It is a service that aims to grant a permit for the possibility of adding a vertical expansion (adding a floor/or several floors) or horizontal expansion to an existing building, considering that the addition’s total area does not exceed 50 square meters.

• Real estate owners including:
  • Bahraini Citizens
  • GCC Citizens
  • Non-Bahraini Residences
• Commercial Entities
• Government Entities

• Real estate owners including:
  • Bahraini Citizens
  • GCC Citizens
  • Non-Bahraini Residences
• Engineering offices

1. Preparing engineering drawings

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 since a stamped drawing is required in order to apply for a small addition building permit.

2. Submitting the Application Electronically

Property owners can submit their application through the system directly. Alternatively, the engineering office responsible for architectural drawings can submit the application through the Benayat System based on the agreement between the owner and the office. For small additions, the engineering office will handle all necessary tasks for applying for the building permit on behalf of the property owner (Click here to view list of the licensed engineering offices).

3. Small addition request stage

The Property owner / or engineering office should enter the required 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)
• Current property details (Land details)
• Project details
• The required addition details
• Civil aviation details (If required)
• Electrical Load details (If required)
• Water demand (If required)
• Required documents
4. Review Stage
1. Initial review stage:

   The request will be initially reviewed by the concerned municipality based on the location. Once approved, the request will proceed to the consultation stage.

2. Consultation stage:
   1. Internal consultation (Inspection) – If required:

      Based on the request condition, the request will be inspected by the concerned Municipality.

   2. External consultation (concerned government entities) – If any:

      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
Urban Planning Development Affairs (UPDA)
	Special Projects	3 Working days
	Airport Zone	3 Working days
	Graveyard	3 Working days
	Implementation Stage	3 Working days
Roads Planning & Design Directorate (RPDD)	If the parcel falls in RPDD specified fencing area And if the addition is located on the ground floor Note: the request will be distributed to RPDD based on the above condition and as directed by the Municipality concerned engineer.	3 Working days
Supreme Council for Environment	If the usage nature: Seaport If the addition is horizontal (the addition is located on the ground floor)	3 Working days
Ministry of Oil and Environment	If parcels are falling under fencing area specified by Tatweer and BAPCO.	3 Working days
Civil Aviation Authority	If the parcel falling Within the areas around the airport specified by civil aviation with the permissible heights: If the addition exceeds the permissible heights specified in civil aviation maps. If the facility is commercial or industrial and contains a warehouse to store dangerous or radioactive materials (this is applicable in the areas specified by the Civil Aviation even if the height within the approved height).	3 Working days
Bahrain Authority of Culture and Antiquities (BACA)	If the parcel falling Within BACA fencing area and the addition is located on the roof of a building or cause changes in interfaces. If the building age is 50 years or more (This is applicable in all Kingdom of Bahrain areas).	3 Working days
Ministry of Industry & Commerce	If the parcel is within the industrial areas specified by the Ministry of Industry and commerce.	3 Working days
Electricity Distribution Department at (EWA)	If an additional electrical load is requested with the addition. If a new address added. If an addition request submitted without an electrical load for the second time.	3 Working days
Water Distribution Department at (EWA)	If additional water request required. If a new address added.	3 Working days
General Directorate of Civil Defense- Ministry of Interior	If the parcel affects stairs, exits, and escape routes. If the parcel includes a change in the height of the roof or building	3 Working days
Ministry of Finance & National Economy	If the owner is a government entity.	3 Working days

5. Payment stage

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

• Small Addition Building Permit Fees: These fees are to be paid online through the system as calculated as per building permit fee schedule.
• Building Permit insurance Deposit: The deposit amount is to be paid online via the building permit system.
• Civil Aviation Fees (If applicable): fixed fees (BD 100) to be paid online via the building permit system.
• Road occupation service fees (if applicable)
• Advertisement service fees: As needed if the applicant is an engineering office.
6. Issue Small Addition Building Permit electronically.

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

7. Print the Building Permit

The applicant can print the building Permit from within the Benayat system after it is issued by clicking on the print tab.