If a developer company or an individual property owner wishes to construct building in Dhaka city,

permission from the concerned government authority is required to begin construction. In Dhaka city,
RAJUK- Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha has the development authority of the capital and approves
building design and plan before the start of a project. Although the approval process is a bureaucratic
and lengthy process, here is a guideline for the RAJUK Plan approval procedure.

Town Planning Clearance

At first, a Town Planning Clearance application has to be filled and submitted for Land Use Clearance
as per RAJUK Town Planning in different areas of Dhaka Metropolitan city. The documents required
for this clearance includes:

1. 3 copies of 15cm x 20 cm showing site map plan A in mouza map of location signed by the applicant.

2. Receipt of required Government fee deposited.

After this, a site inspection is carried out by RAJUK and a report with site related information is given
to the Town Planning section. The site related information includes:

· Location of land

· Land use within 250meter radius of land

· Name and width of nearest main road

· Name and width of nearest road connecting plot

· Existence of following within 250 m of the plot- main road, market, station, airport, historical
structure, river terminal, etc

· Average road benchmark elevation

· Land use around north, south, east, west sides of land

· Other important information

After thorough study of the report by the Town Planner, permission is given to the developer company
or applicant for a 24-month period during which plan has to be submitted to RAJUK.

If a project is considered special or big which is determined by the Town Planner, additional information
apart from the above-mentioned ones has to be provided for clearance. The additional information
includes:
· Proposed development

· Total land area

· Maximum ground coverage

· Total floor area

· Total number of floors above plinth

· Total number of basements

· Total number of apartments for residential properties

· Total floor area

· Number of existing structures within the area

· Approximate total electricity requirement

· Approximate total water consumption

· Proposed project development time in months with number of phases and duration of each
phase

· Covered area of each floor of each type of use in a table

Along with the above information, the following documents are also required

· Purchase ownership deed

· Relevant deed and permission if plot has been government allotted

· Receipt of payment of required fee

· FAR calculation

· Documents and drawings as per requirement

· Town Planning Clearance, if required

Similar to non-special projects, the report is scrutinized by Town Planner, after which permission is
granted with a validity of 24 months during which plan has to be submitted to RAJUK.

If the building to be constructed is more than 10 storied or above 33 meter in height, then for RAJUK
plan approval, Departmental Clearance from following 10 authorities are required by applying in plain
paper with location details and related drawings.

· Department of power division (DPDC) for electrical load requirement

· Water and sewage authority WASA for water consumption requirement

· Titas gas & Transmission authority for gas requirement

· Fire service for fire safety drawing clearance

· Civil aviation for building height permission

· Dhaka traffic control authority

· Dhaka City Corporation

· Department of environment

· DCC Ward Commissioner

· Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP)

Plan Approval
After receiving Town Planning Clearance and all the other Departmental Clearances, another
application of RAJUK has to be submitted to concerned officer/ committee of RAJUK for approval
along with the required fee. The application requires the following data:

 Name of applicant
 Present address
 Type of use of proposed building
 Details of proposed land with area
 Details of type of use with area
 Measurements of plot in all four sides with location of North, South, East, West in meters
 Total floor area of proposed project
  Number of apartments per floor for residential properties
 Number of floors above plinth
 Basement covered with percentage of land area
 Floor area of different types of use
 Width of adjacent roads in front, rear, left and right side
 Details of existing structure if present
 Set back length in meter on front, rear, left and right side.

The documents required are:

· Purchase/Gift/Exchange Deed of land

· Allotment Deed, if allotted by Government

· Receipt of payment of required fee

· FAR calculation

· Documents and drawings as per requirement

· Land Town Planning clearance

· Special project clearance, if required

· Indemnity Bond, if required

· Soil test report, if required

· Required plan, elevation, section

· No objection certificate of other departments, if required.

After relevant data along with documents have been submitted, concerned inspector carries out site
inspection and provides detailed report to the concerned authority. The concerned officer then
presents the documents to the “Building Construction” committee with recommendations required for
plan approval.

After satisfactory fulfillment of all the requirements, the committee members of RAJUK approves the
drawing with detail number and reference and delivers the approval to the Developer Company or
applicant.
When you buy an apartment in Dhaka, you should ensure that the apartment has RAJUK plan
approval. However, plan approval is not enough to guarantee that the building has been constructed
as per rules and regulations as some developer companies may construct properties violating the
rules and regulations. So apart from checking RAJUK plan approval, you should also be aware of
developer company’s ethics and ideology and reliability in real estate sector to ensure your home is a
safe haven.