Heritage Western Cape approves and manages development to buildings older than 60 years. This entails an assessment of the heritage significance of the building in question as well as deciding on or endorsing the grading of the building.
Required Documents for Submission
1. SECTION 27/ SECTION 28 / SECTION 29/ SECTION 31/SECTION 34 - APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT :
To destroy, damage, deface, excavate, alter or remove from its original position, subdivide, change the planning status, of a provisionally protected or a heritage area and/ or alter or demolish any structure or part of a structure older than 60 years.
1. Completed signed application form (signed by applicant and owner where applicable)
2. A Power of Attorney must be submitted should the owner not have signed the application form
3. Proof of ownership; the following is required as applicable to the application: 3.1. Title Deed and Surveyor General (SG) Diagrams
3.2. Company or Trust Resolution to be submitted where applicable
3. Coloured up to scale plan with dimensions
4. For total demolitions:
4.1. A site plan indicating the proposed demolition
4.2. As-built set of plans
5. Clear Locality Plan or Map – the map must be legible with identifiable street names
6. Annotated Photographs maximum 2 images per a page:
6.1. Internal photographs of the building / structure
6.2. External photographs of the building / structure
6.3. Streetscape / contextual images analysing the streetscape and showing the immediate surrounds – Google Street Images are NOT accepted
7. Consultation
7.1. Local Authority comments / Local Municipality comments
7.2. Registered conservation body comment - A complete list can be found at http://www.hwc.org.za/conservation-bodies. If 30 days commenting period has lapsed for 7.1. and 7.2., proof of correspondence is required
8. Motivation in terms of heritage grounds pertaining to the proposed scope of works.
2. SECTION 27/ SECTION 28/ SECTION 29/ SECTION 31/SECTION 34 - APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT, MINOR WORKS:
Minor Works Permits are only issued at the discretion of HWC, in instances where the subject building has not been identified as having heritage significance, or in the opinion of HWC the work being undertaken will not impact on the significance of a structure identified as having significance, or which in the opinion of HWC, may have significance.
Please consult the HWC guideline for minor works submissions. If unclear if the proposal is deemed to be minor, please contact HWC for assistance.
The following documentation is required upon submission:
1. Completed signed application form (signed by applicant and owner where applicable).
2. A Power of Attorney must be submitted should the owner not have signed the application form
3. Proof of ownership; the following is required as applicable to the application:
3.1. Title Deed and Surveyor General (SG) Diagrams.
3.2. Company or Trust Resolution to be submitted where applicable
4. Coloured up to scale plan with dimensions.
5. Clear Locality Plan or Map – the map must be legible with identifiable street names.
6. Annotated Photographs maximum 2 images per a page:
6.1. Internal photographs of the building / structure.
6.2. External photographs of the building / structure.
6.3. Streetscape / contextual images analysing the streetscape and showing the immediate surrounds – Google Street Images are NOT accepted.
7. Motivation in terms of heritage grounds pertaining to the proposed scope of works. A heritage methodology is strongly advised if the site is graded and / or affected significant fabric.
3. SECTION 27/ SECTION 28 / SECTION 29/ SECTION 31/SECTION 34 – EMERGENCY PERMIT APPLICATION:
Emergency applications are accepted at the discretion of HWC in terms of Regulation No. 3 (8) of Regulations published on 29 August 2003.
The following documentation is required upon submission:
1. Completed signed application form (signed by applicant and owner where applicable)
2. A Power of Attorney must be submitted should the owner not have signed the application form
3. Proof of ownership; the following is required as applicable to the application: 3.1. Title Deed and Surveyor General (SG) Diagrams.
3.2. Company or Trust Resolution to be submitted where applicable.
4. Coloured up to scale plan with dimensions / sketch diagrams – alternatively detailed images of the heritage resource requiring intervention.
5. Clear Locality Plan or Map – the map must be legible with identifiable street names.
6. Annotated Photographs maximum 2 images per a page:
6.1. Internal photographs of the building / structure.
6.2. External photographs of the building / structure.
6.3. Streetscape / contextual images analysing the streetscape and showing the immediate surrounds – Google Street Images are NOT accepted.
7. Motivation on heritage grounds as to why the application is a heritage emergency (i.e a threat to a heritage resource that requires intervention).
