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Requirement Details
Procedure 1.
Obtain building plans approval
Time to complete:
45 days
Cost to complete:
HKD 40,974
Name of Agency:
Buildings Department
Comment:
BuildCo should submit the following documents for approval: - Building plans (Forms BA5, BD24). - General building plans. - Spread footing plans. - Hoarding plans. - Site formation plans. - Fire service installation plan (Form FSI/314). - Drainage plan
In December 2008 a One Stop Centre was established for Warehouse Construction Permits under the administration of the Efficiency Unit (EU) for receiving all relevant building license applications to 6 government departments and 2 private utilities (i.e. telephone line and electricity supply) and coordinating their joint inspections for two-storey warehouse projects.
Property developers can use Form OSC-1 to submit to the One Stop Centre in one-go all applications relating to building plans approval and consent for commencement of building works from Buildings Department, technical audit of water supply connection works by Water Supplies Department, and road excavation permit from both the Police and Highways Department. This new arrangement can simplify the submission process by combining the following 6 procedures: - Obtain building plans approval HKD 30,240 - Apply and pay for technical audit of water supply connection works HKD 4,470 - Apply and pay for technical audit of drainage serivces HKD 4,340 - Apply, pay and receive road excavation work permission from Highways Department HKD 1,924 - Notify and obtain approval from traffic police - Obtain building consent from Buildings Department Total cost: HKD 40,974
Procedure 2.
Request and receive inspection of foundation strata
Time to complete:
1 day
Cost to complete:
no charge
Name of Agency:
Buildings Department
Comment:
At the approval stage for building foundation plans, the Buildings Department normally imposes some requirements and conditions for the construction of the foundation to ensure that the approved plans and the required standards are complied with. Upon the completion of the foundation, Form BA 14 and as-built foundation records must be submitted to notify the Buildings Department that the foundation work has been completed. The form must be approved by the Buildings Department before the next stage of construction can begin. The construction site is inspected within 7 days of the notification.
Procedure 3.
Notify Drainage Services Department of construction completion and receive transfer inspection and issuance of water supply certificate
Time to complete:
21 days
Cost to complete:
HKD 3,440
Name of Agency:
Hong Kong Drainage Services Department
Comment:
With the establishment of the One Stop Centre, the following 8 procedures as stated in the Report have been replaced by only 2 new procedures (i.e. (i) Submit notification of project completion and relevant applications to One Stop Centre and (ii) Receive joint and final inspection of relevant licensing authorities coordinated by One Stop Centre) – - Apply and pay for technical audit of Drainage Services Department - Notify Water Supplies Department of construction completion and receive transfer inspection and issuance of water supply certificate - Notify Drainage Services Department of construction completion and receive transfer inspection - Obtain certificate of completion of buildings works - Obtain certificate of compliance from Lands Department - Obtain fire certificate for fire service installation - Request electricity connection - Request telephone line
The process to receive relevant final inspections can be also coordinated at this stage. Applicants should complete Part 2 of checklist OSC-2. The One Stop Centre will contact the relevant departments and the applicants for the arrangement of joint inspections.
Procedure 4.
Notify Water Services Department of construction completion and receive transfer inspection
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