New policy to replace development and building permits

A new building policy would soon be introduced to replace the existing development and building permits, Miss Doris Tetteh, a Principal Planning Officer of the Town and Country Planning, said on Monday. This is to cushion the present cumbersome process of acquiring building permits that leads to delays in issuing out the permits.

This would also enhance the effective and efficient monitoring of structures, especially in the cities, Miss Tetteh said in an interview, adding that an average of 1,000 development and building permits were given out annually.

This number did not tally with the developments that take place in the country and due to the inefficient monitoring system, most people built or undertook developments without having the required permits.