Urban Planning and Development Authority Services

Property Classification / Reclassification

Study the classification or possibility of reclassifying a property or multiple properties in accordance with technical and planning studies, in coordination with relevant authorities, and obtaining the necessary approvals.

Required Documents

  1. Copy of property deed / ownership document or temporary ownership certificate
  2. Copy of the owner’s smart card from both authorities, or a copy of the commercial register for institutions and companies
  3. Copy of the latest survey certificate (if available)

Unfreezing a Property or Multiple Properties

Study requests to unfreeze a property or group of properties in the building permits system, in coordination with relevant authorities, allowing the owners to develop them according to the approved classification.

Service Conditions

  1. The property must be frozen

Required Documents

  1. Copy of property deed / ownership documents
  2. Copy of the owner’s smart card from both authorities, or a copy of the commercial register for institutions and companies

Inquiry About Property Status

A request submitted by the property owner to inquire about the status of a property within an unplanned area, an area under study, or a property undergoing status adjustment.

Service Conditions

  1. The property must be within the boundaries of a detailed plan for an unplanned area, whether under study or approved
  2. The property cannot be referenced in cadastral map systems

Required Documents

  1. Copy of property deed / ownership documents
  2. Copy of the owner’s smart card from both authorities, or a copy of the commercial register for institutions and companies

Adjusting Property Classification Boundaries

Study the possibility of classifying property boundaries for one or more properties according to the property’s deed boundaries, for cases where part of the property is unclassified or the property has multiple classifications.

Service Conditions

  1. Part of the property is unclassified
  2. The property has more than one classification

Required Documents

  1. Copy of property deed / ownership documents
  2. Copy of the owner’s smart card from both authorities, or a copy of the commercial register for institutions and companies

Updating Property Ownership Data

Update property ownership documents to reflect streets resulting from area planning or division of neighboring properties, which may increase the property value.

Required Documents

  1. Copy of property deed / ownership documents
  2. Copy of the owner’s smart card from both authorities, or a copy of the commercial register for institutions and companies

Compensation

Study compensation requests for parts of properties affected by road network development, to provide infrastructure services in the area when it is not possible to adjust the property’s status.

Required Documents

  1. Copy of property deed / ownership documents
  2. Copy of the owner’s smart card from both authorities, or a copy of the commercial register for institutions and companies
  3. Copy of the latest survey certificate

Planning Approval

Approval issued by the Urban Planning Department upon a property owner’s request, confirming the site’s suitability for development, including permitted uses, building requirements, parking provisions, and other regulatory conditions according to approved urban plans. This type of approval is required for properties with classifications that do not have specified regulatory requirements (e.g., SP special project areas) or when requesting additional conditions beyond the classification requirements.

Required Documents

  1. Copy of property deed / ownership documents
  2. Request letter for planning approval from the owner / authorized applicant (if the applicant is heirs, the letter must be signed by all heirs) addressed to the Urban Planning and Development Authority
  3. Copy of the owner’s smart card from both authorities, or a copy of the commercial register for institutions and companies
  4. Copy of the latest survey certificate
  5. Engineering drawings
  6. Horizontal projection drawings
  7. Sectional drawings
  8. Net built-up area survey drawings
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