Muscat Municipality Provides More Than 10 technical services related to building licences through its website and "Baladiyati App" for both individuals and consultancy offices
.jpg)
• With the possibility of renewing the license electronically though the App
• 35136 applications of new building permit have been completed
• The electronic transaction reduces the time and effort on the beneficiary of the service
A municipality has endeavored to facilitate the delivery of various types of transactions to all categories of beneficiaries; by employing modern technologies and keeping abreast of advanced electronic systems that enable the provision of municipal services in an electronic, and accessible way to the audience, part of it is providing of technical services in the services of building permits for the business sector and individuals in general via the municipality`s website and via the App.
Building Permit System
The e-building licensing system is one of the self-service services provided by the Municipality of Muscat through the Internet, which includes an integrated set of e-services provided for the business sector. The system allows users and engineering consultancy offices to apply for building permits, attach documents and plans and pay fees and receipt of building permit certificates and electronically approved schemes without any need to visit the municipality. A person can obtain a building permit within two days only in condition that the transaction meets all the required conditions, documents and approvals and conforms to the requirements and applicable laws. Muscat municipality provides all the services related to building licences through the municipality website (mm.gov.om) and the renewal of the building licensing service through its app on smarphones.
Users or engineering consultancy offices may benefit from the following services:
The issuance of a new building permit, which enables the acquisition of a building permit for the purpose of constructing a land plot by the title deed and the surveying issued by the Ministry of Housing and by the plans provided by the Advisory Office; the number of electronic transactions at the beginning of December has reached 35136 via the municipality website.
In addition to the request for a building Permit Amendment service, which is a request issued for a purpose (Add/modify/change) for any design on an existing building or those under construction for a previously licensed land plot and as planned by the Advisory Office, the total number of beneficiaries of this service during the same period was 24120.
In addition to a request for technical approval service, a request is made for a preliminary study to clarify the necessary observations and approvals required before delivered as a real project to issue a building permit according to the new owner of the plot and according to the title deed issued by the Ministry of Housing.
There is also a service for renewing the two-year expired building permit, which have benefited about 9259 users. A status of a building permit may also be queried, namely, a query on the status of the transaction submitted to the building permit department through Advisory offices. On the other hand, the municipality website provides a service for re-registering a previously canceled transaction (new building license, modification of a building license through the consulting office).
The total number of beneficiaries was 7453 beneficiaries.
In case of loss of a building permit and desire to get an alternative, this service is also available through the website, in case of a change in the owner of a building permit, the owner of the building permit can apply for a change of ownership of the building permit, according to the title deed issued by the Ministry of Housing.
A number of other technical services are also available on the building permit system via the website:
The whole map Change service is the license granted to change the design of a project for which a building license has been issued before it starts building, and a preliminary project study service, which is free of charge, is provided for large projects to identify the most important points, adjustments and approvals required prior to the preparation of detailed outlines. The report service of the Transactions of the Advisory office is serviced to obtain a report on the transactions submitted by the Advisory Office during a given period.
E-Business Features:
The electronic system for building permits saves time needed to finish a transaction due to the system`s speed. The transaction is transferred to another electronically and without the need for human effort in transferring files, the system will also track the transaction as soon as it is registered by the consulting offices and follow it automatically and stores all files to ensure that the transaction is not lost.
Another advantage is the possibility to follow the status of the transaction wherever you are.
In addition, the consultant look at the observations written by the municipality engineers, which helps to modify the errors, and it allows him to add his notes at the same time, The system also has the advantage of not having to deal with paper files of the transaction so that files and documents are uploaded and downloaded electronically in PDF format.
In addition to the electronic archiving feature so that each transaction`s data is stored separately with the building license number. All the procedures that the transaction are stored, making it easier for engineers to search directly for any electronic file in a short time period. Payments and Receipt of the license can be made electronically via the website where the building licence is stamped with an electronic seal of approval.