Building or Development permit

Any person or organization that has legal title to immobile property or plot of land and intends to develop, redevelop/renovate or change its use.

Purchase the Building Permit Application (BPA) Form and TCP Form 1 from the Finance Department of the Assembly.

1. New Structures/Developers who have Never Secured a Development Permit:

i. One completed copy each of BPA Form and TCP Form 1
ii. Building permit application form(s) duly completed
iii. Land Title Certificate or a Deed Certificate duly signed by appropriate authority (ie Lands Commission or Land Title Registry)
iv. Four (4) sets of architectural drawings duly signed by appropriate authority (4 copies of block plan on the scale of 1:20 or 1:40)
v. Four copies of site plan on the scale of 1:1250 or 1:2500
vi. Four (4) sets of structural drawings of the building at appropriate scale and duly signed by appropriate authority
vii. Any other document(s) as may be necessary DRAFT

i. All requirements listed in ‘A’ above
ii. Fire Report and appropriate fire engineering drawing duly vetted and approved by Ghana National Fire Service
iii. Geo-technical (soil investigation) Report
iv. Structural Integrity Report, where vertical extensions are proposed on existing building
v. Environmental Impact Assessment Report by EPA
vi. Traffic Management Report by DUR

i. Four (4) sets of sketch drawings
ii. Four (4) copies of brief outline of the project covering the location and design
iii. Activities and operational characteristics
iv. Evidence of neighbourhood consultation and comments

1. Previous permit on existing building
2. Proposed amendments to drawing if relevant (see details listed under A&B)

iii. Evidence of neighbourhood consultation and comments for the new use of premises

• Previous permit
• Three (3) copies each of block and site plan to a scale of 1:20 or 1:40 and 1:2500
• respectively showing the position of the building and other works on site duly signedwhere there is no change in designiii. Where there is change in design full submission shall be made (see A&B above)

1. Purchase of FormsPurchase the Building Permit Application (BPA) Form and TCP Form 1 from the FinanceDepartment of the Assembly.

Complete In full, both the Building Permit Application Form and TCP Form 1. Where you have difficulty in completing the forms, contact the Physical Planning Department or Works
Department offices for advice and assistance.

1. 1. a) Submit completed forms with all other requirements as specified in the Building

   Permit Application and TCP 1 Forms to the Physical Planning Department

   1. b) On submission, you shall be informed of corrections to be made or additions if any;

   the processing fee and date for inspection of site inspection (if necessary)

1. 1. a) The Secretariat (Physical Planning Department) processes the application within

   two (2) weeks of receipt of application

   1. b) Technical Sub-Committee meets to evaluate the application, visits the site and

   makes recommendation to the Statutory Planning Committee (SPC) within three (3)

   weeks after inspection of site.

   1. c) Statutory Planning Committee considers the Development Applications within nine

   (9) working days after the Technical Committee

1. 1. 1. a) Pay approved building permit fee at the Finance Department of the Assembly upon

      receipt of information on approval

      1. b) Collect building permit from the Municipal Physical Planning Department (i.e. within

      one month after submission of your development application)

      Applicants may seek further instruction(s) for commencement of their building projects from

      the Works Department of the Assembly.

1. 1. Who can apply?Any person or organization who intends to develop a Temporal Structure on roadreservation, public open space or acquired land.

1. 1. Apply officially to the Municipal Chief Executive with details of your name, address,telephone contact(s), intended use of the structure, and the following required attachments:
      1. a) Three (3) sets of working drawings with Site Plan (Scale 1:1250 or 1:2500)
      2. b) Evidence of ownership or letter of consent from landowner or relevant state institution

      as may be applicable.

      Processing Procedure

      1. a) Application is forwarded to Municipal Physical Planning Department for processing

      within five (5) working days of submission of application

      1. b) Officers from the Physical Planning and Works Departments would inspect the site

      with the developer to confirm the site as shown on the site plan and its suitability for

      the proposed development within ten (10) working days of submission of application

      1. c) The inspection team makes appropriate recommendation for approval or rejection of

      application within five (5) working days after site inspection

      1. d) Upon approval, applicants are required to pay temporal structure permit fee at the

      Finance Department

      1. e) The approved application is then forwarded to the Municipal Physical Planning

      Officer, Municipal Works Engineer and Municipal Environmental Health Officer

      respectively for endorsement

1. 1. Collect your Temporal Structure Development Permit from the Works Engineer’s Office one(1) month after submission of application.Please Note:
      • Temporal Structure Development Permit is valid twelve (12) calendar months, and

      subject to renewal

      • Development must conform to the approved temporal structural permit
      • Fees charge are subject to change and regulated by fee fixing resolution adopted by

      the General Assembly annually

1. 1. Processing Procedure
      1. Apply officially to the Municipal Chief Executive with a base map from Survey

      Division of the Lands Commission

      1. Application is forwarded to Physical Planning Department for designing within five (5) working days of submission of application
      2. The initial inputs, recommendation and / or corrections within fourteen (14) months of submission of application.
      3. Technical Committee meets to evaluate the application and makes recommendation

      to the Statutory Planning Committee (SPC) within fifteen (15) working days after

      public consultation

      1. Statutory Planning Committee meets to approved/deny the application within ten (10)

      working days after the Technical Committee meeting

      1. Pay the appropriate fee and collect your approved Land Use Plan from the Physical

      Planning Department sixteen (16) months after submission of application

      1. The Physical Planning Department then distributes the approved Land Use Plan to

      other land sector agencies

       

       

       

       

       

1. 1. Collect your Temporal Structure Development Permit from the Works Engineer’s Office one(1) month after submission of application.Please Note:
      • Temporal Structure Development Permit is valid twelve (12) calendar months, and

      subject to renewal

      • Development must conform to the approved temporal structural permit
      • Fees charge are subject to change and regulated by fee fixing resolution adopted by

      the General Assembly annually