Reclamation Service

The purpose of this service is to grant a reclamation permit of both types: Marine reclamation which include all reclamation works within the sea area and land reclamation which include Any deep filling works in a land-locked area. The licensed engineering offices with “Land Surveying” discipline may apply for, track, and manage Reclamation permit applications through Benayat system.

  • Bahraini Citizens
  • GCC Citizens
  • Non-Bahraini Residences
  • Commercial Entities
  • Governmental entities
  • Licensed Engineering offices with “Land Surveying” discipline.
  1. Engage engineering offices

    2. Landowners must Cooperate with a land Surveying Engineering office licensed by the Kingdom of Bahrain’s Council for Regulating the Practice of Engineering Professions to prepare all required drawings and documents in order to apply for reclamation permit.

  2. Submitting the Application Electronically

    3. The engineering office will handle all necessary tasks for applying for the reclamation permit on behalf of the property owner through Benayat system. (Click here to view list of the licensed engineering offices).

  3. Reclamation request stage

    4. The applicant engineering office should enter the required information for the request in this stage, which includes:

    • Owner & Applicant Details
    • Land details
    • Project details
    • Reclamation details
    • Required documents

  4. Review Stage

    1. Pre-Approval stage:

      Based on the request pre-defined conditions, the request will be distributed to the concerned Governmental entities automatically. These conditions and cases are outlined in the below table:

    Entities Special Cases Details Government Processing Time
    Central Process Office - Ministry of works (CPO) All cases:
    • Marine reclamation
    • Land reclamation
    		 15 Working Days
    Survey and Land Registration Bureau (SLRB)
    Environmental Assessment & Control Directorate - Supreme Council for Environment (EACD – SCE)
    Urban Planning & Development Affairs (UPDA)
    Coast Guard Commandant - Ministry of Interior (CGC – MOI) All cases of Marine reclamation only
    General Directorate of Marine Resources - Supreme Council for Environment (GDMR – SCE)
    • It also requires the approvals of some additional entities which will be followed up by central planning office (CPO) as it is showing in the table below:

    Entities Special Cases Details Government Processing Time
    Roads Planning & Design Directorate (RPDD) All cases:
    • Marine reclamation
    • Land reclamation
    		 10 Working days
    Local Agriculture Production Directorate - Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & Agriculture (LAPD-MUN) 10 Working days
    Vegetation Development Directorate - Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & Agriculture (VDD-MUN) 10 Working days
    Planning & Studies Directorate - Electricity and Water Authority (PSD-EWA) 10 Working days
    Damage Prevention Section - Electricity and Water Authority (DPS-EWA) 10 Working days
    Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) 10 Working days
    Sanitary Engineering Planning & Projects Directorate - Ministry of works (SEPPD) 10 Working days
    Ports and Maritime Affairs - Ministry of Transportation & Telecommunication (PMA-MTT) All cases of Marine reclamation only 10 Working days
    Strategic Projects Directorate - Ministry of works (SPD-MOW) 10 Working days
    Land Transport Affairs - Ministry of Transportation & Telecommunication (LTA-MTT) If parcels falling under fencing area specified by LTA- MTT 10 Working days
    Archaeology & Museums Directorate - Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiquities (AMD-BACA) If parcels falling under fencing area specified by AMD-BACA 10 Working days
    Projects Follow-up and Management Directorate - Ministry of Housing (PFMD-MOH) If parcels falling under fencing area specified by PFMD-MOH requests will be sent for pre-approval, all other requests will be send for view only 10 Working days
    Monitoring and Licensing Directorate - Ministry of Oil and Environment (MOOE)
    1. If the parcels fall under fencing area specified by Ministry of Oil and Environment.
    2. If the project zone is “PTR”.
    3. If the usage nature “Petrol Station”.
    4. If the parcels fall in or around the existing petrol stations.
    		 10 Working days
    Hidd Power Company (HPC) If parcels falling under fencing area specified by HPC 10 Working days
    Al Ezzel Power Company (APC) If parcels falling under fencing area specified by APC 10 Working days
    Muharraq STP Company (STP) If parcels falling under fencing area specified by STP 10 Working days
    Reef Island (RI) If parcels falling under fencing area specified by Reef Island 10 Working days
    Bahrain Bay Utilities - Veolia If parcels falling under fencing area specified by Bahrain Bay - Veolia 10 Working days
    Bahrain Bay- TIO If parcels falling under fencing area specified by Bahrain Bay - TIO 10 Working days
    Arab Ship-building & Repair Yard (ASRY) If parcels falling under fencing area specified by ASRY 10 Working days
    Bahrain District Cooling Company (Tabreed) If parcels falling under fencing area specified by Tabreed 10 Working days
    Electricity Distribution Directorate - Electricity and Water Authority (EDD-EWA)
    • Marine reclamation
    • Land reclamation
    		 Will receive the requests for view only
    Water Distribution Directorate - Electricity and Water Authority (WDD-EWA)

  5. Engineering Office Review Stage:

    6. In this stage the land surveying engineering office (Applicant) must submit all required drawings and documents to another engineering office reviewer (Category A) to review and ensure compliance and fulfillment of all conditions mentioned in the Unified Guide for Building Permits in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

  6. Payment stage

    7. The Property owner / or engineering office should pay the required fees in order to issue the Reclamation Permit automatically from the system, which includes:

    • Municipality Fees: fees are calculated for reclamation permit as showing in the table below, and it must be paid online through the Benayat system.
    m² Fee / B.D
    1 0.400

  7. Issue Reclamation Permit electronically

    8. Once all the reclamation permit fees are paid, the system will instantly issue an electronic reclamation permit. The reclamation permit is valid for one year from the date of issuance.

Document Type Type Comments
Letter from owner Mandatory
Title Deed Mandatory
Ownership contract Optional
Owner CR or CPR copy Mandatory
Owner Representative \ Inheritance ID Cards Optional Mandatory if the owner type representative or inheritance
Latest Land Certificate of Survey from SLRB Mandatory
Site Photo Mandatory
Inheritance Document Optional If the owner is inheritor, this attachment will be mandatory. Otherwise, it will be optional.
Compulsory supervision from an approved engineering office Mandatory
Drawing of the reclamation area showing the boundaries and the depth of burial Mandatory
Copy of the contractor CR issued from Ministry of Industry and Commerce Mandatory
Reclamation Works Methodology including Measures to be Taken to Prevent Materials Dispersal Mandatory
Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) plan Mandatory
Shore Protection Works Mandatory Mandatory for marine reclamation Only
Wave Run up and Overtopping Assessments Mandatory Mandatory for marine reclamation Only
Rock Stability assessment and Calculations Mandatory Mandatory for marine reclamation Only
Prior approval from the Ministry of Oil and Environment (MOOE) for Engineering Design Optional 1. Mandatory for the following cases:
  • If the project zone is “PTR”.
  • If the usage nature is “Petrol Station”.
2. Optional for the following cases:
  • If the parcels fall under fencing area specified by Ministry of Oil and Environment.
  • If the parcels fall in or around the existing petrol stations.
Other documents Optional