Registering Property in Pakistan, Faisalbad
BUILDING A WAREHOUSEData as of: January 2006
City: Faisalbad
Registration Requirements:
| Procedure 1 | Obtain letter from concerned authority confirming the land title |
| Time to complete: | 30 days |
| Cost to complete: | PKR 250 (PKR 100-500) |
| Comment: | The company must obtain a letter from the concerned authority confirming the title/land use physically fresh demarcated/dimensions of the plot along with the existence of any road widening/cut line/reservation. |
| Procedure 2 | Obtain no objection certificate from Environmental Protection Agency |
| Time to complete: | 55 days |
| Cost to complete: | PKR 10,000 |
| Comment: | BuildCo is required to submit an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for review and approval by the Director-General, Environment Protection Agency (EPA), Punjab, 4-Lytton Road, Lahore. The statement shall include the following: 1. Name & location of ind |
| Procedure 3 | Receive inspection from EPA |
| Time to complete: | 1 day |
| Cost to complete: | no charge |
| Comment: | Time and Cost included in previous procedure |
| Procedure 4 | Obtain building permit |
| Time to complete: | 45 days |
| Cost to complete: | PKR 49,000 (PKR 3.5 per square foot) |
| Comment: | Approved site plan will be treated as NOC / permit for construction of warehouse and all auxiliary work and utility connections there to issuing authority would be TMA Faisalabad City depends on the location on the site for the construction. An applicat |
| Procedure 5 | Receive inspectoion from TMA Faisalabad City |
| Time to complete: | 1 day |
| Cost to complete: | no charge |
| Comment: | A building inspector may, without notice, inspect the site at any time whatsoever: before the approval of the site plan; after approval, during the building works; or, after receipt of the completion notice. These visits are now more frequently made to ch |
| Procedure 6 | Receive inspectoion from TMA Faisalabad City |
| Time to complete: | 1 day |
| Cost to complete: | no charge |
| Comment: | Of late, the Buildings are more vigorously inspected and efforts are made to ensure that the Builer is complying with all standards and safety measures. It is therefore reported that at least two or more visits are usually made by the Building Inspector o |
| Procedure 7 | Request electricity connection |
| Time to complete: | 35 days (30-40 days) |
| Cost to complete: | PKR 173,770 |
| Comment: | An application in the prescribed form will be required to be submitted to the FESCO (Faisalabad Electric Supply Company Limited) along with the following documents for a new electricity connection: (i) An attested copy of the applicant’s National Identity |
| Procedure 8 | Receive electricity inspection |
| Time to complete: | 3 days |
| Cost to complete: | PKR 6,800 |
| Comment: | In case of a load in excess of 5 kw, an inspection should be conducted by a private licensed contractor, and his report must then be submitted to PESCO by the applicant. |
| Procedure 9 | Request telephone connection |
| Time to complete: | 15 days |
| Cost to complete: | PKR 1,400 |
| Comment: | An application in the prescribed form will be required to be submitted to the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited along with the following documents for a new telephone connection: (i) Evidence of ownership of, or, in case of a tenancy, a copy of |
| Procedure 10 | Request water and sewerage connection |
| Time to complete: | 10 days |
| Cost to complete: | PKR 1,300 |
| Comment: | An application in the prescribed form will be required to be submitted to the water & sewerage board along with the following documents for a new water and sewerage connection: (i) A copy of the approved building plan along with a copy of the letter unde |
| Procedure 11 | Apply for occupancy permit and request final inspection |
| Time to complete: | 30 days |
| Cost to complete: | no charge |
| Comment: | After the building is completed a “notice of completion and permission for occupation” along with the Architects Certificate in the prescribed Form is require to be given. After receipt of this notice The TMA Faisalabad City inspects the building to verif |
| Procedure 12 | Receive final inspection |
| Time to complete: | 1 day |
| Cost to complete: | no charge |
| Comment: | Within one month of the completion of the warehouse, BuildCo shall give the TMA Faisalabad City notice in writing of such completion together with a certificate duly signed by the registered architect, unless in the opinion of the authority such a certifi |
| Procedure 13 | Receive completion certificate from TMA Faisalabad city |
| Time to complete: | 1 day |
| Cost to complete: | no charge |
| Comment: | Time and Cost included in previous procedure |