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• Submit the survey records to be approved along with all supporting documentation and the prescribed fee to the office of the Department of Surveys and Mapping located in Gaborone or Francistown 
• The DSM officer will issue a survey record number to the record
• Survey records will go through the process of examination and approval
• Once approved or rejected, the Surveyor will be notified to come collect it or it can be sent by mail

• Registered land owners must place the following minimum number of advertisements:
  • One(1) advertisement in the Botswana Government Gazette
  • One(1) advertisement a week for two consecutive weeks (i.e. one advertisement in each week) in the newspaper which circulates in the same area as the parcel of land in question
  •  Templates of the advertisements required are available at the office of the Registrar of Deeds.
• At least three(3) weeks after the last of the advertisements above have been published, the registered owner or holder must submit the following documents to the office of the Registrar of Deeds in person or by conveyancer (a conveyancer is an attorney who has been admitted as such by the High Court of Botswana).  These forms are also available at the office of the Registrar of Deeds;
  • Application for a certified copy of a lost Title Deed (Request Form). ("A")
  • Affidavit in terms of Regulation 46(1) ("B")

• The Application Form that applies to this Service is "Application Form for Showing of Lost Beacons". Please download and complete the Application Form by clicking Beacon Relocation Form.
• If you have downloaded the form to complete, please then send the completed form together with the supporting documentation by mail, fax or email to the office of the Department of Surveys and Mapping in Gaborone, Francistown, Selebi Phikwe or Maun. Contact information is provided below.
• If this is not the first time you have been shown the beacons for your plot, pay a deposit to the office of the Department of Surveys and Mapping and obtain a receipt for the payment.
• The plot beacons will be re-identified and you will be contacted to set an appointment to be shown the beacons on your plot.

• Where a waiting list exists plots, will be allocated to applicants who qualify for allocation or and when there is land available for allocation, citizens will be informed by the Land Boards through advertising on local media and through public forums such as Kgotla meetings. These announcements will include details on the land that is available and the period when applications will be accepted.
• Complete the (MLH).Land Application Form - Application for customary Land Rights Form and submit the completed form along with the required supporting documentation (as listed below) to the appropriate Land Board or Sub Land Board office during the period specified in the announcement. 
• Applicants will be informed of the result of their application by mail or telephone.

Applicants must complete and submit the Residential Application Form to the Department of Lands. (Receipt of applications for residential plots in state land is currently suspended). 

The Department of Lands will then issue an application reference number and the application will be placed on the SLIMS waiting list.

• When plots are available, selected applicants will be issued with provisional offer letters and must then provide proof of their ability to purchase and develop the plot within prescribed time. 
• Applicants are responsible for informing the Department of Lands of any changes in their personal details and contact information.
• For non-residential plots, the tender document will detail the terms and conditions of purchase or leasing.
• Non-Citizens and foreign owned entities may apply through the investment facilitation agencies like Botswana Investment and Trade Centre (BITC), Selebi-Phikwe Economic Diversification Unit (SPEDU) or Sectoral Ministries such as the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security.

• Complete and submit the application form for planning permission, submit with supporting document in person at the office of the planning authority responsible for the area/settlement where the development is to take place.
• You will be notified in writing by the Secretary of the Physical Planning Committee of the local authority regarding the decision made regarding the application.
• Applications for planning permission are submitted through the planning authority operating in the area/settlement where the development of land is to take place. Depending on the type of application, consultation with other agencies such as the Water Utilities Corporation, Botswana Power Corporation, Department of Environmental Affairs or the Department of Surveys and Mapping may be necessary prior to submitting to the Planning Authority.