Service Description

Individuals, companies and institutions may submit a request to the Development and Building Permits Section of the Technical Affairs Department at the Ministry of Municipality (MoM) to issue a building maintenance permit, which includes general maintenance works, change of tiles, interior painting, exterior painting by municipality-approved colors, improvement of ceiling inclination, replacement of doors and windows, improvement of sewage extensions, interior gypsum decorations that do not affect the interior extensions, fence elevation with a total height not exceeding 2.6m, parapet elevation for the main building with a total height not exceeding 1.8m, plaster fixing and reconstruction of part of the fence wall within the plot boundaries with a height not exceeding 2.6m.

Online Instructions

• Enter the homepage of the Building Permits System and click on “BP System Application” at the beginning of the main menu.
• Login to the system by entering your username, password and verification code, then click on “Login”.
• Select the service and fill out all the required details.
• Attach the following documents:
  • Copy of title deed and property layout
  • For individuals: Copy of QID
  • For companies: Copy of commercial permit or authorized signatory
  • No Objection Certificate from the owner, clarifying the required maintenance works
  • Photo of the property - in case of changing the building interface - attaching a layout that clarifies the suggested interface
  • For industrial areas: Lease contract
  • In case the title deed is subject to the Housing System: Letter from the Housing Department at the Ministry of Social Development and Family.
  • For government and semi-government projects: Allocation letter from the State Properties Department
  • For farms: Letter from MME
  • For maritime land: Ownership Certificate
  • For desert houses: Usufruct Certificate
• Pay appropriate fees and print the permit.

Additional Information

• After filling in the application and attaching the required documents, the application is referred to the competent municipality, and the system sends an SMS to open the request.
• MoM clarifies on its website the process plan of the service in detail and in the form of a work plan.
• This service requires 2-3 days to be completed, except for the procedures of the General Directorate of Civil Defense.
• You can check this service information on MME website.

Fees

Applicable fees are as follows:

• Inspection to issue maintenance permit: QR20
• Making sketches (if required): QR100