WHAT IS A BUILDING/DEVELOPMENT PERMIT?

It is a legal document that mandates/permits an individual/organization to build or develop (Permanent or Temporal, Wooden, Sandcrete, Bamboo etc.)

WHO ISSUES OUT THE PERMIT?

The Atiwa West District Assembly – The only Planning Authority of the District. Ref. Local Governance Act, Act, 936 Act 2016

DEVELOPMENTS THAT SHALL REQUIRE DEVELOPMENT PERMIT

  • Erection of any Building/Structure (except those exempted as per LI1630)
  • Demolition of a Structure
  • Rehabilitation of a Building (making structural alteration and or transformation to a building
  • Execution of works/installation of fittings in a building
  • Hoarding of a Property
  • Sand weaning
  • All Physical development shall require both Development Permit and Building Permit.
  • A Building Permit shall not be issued to a person who does not have a Development permit

DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL PROCESS

  1. Submission of Development application to the Physical Planning Development
  2. Vetting and consideration of Development applications by the Technical Sub-Committee (TSC). The TSC recommends development applications to the SPC for consideration.
  3. The Spatial Planning Committee would either approve, reject or defer a development application.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR PERMIT APPLICATION

STAGE 1: WHAT ARE THE SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS?

  • Land Title Certificate/Deed Certificate/Clearance form duly signed by appropriate authority.
  • 4 Copies of Site Plan. Scale – 1:1250/1:2500
  • Four (4) sets of Architectural drawings duly signed.
  • 4-copies of block plan of scale 1:50/1:100/1:200
  • Four copies of the building Plans, showing Elevations and design of the building/structure at appropriate scale
  • 4 Sets of Structural drawings to the scale of 1:20/1:100. duly signed by: A Structural/Civil

Geo-Technical Report (Soil Investigation)

  • Structural Integrity Report where vertical extensions are proposed on existing buildings
  • Traffic Impact Assessment Report (Gas/Fuel filling Stations)
  • Hydrological Report and appropriate drawings where necessary
  • Environmental Permit

REQUIREMENT FOR MULTI LEVEL DEVELOPMENT

The Spatial Planning Committee of AWDA will require the under listed information to be submitted alongside those indicated above, by any developer who desires to construct any Structure above 2-Storey and any public building;

  • Fire report and fire Engineering drawing duly vetted and approved by Ghana Fire Service
  • Structural Integrity report where vertical extensions are proposed on existing buildings.
  • Traffic Impact Assessment Report (Gas/Fuel stations) +
  • Hydrological Report and appropriate drawings where necessary.
  • Environmental Permit

SUBMISSION

On Submission, you shall be informed of:

  • corrections to be made or additions if any.
  • The processing fee
  • Date of Inspection of site

NB: PLEASE ENSURE TO COLLECT AN OFFICIAL RECIEPT FOR ANY MONIES PAID

PROCESSING

  1. The application is processed within 7 daysof receipt by the Secretariat. (PPD)
  2. The application is evaluated by the Technical Sub Committee who makes recommendations to the SPC.
  3. The Spatial Planning Committee considers and gives administrative approval, rejection, and deference of Development application.
  4. Issuance of Building Permit is effected by the District Physical Planning Department.

COLLECTION OF PERMIT

  1. Applicant/Developer will have to pay an approved building permit fee to the Atiwa West District Assembly (AWDA) on receipt of approval letter.
  2. Collect building permit from the Atiwa West District Assembly within 30 daysafter submission of development application.

You may seek further instructions for commencement of your building project from the Works Department of the Atiwa West District Assembly

CAUTION! CAUTION!

  • ANY UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE/STRUCTURES ATTACHED TO THE PREMISES SHALL BE DEMOLISHED/REMOVED BY THE ATIWA WEST DISTRICT ASSEMBLY AS PER Act 936, ACT 2016
  • All Category of Applicants shall pay a Processing feeas per the billing sheet, upon submission of application and obtain the requisite receipt
  • The receipts issued for the processing fee is NOT A BUILDING PERMIT
  • Processing fees are NON-REFUNDABLE

 

VALIDITY OF DEVELOPMENT/BUILDING PERMIT

  • THE VALIDITY OF BUILDING/DEVELOPMENT PERMIT ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ABOVE PROCESS IS FIVE (5) YEARS
  • YOU (DEVELOPERS) ARE REQUIRED TO SEEK RENEWAL OF DEVELOPMENT/BUILDING PERMIT IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE YOUR DEVELOPMENT /BUILDING WITHIN FIVE (5) YEARS