It is a service that aims to grant a permit to build a new building on land that has not previously been built on (Vacant land), the service request should be submitted by an engineering office licensed by The Council for Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions.

• Bahraini Citizens
• GCC Citizens
• Real estate owners
• Commercial Entities
• Government Entities

1. Engage Engineering Offices

Property owners must engage an Engineering office licensed by Kingdom of Bahrain’s “The Council for Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions”, to prepare all necessary drawings and documents required to apply for a building permit. The engineering office shall perform all necessary tasks to obtain a building permit on behalf of the property owners (Click here to view list of the licensed engineering offices).

2. Initial Request Stage

The engineering office should enter the initial information for the request in this stage, which includes:

• The applicant and the property owner or his representer details.
• Other owners or inheritors details (If any).
• The required addition details.
• Civil aviation details.
• Required documents.
3. Pre-Approval Stage (For special cases)

There are special cases in which applicants must first obtain a pre-approval before starting the process of applying for a new construction permit. These cases are outlined in the below table:

Entities	Special Cases Details	Government Processing Time
Urban Planning Development Affairs (UPDA)	Un-zoned lands (Please consult UPDA offline) Understudy (Please consult UPDA offline) Freezed zones (Please consult UPDA offline) Understudy (Please consult UPDA offline) Unplanned lands (Please consult UPDA offline) Green build (Please consult UPDA offline) Mangrove Area (Please consult UPDA offline) Oil Fields (Please consult UPDA offline) Protected Areas (Please consult UPDA offline) Preserved Areas (Please consult UPDA offline)	Not applicable
	Special Projects	30 Working days
	Public Services	15 Working days or 30 Working days in Zone Conflict
	Ministry of Housing	15 Working days or 30 Working days in Zone Conflict
	Recreational	15 Working days or 30 Working days in Zone Conflict
	Airport Zone	15 Working days or 30 Working days in Zone Conflict
	Graveyard	15 Working days or 30 Working days in Zone Conflict
	Archaeological	15 Working days or 30 Working days in Zone Conflict
	Agricultural	15 Working days or 30 Working days in Zone Conflict
	Implementation Stage	60 Working days
Roads Planning & Design Directorate	Un-asphalted roads Strategic Roads Roads under development Old areas	10 Working days
Supreme Council for Environment	Reclamation Jetty construction	10 Working days
Ministry of Oil and Environment	Only for parcels falling under zones specified by Tatweer that require special approvals.	10 Working days
Civil Aviation Authority	Pre-approval is required for buildings exceeding permitted heights	10 Working days
Bahrain Authority of Culture and Antiquities (BACA)	Pre-approval is required for specific parcels identified by BACA.	10 Working days

4. Engineering data stage

The engineering office (Applicant) should enter the engineering information for the request in this stage, which includes:

• Thermal Insulation
• Electrical load
• Water and sewerage details
• Building entrance and building units
• Building point
• Required documents
5. Application review by another engineering office (Reviewer)

Before submitting a building permit application, the engineering office must first submit all required drawings and documents to another engineering office (Same category or higher) to review and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and standards. Choosing the engineering office should be through the building permit system “Benayat”.

Once reviewed and approved, the applying engineering office must upload the documents into the Building Permit system and must select the engineering office(s) that reviewed them.

Note: The engineering office that reviewed the documents has 7 working days to electronically verify that they have performed the review. Otherwise, the applying engineering office must re-upload the documents.

Uploading the documents into the system does not constitute a formal submission of an application. Only after the electronic verification of the reviewing engineering office will the application be officially accepted.

6. Service Connectivity stage - The comments of the service entities mentioned below must be obtained.
• Sanitary Engineering Planning and Projects Directorate (SEPPD): will receive an application to determine compatibility of connection and inform the applicant through the system on whether a Septic Tank is required or not.
• Water Distribution Directorate (WDD): will determine availability of water network:
  • If the network is not available: WDD will inform applicants of the estimated connection date in the issued building permit.
  • If the network is available but there is a mismatch in flow capacity: WDD will provide applicants with the expected connection date.
• Electricity Distribution Directorate (EDD): will determine electricity load availability and inform applicants through the electronic system the estimated connection date if the load is not available. EDD will also perform a site inspection to identify any cable network conflict, and inform applicants the following:
  • If a “Customer Request” (CR) is required
  • The cost of the CR.
• Approvals take a maximum of 5 working days.
7. Payment stage
• Building Permit Fees: These fees are to be paid online via the building permit system.
• Building Permit Insurance Deposit: The deposit fees are to be paid online via the building permit system.
• Civil Aviation Fees (If applicable): These fees are to be paid in the event the height of the building exceeds 30m from sea level. The fees are fixed at (BD 100).
• Building permit fees are being calculated as per building permit fee schedule click here
8. Issue New Construction Building Permit Electronically

Once the new construction building permit fees are paid, the system will instantaneously issue an electronic new construction building permit. The building permit is valid for one year from the date of issuance.

9. Auditing Building Permits Issued for New Construction

The permit is subjected to random audit at any stage of construction after the date of issuance.