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APPROVAL PROCESS
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Sub Divisions

Planning Clearance

Building Approvals

Change Of Use

Parliament Region Application

Tourism Related Projects

Building Plan & Land Subdivision Approvals

Planning & Building regulations

A booklet of Planning and Building regulation formulated according to the gazette issued in 1986 are available for sale at Finance Division of
Urban Development Authority between 8.30 am to 3.00 pm.

Local Authority Monitoring Evaluation

Among the tasks undertaken by Enforcement division supervision and monitoring of Local authorities is a key area regards to Planning
Approvals & sub division approvals.

1) Process of Building Planning Approvals and Land Subdivision Approvals handled by the UDA is as follows

Common Process Adopted for Preliminary Planning Clearance

(Development Permits, COC, Subdivision Approvals)

Application Submission to Enforcement division with Processing fee relevant and Obtain File number

Forwarding Application to Director Enforcement

Processing of Application Internally.

Site Inspection by UDA

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Submission of inspection Report with Recommendation to Director Enforcement

Issuance of Planning Clearance within a week if there are no any issues Related

If further Queries, le will be forwarded to the Sub Committee

If further Queries, le will be forwarded to the Main Committee

Decisions

Documents Required to Attached with Documents Required to Attached with

Application for CMC area Clearances,
Development Permits, COC, Subdivisions,
Ownership Certi cate/Deed, Survey Plan,
Approvals of the Agencies, Location Map,
Consent Letter
Application for non CMC area Clearances
Application form, Survey Plan, Deed, Approvals
of the Agencies, Location Map

Total Processing time taken for CMC area Applications: 7 Working Days

Total time taken for Non CMC Area clearances :12 working days.

If further enquires/ Complains: Contact Director Enforcement on: 011 2872616

2) Process of Building Planning Approvals and Land Subdivision Approvals handled by the Local Authority is as
follows

Process of Building Planning Approval & Land Sub Division Planning Approval Via respective
area Local Authorities

Application Submission to respective local Authorities together with Relevant Documents.

If all relevant documents & regulations

are in order, Development Permits will
issue by Local Authority

Scrutinizing the application by Director

Local Authority matters forwarded to
Enforcement, if no complex issues, regional council by the relevant o cer
decisions will take. If further queries & issues of Planning and Building &
available application will be forwarded Regulations
to Regional Committee.

(If further Queries

available)
Unsorted Clearance, Permits, COC, and issue of Planning &
Building regulations, matters of provincial and district
o cers of the UDA and other agency matters produced to
review of Sub Committee

Submission to review of Sub Committee of Enforcement Division

(If further Queries available)

Submission to review of Main Committee

Decision taken

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