Circular on Online Industrial Site Inspection Reports
The Office of the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning issued this circular, with no separate order number printed, dated 12 September 2017. It requires site inspection reports for industrial building planning permission proposals to be uploaded to the online system within 48 hours of inspection, so applicants can view and download them, and it took immediate effect.
What the circular does
The circular dated 12 September 2017, issued through the Office of the Commissioner of Town and Country Planning without a separate printed order number, sets a deadline for uploading site inspection reports relating to industrial building proposals. The report must be uploaded to the online planning permission software within 48 hours after the inspection.
The requirement forms part of the Ease of Doing Business programme. The programme calls for inspection reports to be submitted online within 48 hours and made available for establishments to view and download.
Who is affected
The online inspection report requirement is relevant to:
- Applicants seeking planning permission for industrial building proposals.
- Deputy Directors and Assistant Directors in regional offices.
- Member Secretaries of Local Planning Authorities and New Town Development Authorities.
- Officials responsible for inspecting sites, uploading reports and processing industrial proposals.
The circular is specifically about industrial building proposals. It does not state that the 48 hour inspection report deadline applies to every type of planning permission application.
Key requirements
- Planning permission applications were already required to be submitted, processed and disposed of through the online system under an earlier circular instruction dated 28 April 2017.
- The online software already contained a facility for uploading site inspection reports in the prescribed format.
- The site inspection report for an industrial building proposal must be uploaded within 48 hours of the inspection.
- Uploading within that period is compulsory.
- Further processing of the industrial building proposal must then be carried out appropriately.
- The online software allows the applicant to view and download the uploaded inspection report.
When it applies
The circular dated 12 September 2017 states that the compulsory upload requirement comes into immediate effect. It also directs recipients to acknowledge receipt by return of post.
For an industrial property applicant, the practical effect is that the inspection report should become available through the online planning permission system shortly after the site inspection. The circular does not specify a fee, a separate application procedure or a remedy if the report is not uploaded within the required period.
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Common questions
How soon must an industrial site inspection report be uploaded?
The report must be uploaded to the online software within 48 hours of the site inspection.
Can an industrial planning permission applicant see the inspection report online?
Yes. The online software allows the applicant to view and download the uploaded inspection report.
Does the 48 hour requirement apply to all planning permission applications?
The circular expressly applies the compulsory 48 hour upload requirement to site inspection reports for industrial building proposals.
When did the online inspection report requirement take effect?
The circular is dated 12 September 2017 and states that it comes into immediate effect.
