Apply for outdoor advertising and signage (General, first and third party signs)
Our Environmental Management Department control outdoor advertising and signage in Cape Town. If you want to display a new sign, alter or add to an existing approved sign or submit a signage plan, you can follow the process below to apply.
How to apply
You will need to submit a General, first and third party application if you are considering erecting any of the following:
- Third-party billboard
- Flat, projected and projecting signs
- Locality-bound freestanding and composite first-party sign
- Locality-bound farm sign
- Service station sign
- Sky sign
- Roof sign
- Verandah, balcony, canopy, supporting columns, pillars and posts
- Boundary wall, fence and construction site signs
- Aerial sign
- Transit sign
Please note
Please ensure your information is thorough and correct. If the information provided on the form is incorrect, your application will be returned to you, which may cause delays.
Step 1: Download and complete the General First and Third Party Application form in the document download section below.
Step 2: Submit your completed application form together with two copies of your plans to one of the district offices listed in the table below:
| District | Address |
|---|---|
| Central | Table Bay office: Eighth floor, Good Hope Subcouncil building, 44 Wale Street, Cape Town |
| Tygerberg office: Parow Civic Centre, Cnr Voortrekker and Tallent Roads, Parow | |
| Northern | Milnerton office: Milnerton Municipal Offices, 87 Pienaar Road, Milnerton |
| Kraaifontein office: Kraaifontein Municipal Offices, 80 Brighton Road Cnr Darwin, Kraaifontein. | |
| Eastern | Strand office: Strand Civic Centre, Cnr Main, Fagan Roads and Piet Retief Roads, Strand |
| Khayelitsha office: Stocks and Stocks Building, Cnr Ntlazane and Ntaba Roads, Khayelitsha | |
| Southern | Plumstead office: Plessey Building, Cnr Main and Victoria Road, Plumstead |
You will be required to pay a fee calculated in terms of the City’s approved tariffs and charges. Please consult our Environmental and Heritage Management tariffs which you can find in the document downloads section below for the required fee.
Please note
Should the City require any changes to your application, you will be notified within 21 days.
Payment
We accept the following methods of payment:
- Cash, debit and/or credit card: We will cover the bank cost on a cash, debit and/or credit card payment on an amount above R7000 per transaction. We absorb such costs in respect of single payments of R7000 and below.
- Direct deposit at any Nedbank Branch: Insert your payment reference number on your deposit slip
- Electronic payments (EFT): Select the City of Cape Town as a bank listed beneficiary on your bank's website. Use your 9 - digit reference number in the beneficiary account number/ payment reference field.
Contact us
Contact the area head at a district office nearest to you:
Maurietta Stewart, Head: Central (Table Bay and Tygerberg districts)
Email:
maurietta.stewart@capetown.gov.za
Sonja Warnich-Stemmet, Head: North (Milnerton and Kraaifontein districts)
Email:
sonja.warnichstemmet@capetown.gov.za
Azanne van Wyk, Head: East (Strand and Khayelitsha districts)
Email:
azanne.vanwyk@capetown.gov.za
Andy Greenwood, Head: South (Plumstead district)
Email:
andrew.greenwood@capetown.gov.za
Download the Heritage Management District Office Contact list and map.
Document downloads
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