LASG announces 3 months amnesty program for regularising building documents



The Lagos State Government has announced a three-month amnesty program on planning permits for completed buildings without permits in the state.
The Permanent Secretary, Office of Physical Planning, Mr Oluwole Sotire, made the announcement in a statement issued by the Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Mr Mukaila Sanusi, on Monday in Lagos.
According to him, property owners can apply for planning permits without paying the usual penalties during this period.
“Property owners/developers of existing (completed) developments without approvals, can obtain their planning permits, otherwise known as Building Plan Approvals, within the stipulated period of May 2 to July 30, 2024, without payment of statutory penalties that usually go with erecting buildings without approval in Lagos State.
“To access the amnesty programme, an applicant is expected to submit for assessment, through district offices of the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA), in the 57 Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas of Lagos State, and the Electronic Planning Permit (EPP) office at the LASPPPA Headquarters, Oba Akinjobi Way, G.R.A ikeja, his/her title document or proof of ownership, survey plan, as-built architectural drawings, structural, electrical, and mechanical drawings (where applicable).
“Other documents to be submitted for assessment are mon-destructive integrity test report (where applicable), letter of structural stability and indemnity (where applicable), land use planning analysis report, evidence of tax compliance, and other supporting documents, where applicable,” Sotire said.
He said that the amnesty program was intended to help property owners regularise their building documents and cushion the effect of current economic hardships on the built environment sector.
Sotire said, ” the amnesty programme which is part of measures of the Lagos State Government to cushion the effect of current economic hardships on the built environment sector, also offers additional relief of five per cent discount on payments completed within ten working days during the amnesty period.”

This process will surely not come cheap, considering the fact that obtaining a building permit for a yet to be built
dwelling in Lagos is generally expensive let alone an already built one that may not conform to building standards.