Department of Building



Functions of the Department

  1. Processing and approving additional new building plans and amendments to existing buildings, amendment plans to approved plans and equivalent plans for 1-storey and 2-storey residential terrace houses.​​

  2. Accept the CCC application which includes forms from G1 to G21 as well as Form F submitted by the Consultant to the Local Central Division (OSC) for site inspection and Department records.​

  3. Designing and supervising special projects of the Council such as stalls, halls, 'food‑court' and others.​​​​​

  4. Process and approve equivalent permits for construction/temporary building permits such as partitions and awnings for shops/offices, shared applications, cabins, canteens, 'sheds', temporary constructions for residential premises turned into kindergartens/ nurseries, telecommunications towers and 'billboards'.​​

  5. Monitor and inspect and enforce the law against constructions built without permission for the purposes of plan and permit approval as well as supporting the issuance of licenses or permits.​​
  6. Act on complaints related to building and construction problems.

Customer Charter

  1. Receiving proposals (pc), additional amendments (t/p) and amendments to the approved plan (pkpl) (except bangle) from the one-stop Centre (OSC), reviewing, processing and issuing of acknowledgement of recommendation within seven (7) working days to be tabled in the meeting of the one-stop Centre committee (osc). ​

  2. Processing and approving new proposals bangle plan within one (1) working day from the date of receipt provided that the application complies with the council conditions.

  3. Processing and approving the application on additional / amendment of proposed plan (t/p) of residence within one (1) working day from the date of receipt provided that the application complies with the council conditions.​

  4. Processing and approving the application on additional / amendment of proposed plan (t/p) of residence using equivalent plan within one (1) hour provided that the application complies with the council conditions.

  5. Processing and issuing of Certificate of Fitness (CF) within 14 working days from the date of acceptance of 'E' Form (for application of plan approval that was issued before CCC implementation (12 April 2007). 

  6. Processing permit application and issuing permit approval letter for temporary building using equivalent plan within one (1) working day from the date of clear receipt (except for temporary building permit for construction site). 

  7. Processing and approving of permit application for telecommunication tower within 14 working days from the date of clear receipt. ​

  8. Processing and approving permit for telecommunication tower and transmitter (on buildings) using equivalent plan within one (1) day, provided that the application complies with the council conditions.

  9. Processing, producing review, providing payment order for the application of refund of deposit to the finance department within 14 working days from the date of acceptance.​

  10. Taking action on complaints received within three (3) working days from the date of acceptance, provided that the complaint accepted is complete.​