Application for Building Plan Approval
Document required
- Application letter using original letter head indicating application reference and proposed construction.
- A copy of landownership or land title which has been certified as true copy by Commissioner of Oaths or Justice of Peace.
- Copies of valid documents such as power of attorney/sales and purchase agreement/tenancy agreement if the owner is different from the list of names in the landownership or land title.
- Six (6) sets of building plans properly arranged and folded in A4 size which has been prepared by a professional consultant (i.e. architect/engineer or registered draughtsman in accordance to their respective limitations for submission of building plans).
General information to be indicated in the plan
- Title of the plan should contain the following:-
- Type of building
- Total number of units
- Total number of floors
- Lot number/land title number
- Road/Street name
- Section name
- Names of owner and company
- Address of building owner
- Building plan should be complete with the following information:-
- Well defined location plan and clear site plan with a scale of not less than 1:1000 or more, whichever is suitable. Name of road/street leading to the proposed site should be shown in the location plan.
- Floor plan, vertical elevation plan (front, rear and side), section and roof plans with a scale of 1:100 or 1:200 (according to building size).
- Drainage and sewerage layout plan should be indicated clearly in the site plan.
- Road layout plan, entrance road access and vehicle parking lots together with traffic flow shown either in the site plan or separately.
- Indicate calculation on: plot ratio, calculation of vehicle parking lots (car, motorcycle and lorry where relevant), volume capacity of solid waste disposal area
- Indicate clearly building set backs from land boundary in compliance with DBKK requirements.
- Indicate clearly calculation of building floor area in accordance with usage such as residential, office, commercial, and others for the purpose of calculation of plan processing fee.
- All plans must be signed by the consultant, building owner and land owner and all signatures must be original signatures.
- All drawings must be coloured.
- Form B1 should be completed and stamped on the first page of every set of building plans submitted.
Flow chart of the process of application for building plan approval

| 1 |
Consultant prepares the plan and submits to DBKK. |
| 2 |
Plan checked for compliance of basic requirements for submission of plan. |
| 3A |
If incomplete, prepare letter of non-compliance and return to consultant. |
| 3B |
If complied, open file, calculate plan processing fee and send payment notice to consultant. |
| 4 |
Circulate plan to relevant departments, i.e. Jabatan Bomba, Health Department and other departments, where necessary. |
| 5 |
Jabatan Bomba, Health Department and other departments give comments regarding the plan.
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| 6 |
Plan will be checked and if there are complications or the case is not “straight forward” one, the plan will be referred to the Building Plans Committee.
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| 7A |
If does not comply with requirements, letter requesting revision will be prepared and sent to the consultant. |
| 7B |
If complies with requirements, approval letter will be prepared.
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| 8 |
The consultant will be contacted to collect the building plan which has been endorsed with approval. |
| 9 |
The approved plan is filed. |