Obtain latest Property Register Card (P.R. Card) in words from the Revenue Department
Agency: Revenue Department
The Property Register Card (P.R. Card) is a record showing the (i) Land ownership details; (ii) historical ownership details; (iii) City Title Survey Number (CTS); (iv) Plot Number; (v) area of the land; (vi) records of encumberances and mutations of the holdings held by the Revenue Department about the Building Land/Plot. This P.R. Card is a mandatory document to be provided to the MCGM when applying for a Building Permit. The Application for the P.R. Card is made to the City Survey Officer (An Officer of the Revenue Department) by affixing a Rs.10 Court Fee Stamp.
Time and cost: 10 days, INR 60
Obtain latest authenticated City Title Survey (CTS) Plan
Agency: Collector’s Office (Revenue Records Department)
The latest copy of the City Title Survey (CTS) Plan need to be obtained from Collector’s office (Revenue Records Department), and has to be certified by Land Records Officer as an authentic document. This is required as MCGM needs to be certain that there have been no changes to existing boundaries or structures since the original CTS plan was issued.
Time and cost: 7 days, no charge
Submit application and design plans and pay scrutiny fee
Agency: Building Proposal Office, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
BuildCo submits an online application Common Application Form of Online Building Plan Approval System (OBPS) – alongwith all requisite documents and PreDCR drawings of proposed work at http://autodcr.mcgm.gov.in. After uploading the drawings and essential documents, on payment of scrutiny fees online the file/application will be accepted online by MCGM.
The concerned officer at the zonal building proposal office will scrutinize the proposal and essential documents as per procedure. If all documents are in order and the file is complete, BuildCo can proceed to pay the scrutiny fees online in the portal. No-Objection Certificates (NOCs) for various agencies, including Stormwater and Drain Department, Sewerage Department, Hydraulic Engineer Department, Roads and Traffic Department are obtained through the OBPS.
Uploaded PreDCR drawings will run through AutoDCR software for the verification of consumed FSI in the proposal and to check if the various parameters of the proposed building are in consonance with the provisions of DCR and policies in force. The building proposal office will submit the file to the competent authority online for approval of required concessions, if any. On receipt of approval to the concessions, the IOD will be given at Zonal EE(BP).
Time and cost: 0.5 days, INR 26,385
Obtain no-objection certifcates (NOC) from various agencies
Agency: Building Proposal Office, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Once the application is submitted through the Online Building Plan Approval System (OBPS) portal, the various agencies selected in the application who need to provide no objection certificates review the proposal, and provide their NOCs in the portal.
Time and cost: 21 days, no charge
Hire licensed fire safety consultant to obtain certification for Fire NOC
Agency: Private consultant
BuildCo needs to hire a licensed fire safety consultant who prepares the Building Details Form 2 (for Active Fire Safety Measures) and at completion prepares the Form A along with its Annexure about installation of all fire-fighting requirements / installations stipulated by the Mumbai Fire Brigade.
Time and cost: 1 day, INR 100,000
Obtain Intimation of Disapproval and pay fees
Agency: Building Proposal Office, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Intimation of Disapproval (IOD) is granted as per the provisions of Section 346 of MMC Act 1888. The IOD includes various conditions to be complied before requesting for further approvals.
Upon submission of online application through CAF, the IOD is issued within 29 days.
Time and cost: 29 days, INR 4,200
Obtain excavation permission
Agency: Office of the Collector, Mumbai/Suburban District
Excavation permission needs to be obtained from Office of Collector. This permit is a requirement for the Construction and Debris Management Plan to be submitted by BuildCo to municipality. The cost of the permit depends on the amount of soil being excavated.
Time and cost: 7 days, INR 40,000
Obtain plinth commencement certificate and pay development charges
Agency: Building Proposal Office, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Once IOD has been issued, the applicant may submit a request for the commencement certificate on the Online Building Building Approval System (OBPS) portal. The documents and NOC submitted by the applicants are verified on the portal by the staff (Licesnsed Engineer, Sub-Engineer, Assistant Engineer, Executive Engineer) and the necessary commencement certificate is issued through the portal. After payment of development charges and other applicable premium the commencement certificate is issued within 7 days.
Time and cost: 0.5 days, INR 149,708
Request and receive inspection of plinth
Agency: Building Proposal Office, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Request and obtain further commencement certificate
Agency: Building Proposal Office, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The building permit is done in 2 steps. First, BuildCo must obtain the permit up to the plinth level. Once the plinth level has been completed, there is an inspection to verify that is in compliance with approved plans. It is only after this inspection has been done and approval obtained that the BuildCo can move on with the construction and start the superstructure of the warehouse. But in order to do so, it is necessary to obtain a permit to start building the superstructure.
Time and cost: 7 days, no charge
Request completion NOCs from various agencies through the Common Completion Request Form (CCRF)
Agency: Chief Fire Office, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Time and cost: 0.5 days, no charge
Receive inspection from Storm Water and Drain Department
Agency: Storm Water and Drain Department, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Assistant Engineer of the Municipal Corporation makes the inspection. There are two inspections: one before the connections are completed and another after completion. The inspection would not take more than a day. An officer of the Municipal Corporation inspects the premises and prepares a report on the connection.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Receive inspection from Sewerage Department
Agency: Sewerage Department, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Obtain water connection from Hydraulic Engineer
Agency: Hydraulic Engineer Department, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Time and cost: 3 days, no charge
Receive inspection from Roads & Traffic Department
Agency: Roads &Traffic Department, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Receive inspection from Chief Fire Office
Agency: Chief Fire Office, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Submit letter stating completion of building works to obtain an occupancy certificate and certificate of completion
Agency: Building Proposal Office, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The owner, through a licensed plumber, shall furnish a drainage completion certificate to certify that the works were completed according to approved drainage plans. The licensed surveyor, engineer, or architect who has supervised the construction shall furnish a building completion certificate to certify that the building has not deviated from the approval plans. These certifications are submitted online through the portal. Following the reception of both certificates of completion MCGM shall inspect the work, and after satisfying that there is no deviation from the approved plans, issue a certificate of acceptance of the completion of the work.
Time and cost: 0.5 days, no charge
Receive final inspection from Building Proposal Office
Agency: Building Proposal Office, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Obtain Completion and Occupancy Certificate from online portal
Agency: Building Proposal Office, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
Once the final inspection has been concluded and the final plans are stamped by the Building Proposal Office, the combined Completion certificate and Occupancy certificate are issued. The final stamped plans by the Building Proposal Office and a copy of the Completion and Occupancy certificate are forwarded to the Hydraulic Engineer (Water) Department.
Fees for water connection include:
- Water connection charges: INR 1,060.00
- Water meter: INR 150.00
- Refundable security deposit towards water charges bills at INR 25.00 per 1,000 liter + 60% of sewerage charges for the requirement of the building
- Sewer fees are INR 50,000
Time and cost: 14 days, INR 57,713
