Dealing with Construction Permits in
Iran, Islamic Rep.
Listed below is detailed summary of the procedures, time and costs to build a warehouse —including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections and obtaining utility connections.
The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 183 economies. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2011.
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Building a warehouse
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Estimated Warehouse Value:
IRR 5,421,533,730
- City: Tehran
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Obtain land tax payment certificate
Agency: Ministry of Finance
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 2 |
Apply for location approval from the district e-service office
BuildCo must obtain zoning permission from the e-service office. BuildCo submits the request and the e-service officer scans the request and supporting documents into the system. An inspection is scheduled usually with a couple of days at most. By the third or fourth day, the inspector will enter the information about the site into the system and it is transferred electronically to the Municipality for approval. The Municipality will usually approve the location permit request within 1-2 days and send the approval back to the relevant e-service office. BuildCo can obtain the location approval within 10 days of submitting the application.
The cost for the zoning approval is 350 IRR per square meter = 450,000 IRR. Payment is made using an ATM card in POS system available in the e-service offices.
Agency: E-service office
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 3 |
Receive site inspection
Agency: Municipality
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 4 |
Obtain location approval fro the district e-service office
Agency: E-service office
|
10 days
|
IRR 4,550,210
|
| 5 |
Obtain construction permit
BuildCo submits the construction permit application through the e-service office. The e-service office will send the documents to the Municipality for approval. The application is reviewed and signed by the following people: Head of Masterplan (at the location approval stage), Head of issuing permission, Deputy of Urban and City Planning District, and the District Mayor. Once everyone has signed off, the approved application is sent back to the e-service office and the permit is issued. Applicants are informed by email, SMS, or telephone that their applications have been approved. The whole process takes about 1 month.
The cost for the construction permit is 8,500,000 IRR. Payment is made using an ATM card in POS system available in the e-service offices.
Agency: Engineering and Technical Services Institution and Municipality
|
30 days
|
IRR 8,500,000
|
| * 6 |
Hire an independent surveillance company
Agency: Surveillance Company
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1 day
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no charge
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| * 7 |
Receive inspection from Municipality - I
The design and supervision team provides technical supervision through an architectural engineer for the duration of the construction work and directs the workers in accordance with the plans. This team reports on all construction activities to the Engine
Agency: Municipality
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1 day
|
no charge
|
| 8 |
Receive inspection from Municipality - II
Agency: Municipality
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1 day
|
no charge
|
| 9 |
Receive inspection from Municipality - III
Agency: Municipality
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 10 |
Receive inspection from Municipality - IV
Agency: Municipality
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 11 |
Receive inspection from Municipality - V
Agency: Municipality
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 12 |
Apply for building completion certificate
Upon completion of construction works, BuildCo must submit the site file containing all the inspection reports signed by the supervising engineer at each stage of construction to the e-service office. The e-service office will scan and transmit the file to the Municipality which will assign an inspector to come and check that there have been no breaches to the construction permit. The inspector files a no-breach report at the municipality. The building completion certificate must be signed by: The head of Issuing Permission, the Head of Technical Supervision, Deputy for Urban Planning, and the District Mayor. Once all signatures are obtained, the approved building completion certificate is transmitted back to the relevant e-service office who will notify BuildCo.
Agency: E-service office
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 13 |
Receive final inspection
Agency: Municipality
|
1 day
|
no charge
|
| 14 |
Obtain building completion certificate
The cost for the building completion certificate is 860,000,000 IRR. Payment is made using an ATM card in POS system available in the e-service offices.
Agency: E-service office
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1 day
|
IRR 860,000
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| * 15 |
Obtain water and sewerage connection
The procedure for obtaining water and sewerage connection depends on the plans and the district. The cost for material and labor has increased by approximately 15% (IRR 11.6 million to IRR 23 million).
Agency: Tehran Water and Wastewater Company
|
270 days
|
USD 14,700
|
| * 16 |
Obtain fixed telephone line
A telephone line can be obtained from the telecommunications authority for a fee.
Agency: Iran Telecom
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1 day
|
IRR 8,500,000
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* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.