Service Description

Qatari nationals and GCC citizens may submit a request to the Development and Building Permits Section of the Technical Affairs Department at the Ministry of Municipality (MoM) to add a building to an existing one through the municipality consultant, provided that the additions are no more than 100sqm. In case of additions exceeding 100sqm, they require a different building permit via the municipality consultant.

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 copy of property layout
  • For individuals: Copy of QID of landlord
  • For companies: Copy of commercial permit or authorized signatory
  • For industrial areas: Lease contract
  • In case the title deed is subject to the Housing System: Allocation letter from the Housing Department of the Ministry of Social Development and Family
  • For government and semi-government projects: Allocation letter from the State Properties Department
  • For farms: Letter from MOM
  • For maritime land: Ownership Certificate
  • For desert houses: Usufruct Certificate
  • No Objection Letter from the owner
  • For upper additions: Load Certificate
  • Owner Obligation
• Pay appropriate fees.

Offline Instructions

• Visit the Customer Service at the competent municipality.
• Submit all the required, above-mentioned documents.
• Pay appropriate fees.

Service Center

Customer Service at the competent municipality.

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 five days to be completed, excluding the Municipal Control Department procedures.
• You can check this service information on MoM website.

Fees

Applicable fees are as follows:

• Inspection for permit request: QR100
• Drawing of sketches: QR100
• Insurance fees: 0.05 for every QR1,000 with a maximum of QR10,000, upon the building area, which is refundable after the issuance of the building permit certificate.
• Estimate fees for building permits as per the drawings.