Erection of Structures
For general enquiries please contact the building office at Tel: 671 7412/3.
The following requirements have been applicable since 1 January 1989:
- The following building works are exempted from the stipulations of the National Building Regulations and may therefore be erected without the permission of the Town Council.
Any structure smaller than 5 m²; a pergola; a car, caravan or boat shelter with open sides, covered with thermo-plastic mesh and which does not exceed 40 m²; a boundary wall or a stand 1,8 m or lower; a wire fence 1,8 m or lower, a grass umbrella with a diameter of 3 m or less.
- Building work which is handled as small building works. An application together with application fees must be submitted to the Building Office.
- A chicken-house, the surface area of which exceeds 5 m² but not 10 m²
- an aviary, the surface area of which exceeds 5 m² but not 20 m²
- a hot-house, the surface area of which exceeds 5 m² but not 15 m²
- a car or boat shelter or carport with a surface area not exceeding 40 m²
- a thatched lapa with a surface area not exceeding 20 m²
- a private swimming pool
- a changeroom (at a swimming pool) with a surface area not exceeding 10 m²
- the replacement of a roof or part thereof by the same or a similar type of material; this is, for example, not applicable when the corrugated iron roof of a house is replaced by a tiled roof
- changing a door into a window or a window into a door without enlarging the width of the opening. Only the Building Control Officer or his deputy may make a decision in this regard
- cutting an opening into a wall when it does not adversely affect the safety of the building in question. Only the Building control Officer or his deputy may make a decision in this regard
- partitioning or enlargement of a room by the erection or demolition of a wall when such erection or demolition does not adversely affect the structural safety of the building in question. Only the Building Control Officer or his deputy may make a decision in this regard
- the installation of a sun heater, the surface area of which does not exceed 6 m² in the case of installation on the roof, or 12 m² in the case of installation in any place other than on the roof
- the erection of any other buildings the nature of which is such that, in the opinion of the Building Control Officer, it will not be necessary for the applicant to submit plans together with his application, that will fully comply with these regulations
The following information must accompany the application:
- A detailed site plan on A4 paper and drawn on a scale of 1:500
- a ground plan with detailed measurements on A4 paper and drawn on a scale of 1:100
- elevations on A4 paper and drawn on a scale of 1:100
- full description of the construction materials
- in the case of swimming pool, full particulars of the safeguarding of the pool must be provided. If swimming pool fencing is used, a detailed drawing of the self-locking gate must be furnished
- For all other building works formal plans are required.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COMMENCEMENT OF ANY BUILDING WORKS IS PROHIBITED UNTIL THE ABOVE-MENTIONED REQUIREMENTS HAVE BEEN MET
