UCCDA

Application Requirements

• Survey Plan
• Certificate of Deposit
• Letter of Consent
• Affidavit of plot ownership
• Tax Clearance Certificate
• LGA Rate Ticket
• Building proposal/drawings depending on the type of development
• Registered power of Attorney

Process for obtaining Construction Permit

• Complete application form online, alternatively, obtain a hard copy of application form from Uyo Capital City Development office, at No.1 UCCDA Avenue, Opp. Noble International School, Atan Offot, Uyo.

Required Information for Submission:

• Name Of Developer (Name On Title Document)
• Plot Location
• Current Contact Address
• Developer’s Mobile No
• Developer’s Email
• Representative’s Mobile No
• Email
• Type of Land Owners:
  • Government
  • Private
• Location of Land
  • Estate (Private or Government)
  • Private
• Type of Development:
  • Residential Development
  • Commercial Development
  • Public Development
  • Industrial Development
  • Recreational Development
  • Institutional Development
  • Religious Development
  • Agricultural Development
  • Others
• Type Of Submission:
  • New Submission
  • Re-Submission
  • Re-Validation
  • Others
• Documents required to be Submitted:
  • Letter of Allocation
  • Certificate of Occupancy
  • Survey Plan (Scan Original Copy)
  • Letter of Consent
  • Certificate Of Deposit
  • Power Of Attorney / Deed of Assignment
  • 3 Years Tax Clearance
  • Affidavit Of Plot Ownership
  • 3 Years L. G. Rate Ticket
  • Other
• Drawings/ Reports Submitted:
  • Architectural (3 Sets)
  • Structural Design (3 Sets)
  • Calculation Sheets
  • Mechanical Design (3 Sets)
  • Electrical Design (3 Sets)
  • Site Plan Analysis Report (S. P. A. R.) (3 Sets)
  • Environmental Impact Analysis Report (E. I. A. R.) (3 Sets)
  • Geotechnical Report
  • Fire Service Report
  • Police Report
  • Certificate Of Incorporation
• Official Cost
• (Submission Fees): See Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria Gazette of 19th March, 2020 of Volume 34, Page B11 – B14 (24 - Condition for Building Plan Approvals)
• Time Frame: 90 Days Maximum for approval or rejection
• Days opened: 8am to 4pm from Monday to Friday
• Enquiry Details:
• Payment

Processing Steps

• Submission is considered after confirming the stipulated Payment has been made by applicant
• Submitted Plans/ Proposals are vetted by concerned professionals: Town planners, Architects and Engineers; depending on the type of development vet.
• Submitted Documents/drawings that satisfy the Building Regulation requirements are considered for site inspection by the team of professionals from UCCDA.
• Approval is granted to sites that are free from encumbrances; and rejected otherwise.

Duration

• 90 days maximum

Enabling/ Empowering Laws

• Land Use Act 1978 (i.e. Decree No. 6 of 1978)
• Land Use (fees) Regulation as Gazette in AK.S.L.N No.1 of 2020 Land Use Regulations

See table below for more details

S/N

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

WHERE TO OBTAIN

THINGS REQUIRED ON DOCUMENT

WHAT STAGE IS IT NEEDED

1

Letter of Allocation

Ministry of Lands and Water Resources (MLWR)

On submission

2

Certificate of Occupancy

Ministry of Lands and Water Resources

3a

Survey Plan (Government Land)

State Surveyor
General

On Submission

3b

Survey Plan (Private Land)

Licensed Surveyor

Seal and Signature of Surveyor

On submission

4a

Letter of Consent (Government Land)

Ministry of Lands and Water Resources

4b

Letter of Consent (Private Land)

Land Use and Allocation Committee

5

Certificate Of Deposit

Licensed Surveyor

6a

Power Of Attorney 

Legal Practitioner

Stamp Duty and Deed registrations 

6b

Deed of Assignment

Legal Practitioner

Stamp Duty, Deed registrations and consent of the Honourable of
MLWR

7

3 Years Tax Clearance

Akwa Ibom State Internal Revenue Services

8

Affidavit Of Plot Ownership

Court of Competent Jurisdiction

9

3 Years Local Government Rate Ticket

Local Government Council

10

Architectural Design (3 Sets)

Registered Architect OR Registered Architectural Firm

Seal and Signature of Architecture

11

Structural Design (3 Sets)
 

Registered Structural Engineer OR Registered Civil Engineering Firm

Seal and Signature of Structural Engineer

12

Calculation Sheets of structure

Registered Structural Engineer OR Registered Civil Engineering Firm

Seal and Signature of Structural Engineer

13

Mechanical Design (3 Sets)

Registered Mechanical Engineer OR Registered Mechanical Engineering Firm

Seal and Signature of Mechanical Engineer

14

Electrical Design (3 Sets)

Registered Electrical Engineer OR Registered Electrical Engineering Firm

Seal and Signature of Electrical Engineer

15

Site Plan Analysis Report (S. P. A. R.)

Registered Town Planner OR Registered Town Planning Firm

Seal and Signature of Town Planner

16

Environmental Impact Analysis Report (E. I. A. R.)

Registered Town Planner OR Registered Town Planning Firm

Seal and Signature of Town Planner

Required in all building development types except a residential development below six unit flats or below four floors

17

Geotechnical Report

Registered Geotechnical Report OR Registered Geotechnical Report Firm

Seal and Signature of Geotechnical Engineer

18

Fire Service Report

Akwa Ibom State Fire Service

19

Certificate Of Police Report

Nigerian Police Force

20

Certificate of Incorporation

Corporate Affairs Commission

Required for submission in Corporate

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Relevant MDAs
 

Ministry of Lands and Water Resources
Block 4, State Secretariat
Uyo
Contact: 08032355226

Land Use and Allocation Committee
Block 3, State Secretariat
Uyo
Contact: 08032355226

State Surveyor-General Office
State Secretariat Annex
Dakkada
Udo Udoma Road by Oron Road, Uyo
Contact: 08032668885

Signed by Chairman UCCDA, 2022-11-10 10:23am