Spatial Development Frameworks & Town Planning Schemes

Curated links to SDFs and Land/ Town Planning Schemes across South Africa, organised by province and municipality. Search by name or province. Use the Development Controls Finder to look up zoning parameters.

By Province On‑page search Controls Finder
Tip: Try "Cape Town SR1", "Johannesburg Residential 1", "Polokwane Business" or "eThekwini scheme".

Note

We’re expanding coverage for additional municipalities. If you have an SDF or Scheme link to add, please email us.

Development Controls Finder

Enter a municipality and zoning to view key development parameters (coverage, height, FAR, building lines, etc.).

⚠️ Always verify against the official scheme/by‑law. This tool provides a quick summary and a link to the source.

Western Cape Province

City of Cape Town — Development Management Scheme (Zoning Scheme)

Zoning regulations & tables (DMS)
SchemeBy‑law
CTZS Regulations (PDF) Municipal Planning By‑law Table A (Zones)

Western Cape Provincial Spatial Development Framework (PSDF)

Provincial SDF
SDFProvincial
Open PSDF

Drakenstein Municipality — SDF (example)

Local SDF (PDF)
SDF
Open SDF

Gauteng Province

City of Johannesburg — Land Use Scheme (2018)

Current scheme document
Scheme
LUS 2018 (PDF) SDF 2040

Gauteng Spatial Development Framework 2030 (Draft Review)

Provincial SDF (review)
SDFProvincial
Open GSDF

City of Tshwane — Town Planning Scheme (2008, rev.)

Scheme (PDF)
Scheme
Town Planning Schemes Download (PDF)

City of Ekurhuleni — Land Use Scheme (2021)

Replaces Town Planning Scheme 2014
Scheme
Ekurhuleni Planning CELUS 2021 (PDF)

KwaZulu‑Natal Province

eThekwini — Municipal Land Use Scheme (sub‑schemes)

North / Outer West Sub‑schemes (2025 review)
Scheme
North Sub‑scheme Outer West By‑law

KwaZulu‑Natal Provincial Spatial Development Framework (PSDF)

Provincial SDF (policy/draft context)
SDFProvincial
Draft PSDF 2021

Eastern Cape Province

Nelson Mandela Bay — Land Use Scheme (2023)

Scheme & Zoning Maps
Scheme
LUS 2023 (PDF) Zoning Lookup

KSD Municipality — SDF (Final Draft)

Local SDF
SDF
Open SDF

Northern Cape Province

Northern Cape — PSDF (Review)

Provincial SDF review page
SDFProvincial
View

ZF Mgcawu District — SDF (Draft)

District SDF
SDF
Open SDF

Limpopo Province

Polokwane — Integrated Land Use Scheme (2022)

Scheme & Land Use Tables
Scheme
Scheme (PDF) Land Use Tables

Mpumalanga Province

City of Mbombela — Land Use Scheme (2019)

Scheme (PDF)
Scheme
LUS 2019 SPLUM By‑law

North West Province

Rustenburg — Land Use Scheme / SPLUM

By‑law & scheme info
SchemeBy‑law
Schedules (LUS) Gazette reference

Free State Province

Mangaung — Land Use Scheme (Draft 2021)

Draft Scheme (PDF)
Scheme
Draft Scheme Gazette notice