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GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDING PLAN PERMIT APPROVAL




1. DRAWINGS:                                                                                                                                                 
Drawings prepared must be in A3 paper size. Hard and Soft copy of the following set of drawings must be submitted:
i. 5 sets of architectural drawing signed and sealed by ARCON registered Architect
ii. 5 sets of structural drawings (including letters of supervision/structural stability and calculation sheet) signed and sealed by a COREN registered structural Engineer. (Mechanical and Electrical drawings are also mandatory for some categories of development Proposals.
iii. Report of soil tests are needed for Structures above two floors and areas with poor sub soil.

2.  TITLE DOCUMENTS:

i. Evidence of Land Ownership/Title Document duly certified by land Bureau which could be:
a. Certificate of occupancy/ land Certificate.
b. Governor Consent to Lease or Assignment/Land Conveyance/ any other instrument recognized by Law.
ii. 1 sun print copy of survey plan.
iii. Evidence of payment of Land use charge or ground rent where applicable.

3. TAX CLEARANCE:

Evidence of payment of Company and personal Income tax;
i. For company and Corporate bodies.
a. Company tax clearance Certificate (CTC)
b. E-tax certificate for two (2) Directors;
c. Evidence of P.A.Y.E returns; and
ii. For Individuals, current e-tax clearance certificate.

4.  CLEARANCE LETTERS:

i. Fire Service report in case of Application for specific commercial properties, (petrol/Gas Filling Stations and High rise buildings)
ii. Directorate of Petroleum resources Report (DPR) for petrol and Gas filling Stations.
iii. Letters of clearance from the following Government Agencies duly certified. (Where applicable) there include:
a. Land Use and Allocation Directorate All state Land and Government Schemes.
b. Land Service Department for Governor’s Consent and subsequent transaction on Landed Properties.
c. Ministry of Transportation.
iv. Metro line clearance - in case of properties around the proposed metro line alignment.
v. Traffic Impact Assessment Clearance - for traffic generating development
vi. Ministry of Environment applications within drainage alignment, gorge, floor plains, rivers / water bodies, lagoon, shore line etc.

Other requirements:

  1. Lagos State Urban Renewal Authority applications which falls within Urban Renewal Scheme Areas
  2. Lagos State Surveyor General's Office applications that fall within acquisition, revocation, and excision Areas.
  3. New Towns Development Authority letter of confirmation of allocation and capital development contribution.
  4. Certificate of Incorporation of Company (where applicable)
  5.  2 copies of Physical Planning Technical Report (where applicable)

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