The Lagos State Government has reduced the duration for obtaining provisional building approval based on the presentation of proof of land ownership documents and presentation of registered statutory documents for approval from 2 years to 9 months.
The review is to help address the issue of non-compliance rate with the terms of the agreement in presenting registered statutory title documents for approval.
This disclosure was contained in a statement issued by the General Manager of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), Mr Kehinde Osinaike, on Thursday, according to the News Agency of Nigeria.
According to Osinaike, LASPPPA has over the years observed that 99 per cent of applicants granted provisional permits based on possession of Proof of Land Ownership other than Registered Land Statutory Title stipulated for the procurement do not return to the Authority with their title document for final planning permit approvals.
Therefore, it has been found necessary to bring to the notice of owners and developers that,
henceforth, the grace period stipulated between the time of obtaining provisional building approval based on the presentation of proof of Land ownership documents and the presentation of Registered Statutory Title Documents for final approvals has been reduced from two years to nine months.
More so, he said that the reduction will also help to address the level of abuse by members of the public.
Meanwhile, a maximum of three months grace has been approved for all applicants with pending provisional permits that are yet to be finalised to present their titled documents to LASPPPA. And obtain their final approval or have their provisional permits withdrawn.
