PlanApprove brings building plan preparation, digitally assisted compliance review and municipal submission together in one place — with Lauren, our digitally assisted compliance assistant, on hand at every step.
Premium members get featured placement across these professional categories — matched to applicants first when a project needs that expertise.
As we engage with each municipality below, we're building real, specific by-law and zoning-scheme content — not a generic checklist. Coverage is expanding on an ongoing basis.
The professional councils, institutes and associations that register, regulate and represent the people working across this industry.
South African Institute of Architects
South African Council for the Architectural Profession
Engineering Council of South Africa
South African Institute of Civil Engineers
South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession
South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions
Construction Industry Development Board
Master Builders South Africa
South African Property Owners Association
Getting a building plan approved involves preparation, compliance and a municipal process that can be slow and hard to navigate. PlanApprove connects all three into a single, guided pipeline.
Guidance and structure for getting your building plan documentation ready for review and submission.
Lauren performs a first-pass check against known requirements, with you doing the final check until 100% consistency is established.
Clear guidance through the municipal submission process, so applicants know what's needed and what happens next.
Connecting applicants with the right professionals and service providers for their specific project.
PlanApprove's digitally assisted compliance assistant — answering questions and giving your building plan a digitally assisted first-pass review.
Lauren is built to help you understand what a compliant building plan submission looks like, answer questions about the process, and give your documentation a digitally assisted first-pass review before it goes further.
She's available right here on the site — click "Chat to Lauren" at any time.
Get your building plan documentation structured and ready.
Lauren checks your plan against known compliance requirements.
You review and confirm before anything moves forward.
Guided submission into the municipal approval process.
Stay informed as your application moves through the process.
Building, extending or renovating your own home.
Get plans submission-ready and matched to projects.
Multi-unit and commercial approvals, tracked in one place.
Know a plan is approved before the first brick.
Anyone navigating a municipal submission for the first time.
