Registering Property in Pakistan, Lahore
BUILDING A WAREHOUSEData as of: January 2006
City: Lahore
Registration Requirements:
| Procedure 1 | Obtain letter from concerned authority confirming the land title |
| Time to complete: | 15 days |
| Cost to complete: | PKR 250 |
| Comment: | BuildCo must produce all documents of title relating to the plot/plots showing right to carry out building works by attaching them with the building application forms. Depending upon which jurisdiction the land falls within, the LMC or LDA, the building a |
| Procedure 2 | Obtain no objection certificate from Environmental Protection Agency |
| Time to complete: | 35 days |
| Cost to complete: | PKR 10000 |
| Comment: | BuildCo is required to submit an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the prescribed form, for review and approval by the Director-General, Environment Protection Agency (EPA), Punjab, 4-Lytton Road, Lahore. The proforma typically includes the followin |
| Procedure 3 | Receive inspection from EPA |
| Time to complete: | 1 day |
| Cost to complete: | no charge |
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| Procedure 4 | Obtain approval of site plan |
| Time to complete: | 60 days |
| Cost to complete: | PKR 70000 (PKR 5 scrutiny fee per square foot) |
| Comment: | BuildCo must submit to the Building Control Agency on the prescribed form, an application seeking permission to undertake the construction work. The application will be accompanied by four signed copies of following documents prepared by a registered arch |
| Procedure 5 | Receive inspection from Lahore Development Agency |
| Time to complete: | 2 days |
| Cost to complete: | no charge |
| Comment: | With the exception of any Category 1 building work, Regulation No. 3-2.10 of the 2002 Regulations require that every person who commences building works shall give notice to the Building Control Agency in the prescribed form upon completion of plinth and |
| Procedure 6 | Receive inspection from Lahore Development Agency |
| Time to complete: | 2 days |
| Cost to complete: | no charge |
| Comment: | These visits are now more frequently made to check and verify on spot that whether the constuction is carried out strictly in accordance with the approved Building Plan (Permit) and the Building Rules and Regulations. Of late, the Buildings are more vigor |
| Procedure 7* | Request electricity connection |
| Time to complete: | 45 days |
| Cost to complete: | PKR 181,000 |
| Comment: | An application in the prescribed form will be required to be submitted to the LESCO (Lahore Electric Supply Company Limited) along with the following documents for a new electricity connection: (i) An attested copy of the applicant’s National Identity Ca |
| Procedure 8 | Receive electricity inspection |
| Time to complete: | 3 days |
| Cost to complete: | no charge |
| Comment: | If the required load is above 5kW, there must be an inspection conducted by a private licensed contractor after payment of the above fees, and his report must then be submitted to LESCO by the applicant. If all is approved and found to be in order, then t |
| Procedure 9* | Request telephone connection |
| Time to complete: | 10 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: | 20 days |
| Cost to complete: | PKR 10,000 |
| Comment: | PKR 3,000 as security plus whatever other costs to purchase & install equipment, and labor costs (aprox PKR 7,000); Total equals PKR 10,000 |
| Procedure 11 | Apply for occupancy permit and request final inspection |
| Time to complete: | 30 days |
| Cost to complete: | no charge (if no violation is found) |
| Comment: | Within one month of the completion of the warehouse, BuildCo shall give the LDA/LMC 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 certificate is not |
| Procedure 12 | Receive final inspection |
| Time to complete: | 1 day |
| Cost to complete: | no charge |
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| Procedure 13 | Receive completion certificate from Tehsil municipal officer |
| Time to complete: | 7 days |
| Cost to complete: | no charge |
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