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menu-item-object-page menu-item-46226\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/local-government-planning-development-and-environmental-law\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Local Government, Planning, Development and Environmental Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-46224\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/motor-vehicle-accident-personal-injury-claims-and-insurance-law\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Motor Vehicle Accident, Personal Injury Claims and Insurance Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-46225\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/non-resident-services\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Non-Resident Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-46235\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/tax-law\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Tax Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-46231\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/wills-trusts-and-deceased-estates\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Wills, Trusts and Deceased Estates<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-46229\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/conveyancing-correspondent-services\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Conveyancing Correspondent Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-46222\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/sectional-title-headquarter\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Sectional Title Headquarter<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a1dacf\" data-id=\"0a1dacf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-071ef15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"071ef15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In April 2015, STBB, as one of the largest property law firms in South Africa, we launched the STBB Development Law Unit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc0604c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dc0604c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The ground-breaking initiative was timed to coincide with changing legislation and processes to be implemented from 1 July 2015, such as the coming into effect of the Spatial Planning and Land Use Management Act (on national level) and the Land Use Management Act (Western Cape Province) on 1 July 2015.<\/p><p>STBB\u2019s Development Law Unit has nine specialists addressing development requirements in the fields of planning law, environmental law, construction law, renewable energy law and, very importantly, local government law.<\/p><p>The unit was warmly received by developers and welcomed by the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning.<\/p><p>The department\u2019s role is to function as a vital watchdog and one-stop-shop for developers, both strengthening the developer\u2019s position and reducing time taken for approvals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" 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