BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS - STAGE 1
PLANNING PERMIT
A Planning Permit is a written permit issued for the purpose of fostering compliance of activities with approved zoning regulations and planning standards.
Physical developments that require a Planning Permit include the following:
- TEMPORARY STRUCTURES
- TEMPORARY ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE THE USE OF PUBLIC SPACE
- DEMOLITION
- ADVERTISEMENT
- CHANGE OF USE
- CONSOLIDATION
- SUBDIVISION
- HOARDING
- MINING IN THE NATURE OF SAND WINNING, QUARRYING, AND MINERALS EXTRACTION
- DISPOSAL OF INDUSTRIAL WASTE OR CHEMICAL
- WASTE ON LAND EXCAVATION
- CHANGE IN COLOUR SCHEMES
- TREE REMOVAL
BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS - STAGE 2
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT
A development permit is a written permission authorizing a person to carry out development in accordance with conditions specified in the permit. It comprises both a Planning Permission and Building Permission.
Activities that require a Development Permit include;
- The erection of any building or structure except those exempt by law.
- The making of structural alteration or transformation or a renovation to a building.
- Civil and engineering works
- Hoarding of property.
- Regulanzation of existing structures
- Redevelopment
- A site plan to the scale 1:2500 and conforming to the local plan area.
- A block plan to the scale of 1:100 or 1:200 depending on the scale of development.
- Architectural drawings to the scale of 1:50 or 1:100.
- Structural drawings to the scale of 1:50 or 1:100.
- Evidence of a right or authorization to use the land in accordance with the laws of Ghana.
- A report on stakeholder consultation where applicable.
- Air or aviation safety
- Radiation Protection
- Environmental Protection
- Fire Safety
- Petroleum Operations
- Standard Verification
- Traffic Impact
- Geotechnical Verification
- Hydrological Impact and Structural Impact
APPLICATIONS THAT ARE NOT ACCOMPANIED BY THE REQUIRED SETS OF DOCUMENTS SHALL NOT BE RECEIVED