WHEN IS A “SPLUMA” CERTIFICATE REQUIRED?
Flowing from the provisions of Section 53 of the SPLUMA, a “SPLUMA” certificate is required for any property resulting from a land development application, in terms of the relevant provisions of a municipality’s LUM By-Law. By application, this is typically applicable under the following circumstances / conditions:
a New Erf in a new township;
a New Erf resulting from the subdivision of an existing erf within an existing township;
a New Erf resulting from the consolidation of two or more existing erven within an existing township; and
the registration of a sectional title scheme on any property.
On the back of Section 53, numerous municipalities LUM By-Laws now also contain provisions that require additional consents / permissions (and associated certificates to be issued) for matters relating to the registration and/or cancellation of servitudes for example, as well as the promulgation of amended zoning rights.