Book Review: Planning Law

• Jurisdiction: South Africa
• Date: 16 August 2019
• Pages: 232-235
• Author: Antonie Gildenhuys
• Published date: 16 August 2019
• Citation: (2013) 24 Stell LR 232

Planning Law 2 ed by J van Wyk. Juta & Co Ltd Cape Town 2012. xviii

& 741 pp. ISBN 9780702194207. Price R680.00 (soft cover)

By means of this bo ok, Jeannie va n Wyk made a signicant contr ibution

to legal wr iting in South Afr ica. Although a rst edition thereof appeared i n

1999, the present book is largely a new work. It is very well written, easi ly

understanda ble, and will be usefu l to a wide variety of readers.

Planning law involves land. Law is not the only discipli ne involved in the

planning process. Regiona l and town planners, e nvironmentalist s, engineers,

historians, ent repreneurs, com munities and a wide a rray of government

department s and state enterprises all have a role to play. Many disciplines are

involved. The author’s focus is on legal issues, without involving herself in

non-legal topics which fall within the spher es of other disciplines. Nonetheless,

non-lawyers will benet f rom the work, since legal requirements pervade

many other aspects of the plan ning process.

232 STELL LR 2013 1

(2013) 24 Stell LR 232

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