Building & Development Permit
Six (6) Simple Steps For Obtaining Development and Building Permits
STEP 1: PURCHASE OF FORMS
Buy your development and building permit applications form and Jacket form the Finance Office of the Assembly
STEP 2: REQUIREMENTS
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
- Evidence of Land Ownership (Receipt /Chief’s Consent)
- Signed Site Plan (Must be endorsed by a qualified Surveyor or equivalent)
- Building Permit Jacket (To be obtained from Municipal Finance Office)
- Four (4) copies of Building Drawings (Drawings must be endorsed)
- Property rate payment receipt (for existing buildings)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS (For multi-purposes and multi-usage)
- Four (4) copies of structural drawings approved by an Architect or Structural Engineer
- Soil test report
- Ghana National Fire Service report
- Environmental protection Agency report
- Structural integrity report in case development has already commenced or is completed (for building above 2-storey)
- Drawings must be satisfied by a Structural Engineer or Architect
- Up to date business registration and operating permit (for commercial organizations)
- Property rate payment receipt (for existing buildings)
STEP 3: COMPLETION OF FORMS
Complete the application form in full with the required information. Add the above listed documents.
STEP 4: PAYMENT AND SUBMISSION
Pay processing fees and submit completed form with all required attachments to the Town & Country Planning Unit of the Assembly. On submission, you shall be informed about the following:
- Corrections to be made (if any)
- Date for site inspection.
STEP 5: PROCESSING
1.The secretariat will process the application within two (2) weeks of receipt of application for the Technical Sub-Committee’s inspection, assessment and recommendations.
2.The Technical Sub-Committee’s recommendation on the application is forwarded to the Spatial Planning Committee within a month of receipt of application for final decision.
NB: Applicant maybe informed of corrections to be made.
3.The final decision of the Spatial Planning Committee is communicated to the applicant in writing with two (2) working days.
POSSIBLE DECISIONS
- Approval
- Regularization
- Refusal
- Deferral
STEP 6: ASSESSMENT, PAYMENT & COLLECTION
1.On approval, the Works Department will assess and communicate payment due to the applicant
2.Pay the approved permit fee or penalty fee at the Finance Office of the Assembly and collect your development and building permit from the Works Department of the Assembly with the payment receipt.
3.In the case of the refusal, the applicant will be notified and advised on what needs to be done for further consideration.
4.In case of refusal, the applicant will be notified of the reason(s) for the refusal.
5.ALL PERMIT APPLICATIONS TAKE MAXIMUM OF THREE (3) CALENDAR MONTHS (All things being equal)
CAUTION
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD ANY PAYMENT BE MADE TO ANY MIDDLEMAN BESIDES THE DESIGNATED OFFICES. ANY CLIENT WHO DISREGARDS THIS CAUTION DOES SO AT HIS/HER OWN RISK AND THE ASSEMBLY SHALL TAKE NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER.