishment procedure?

  1. Preparation and submission of a township establishment application.
  2. The township application will be circulated to various external departments and all relevant internal departments of the Council for comments.
  3. Advertisement of the application must take place as prescribed by the Municipal By–Laws.
  4. All the relevant departments submitted their positive comments on the application, the City Planning Department arrange for approval of the township.
  5. A Land surveyor must do the General Plan for the township approved at the SG’s office.
  6. Appoint civil and electrical engineers to compile the required service reports for submission at the Council for approval and installation of engineering services.
  7. Open the Townships Register by an Attorney.
  8. Proclamation of the township.

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