Request Permit to Add Building to Existing One (Small Additions) in Qatar

Request Permit to Add Building to Existing One (Small Additions) in Qatar. Qatari nationals and GCC citizens may submit a request to the Development and Building Permits Section of the Technical Affairs Department at the Ministry of Municipality (MoM) to add a building to an existing one through the municipality consultant, provided that the additions are no more than 100sqm. In case of additions exceeding 100sqm, they require a different building permit via the municipality consultant.

Online Instructions

• Enter the homepage of the Building Permits System and click on “BP System Application” at the beginning of the main menu.
• Login to the system by entering your username, password and verification code, then click on “Login”.
• Select the service and fill out all the required details.
• Attach the following documents:
  • Copy of title deed and copy of property layout
  • For individuals: Copy of QID of landlord
  • For companies: Copy of commercial permit or authorized signatory
  • For industrial areas: Lease contract
  • In case the title deed is subject to the Housing System: Allocation letter from the Housing Department of the Ministry of Social Development and Family
  • For government and semi-government projects: Allocation letter from the State Properties Department
  • For farms: Letter from MOM
  • For maritime land: Ownership Certificate
  • For desert houses: Usufruct Certificate
  • No Objection Letter from the owner
  • For upper additions: Load Certificate
  • Owner Obligation
• Pay appropriate fees.

Offline Instructions

• Visit the Customer Service at the competent municipality.
• Submit all the required, above-mentioned documents.
• Pay appropriate fees.

Service Center

Customer Service at the competent municipality.

Additional Information

• After filling in the application and attaching the required documents, the application is referred to the competent municipality, and the system sends an SMS to open the request.
• MoM clarifies on its website the process plan of the service in detail and in the form of a work plan.
• This service requires five days to be completed, excluding the Municipal Control Department procedures.
• You can check this service information on MoM website.

Fees

Applicable fees are as follows:

• Inspection for permit request: QR100
• Drawing of sketches: QR100
• Insurance fees: 0.05 for every QR1,000 with a maximum of QR10,000, upon the building area, which is refundable after the issuance of the building permit certificate.
• Estimate fees for building permits as per the drawings.