Lagos State Ministry of Physical planning Sealed 20 buildings

Lagos State Government announced the Sealing of 20 Buildings by Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development of their Twitter page that,

“The Lagos State Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, on Wednesday, sealed 20 buildings in Isheri-North GRA due to inability of the owners to produce approved Planning Permits on demand as stipulated in the guidelines issued by the Ministry.

The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Dr. Idris Salako said the buildings were sealed during a routine compliance monitoring exercise
@jidesanwoolu @aloma1241 @ud_mpp #LASG #ForAGreaterLagos.

The Commissioner enjoined stakeholders to view the requirement for Planning Permits from the angle of the merit of safety, orderliness and an organised setting engendered by compliance with the Planning Laws of the State, in addition to the prevention of building collapse.

Salako reiterated the need for all property owners or developers to make their Planning Permits available on demand as operatives of the Ministry would continuously monitor all building construction sites and request for the enabling permit issued by the State Government.

The Special Adviser to the Governor on Urban Development, Mr. Ganiyu Adele Ayuba, said that LASG had taken all necessary steps to further ease the process and timeline for approvals, adding that the 28 days earlier promised for obtaining Planning Permits remains sacrosanct.

He affirmed that the State had upgraded and stabilised the Electronic Planning Permit (EPP) platform for processing approvals, saying that members of the public can utilise the medium to ease the process
@jidesanwoolu @aloma1241 @ud_mpp #LASG #ForAGreaterLagos”.

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