- Statutory and non statutory plan preparation and management
- Development control
- Project management
- Advise council on planning issues in terms of the Regional, Town and Planning Act Chapter 29:12 (1996).
- Site planning and pegging.
- Facilitate the acquisition of land for urban expansion
- Facilitation of the surveying of stands.
- Issuance of development permits, certificates of occupation, change of use permits and development conditions on Council properties.
- Process subdivision and consolidation applications
- Facilitate valuation of properties and coordination of council valuation rolls
- Coordination of the District Local Economic Development
- Land use Management