BBMP to restart sanctioning plan approvals in a few days

Rate of ground rent, licence fee and other charges to be same as that notified in Sept. 2015

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) that had stopped approving building plans or levying any charges or fees since early August is likely to resume the process next week. Last week, the civic body had issued a circular notifying the rates to be charged for the sanction of building plan approval, occupancy and completion certificates as well as ground rent, licence fees, scrutiny fees, and security deposit.

According to highly placed sources, the BBMP has decided to retain the rates that were notified in September 2015. Sources said that in all likelihood, the sanction of plan approvals would begin on Monday.

The civic body had stopped building plan-related activities after the High Court of Karnataka declared that the bylaws under which the various fees and charges were levied were “unenforceable” and contrary to the provisions of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976. The development had a bearing on not just the construction activity in the city, but also larger legal and financial implications for the BBMP.