Norme en goedkeuringsisteme vir grootskaalse kleinhandelinstellings

Abstract

Hypermarkets and other large scale retail facilities are making deep inroads into the retail market. The location of large retail facilities has far-reaching consequences which are not confined to municipal boundaries. Yet there is no specific system in South Africa for processing applications for these types of facility. On the basis of an analyses of methods of control used locally and overseas a method that can be applied locally, is formulated. It is suggested that applications for retail facilities with a floor area of more than 20 000 m²  should be subject to a special control system. A metropolitan authority, most probably a regional services council, should,in the first instance consider the desirability of an application. After the granting of approval at this level the development may be controlled at local authority level through a development plan. This plan would be drawn up by the developer and approved by the local authority.
*This article is written in Afrikaans.