In non-planning areas Village Development Plans are ap-

proved by the Council and the Land Board. Development

Plans are blocks of different land uses which are further sub

divided by the Physical planers into Detailed Layout Plans

in accordance with urban development standards and

Ngwato land Board Policy. Where there are no Develop-

ment Plans consultation with the village leadership on vil-

lage growth is a necessity. Below is Dibokwe Layout Plan.

The department of Land Use Planning provides secretarial

services to DLUPU, carries out settlement appraisals and

eviction of squatters, feasibilitiy studies for sitting agricul-

tural uses, assessment of new applications for agricultural

uses and acquisition of land for governments departments

LAND USE PLANNING, SURVEYING, MAPPING AND

TITLE REGISTRATION

LAND USE PLANNING

Initially chief s were responsible for administration of

Tribal Land. They practiced some form of Land Use

Planning in that they zoned land for residential, ar-

able and grazing. Formalized land use planning

started with the introduction of TGLP which re-

sulted in the National Land Use Map and subse-

quently District Integrated Land Use Plans Like the

CDLUP above. Tribal Land Act provides the frame-

work for planning which empowers the Land Board

to formulate its policy and gazette land use zones

after consultation with the council. Planning in com-

munal areas is guided by Land Use and Management

Policies like TGLP, NPAD, Tourism Policy,

CBNRM, National Conservation Strategy, etc.

In settlements Town & Country Planning Act con-

trols land use planning. The act gives the minister

powers to declare Planning Areas. There are three

Planning Areas in the Central District namely

Palapye, Mahalapye and Serowe. In planning areas all

the subdivisions, extensions or consolidation of plots

are approved by the Planning Board through the

District Council. All the land is allocated after

proper planning and surveying. Subsequently plan-

ning permission is sought through the District Coun-

cil before any structure can be built. Below is

Palapye Planning Area.

LAND SURVEYING & MAPPING

The department exist to provide the Land Board with advice in

all maters relating to cadastral and topographic surveys, Land

information Systems. Initially the Director of Surveys and Map-

ping provided this service until 1991 when the government

decentralized surveys services to the Land Boards. To date

Ngwato Land Board has decentralized land surveying & map-

ping services to five (4) Subordinate Land Boards namely; Ma-

halapye, Palapye, Tonota, and Tutume and is in the process of

establishing two new surveying stations in Letlhakane and

Bobonong. Full surveying services are available in these sub

land boards.

MAPS PRODUCED BY NLB.

Cadastral Plans (General Plans) -Boundaries for Legal pur-poses (title registration, taxation, LIS, cadastre) Topographic Maps (Base maps) - contains natural, man made features and contours to reflect terrain. Land Use Maps (Thematic) - Shows large zones of ranches, national parks and communal areas Survey Diagrams for title registration Sketch Plans for Lease preparations. EQUIPMENT USED BY SURVEYORS Global Position Systems (GPS) Total Stations MicroStation ArcGIS Informate INTELLIGIS SERVICES PROVIDED BY NLB The main service rendered by NLB surveyors in all surveying stations include production of sketch plans, relocation of bea-cons, cadastral surveys and surveying parcels of land for a title registration. COST RECOVERY Please note that with effect from 1st September 2010

• the charges for relocation of beacons and framing of dia-

gram will increase from P300, 00 to P500, 00 ( effec-tively the professional charge will increase by from P300.00 to P500,00)

• Survey of residential plots will attract both the basic araea

charge and P50, 00 examination fee.

• Commercial & Industrial Plots Full tariff including Basic area charge, return mileage (P1. 75)

from the nearest survey station, subsistence allowance for 4 per-

sonnel (surveyor, 2 FA, Driver) at government rate and Exami-

nation fee of P50 – 00

• The following basic area charge will be charged according to

the size of the plot;

Take note that Ngwato Land Board does not provide ser-

vices for surveying Farms

AREA (M2) CURRENT

CHARGE (P)

PROPOSED (P)

<1600 1000 1800

1601 - 4000 1200 2000

4001 – 1 Ha 1400 2200

1.001Ha – 5Ha 1600 2400

AREA (Ha) CHARGE

5 TO 10 4400

10 TO 25 4500

25 TO 50 4900

50 TO 100 5600

100 TO 200 6200

200 TO 300 6900

300 TO 500 7800

500 TO 750 8300

750 TO 1000 8800

1000 TO 1500 9400

1500 TO 2000 9800

2000 TO 3000 10400

3000 TO 5000 11000

5000 & above 11900

Procedures for registering Tribal Lease ( Acquiring Title Deed)

• The Land Board and the lessee must sign the lease docu-

ment.

• Engage a registered Land Surveyor to survey your plot and

get the diagrams approved by the Director of Surveys and Mapping.

• Take the approved diagrams together with your lease to the

Department of Lands who will give you two copies of your lease. They will guide you on how to type and present the Title & annexure ‘A’. The title should read like this :-

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENOF LEASE BETWEEN

NGWATO OF LAND BOARD

AND ONNEETSE PHEJANA

IN RESPECT OF

TRIBAL LOT 100 SEROWE

• The title should then be cut and pasted at the bottom centre of the folder.

• Annexure A describes the land that has been surveyed and is being registered. It should read as follows :-

ANNEXURE A

CERTAIN: Piece of land being Tribal Lot 100 Serowe SITUATE: At Basimane Ward, Serowe in the

Bamangwato Tribal Territory MEASURING: 1000,20 M2 (One zero zero zero

coma two zero square metres)

AS WILL MORE FULLY APPEAR: From Diagram DSM NO.203/2010

Surveyed by Land Surveyor S. Banogi in May 2010 and approved by the Director of Surveys and

Mapping on the 2nd day of June 2010.

Provide two A4 folders, two diagrams, two annexure A’s and two copies of lease (DoL Stamp & LIR No) with sketch plan , affidavit signed by commissioner of oaths, certified copies of identity and take the above to the Deeds Registry who will register the deed for you at that instant free of cost. You will be issued with one copy and the other one is filed with the Deed Registrar. (note that all the leases north of Dibete are registered in Fran-cistown but you still collect the lease copies at De-partment of Lands in Gaborone and leases south of Dibete are registered in Gaborone)