A building/development permit is a written notice/permit issued by the Local Authority (The District Assembly) to a developer in a prescribed form before out any physical development on, under or above land. This includes building permit and other physical development permits. This permit is important because the Local Governance Act, 2016 (ACT 936) Section 91. States that, A person shall not carry out a physical development in a district except with the prior written approval in the form of a written permit issued by the District Planning Authority. These among others are to promote proper planning management of orderly and harmonious development of human settlements Requirements: The prospective developer must have the following; Site Plan (scale 1:1:250 or 1:2, 500) Building, Fence, and Block Plans (scale not less than 1:20 or 1:40or metric equivalent 1:1000 & 1:2000) Building Permit Application Form and Physical Planning Department Form 1 Ensure that the under-listed professionals sign the various plans to be attached to the Building Permit Application Professional Town Planner to sign the Block Plan Architect or Licensed draughtsman for Architectural plans Civil or Structural Engineer for structural drawings for Three (3) Storeys and above Processing Submit completed forms with all other requirements as specified in the Building Permit Application and TCP 1 Forms to the officer in charge at the Town and Country Planning Department, which is the secretariat for SPC (Spatial Planning Committee). On submission, applicant is informed of corrections to be made or additions if any; the processing fee and date for inspection of site (if necessary). Procedure Team of officers from Physical Planning and Works Departments and any other relevant technical dependent/unit inspects the site with the Developer within two (2) weeks of receipt of application to confirm the site as shown on the Site Plan and its suitability for the proposed development The Spatial Planning