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Dada Jackson
The Lagos State Government has reaffirmed the reintroduction of the Planning Permit Amnesty Programme, based on appeal from property owners who could not take advantage of similar opportunities last year.
The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide made this known in Alausa on Tuesday.
He said that Governor Sanwo-Olu, in response to peoples yearnings, had approved the reintroduction of the programme for the third time during his stewardship in Lagos to allow owners of existing but unapproved buildings regularise their buildings
without paying the statutory
penal fees that go with erecting buildings without permit.
He said that the current Amnesty window would run for 61 days, starting from November 1 to December 31, 2025, while urging concerned property owners and developers to seize the opportunity and perfect their building approvals.
According to him, the Amnesty Programme would not only provide an avenue for the regularisation of unapproved developments but also help their owners avoid future legal complications, enforcement, and penalties.
He further outlined the required documents for processing the Planning Permit to include Title Document / Proof of Ownership, Survey Plan, Architectural Drawings (As-Built), Structural, Electrical, and Mechanical Drawings (where applicable).
Others are Non-Destructive Integrity Test Report, Letter of Structural Stability and Indemnity, Land Use Planning Analysis Report (LUPAR), Evidence of Tax Compliance, and Other Supporting Documents (where applicable).
The Commissioner emphasised that all applications under the Amnesty Programme would be processed strictly in accordance with the extant Town Planning Regulations as only buildings that meet the minimum acceptable standards would be issued approval under the amnesty programme.
He reiterated the commitment of the Lagos State Government to promoting orderly, safe, and sustainable physical development in line with its vision of a Greater Lagos.
Interested applicants are advised to promptly submit their applications through any of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) District Offices across the 57 LGAs/LCDAs in the State or via the Electronic Planning Permit (EPP) Office at LASPPPA Headquarters, Oba Akinjobi Way, GRA, Ikeja.
