• දෙහිවල ගල්කිස්ස මහ නගර සභාව
  • தெஹிவளை கல்கிசை மாநகர சபை
  • Dehiwala Mount Lavinia Municipal Council

Building Approval

Street line certificate

Street line is the suggested stripe of land which expect to expand the road or establish newly
This allocated stripe of land is the certificate which indicates the lot line dividing a lot or other area from a street

Building line

Building line certificate is the certificate issue indicating the space which needs to retain from the street when constructing a building
No any construction can be done within this allocated area

Documents to be submitted when obtaining street line/ building line certificates.

1.Assessment tax paid receipt for the relevant quarter (owner’s name should be indicated)
2.Two copies of block plan
3.Should pay Rs. 284.60 for that

Conformity Certificate

Conformity certificate is offered to legalize the dwelling of the constructed building
Here it is examined whether the building has been constructed according to the approved plan

Required documents

01. Application can be obtained free of charge
02. If the building has been constructed differently from the approved plan, should pay tolls for the variations
03. Building license is valid only for 1 year and if the time period has expired, should pay for that number of years
04. Tolls are charged according to the floor area of residents and commercial buildings
05. Tolls are charged based on the residential/ commercial basis.

Residential properties

1-3000 m2 – Rs. 3000, Rs. 10 for subsequent 1m2

Commercial buildings

1-100 m2 – Rs. 3000, Rs. 20 for subsequent 1m2

Building certificate

Building certificate is the certificate given prior to make a development in a certain land own to a certain person
After the approval, legal right is confirmed and the legal right will be granted for further developments
This approval is essential to sell this land as well as to obtain a loan
Approval is granted according to the urban development Authority’s regulations
After submitting the required documents along with the application, that approval can be obtained

Application can be obtained after paying Rs. 351.90 and after submitting the application. Payment should be made according to the land area

Approval of block plans

Prior to development of land own to you, the plan should be approved. Block plan can be created by a qualified surveyor. This confirms the title of the land and gets the legal right for development activities.

This approval is essential to sale this land as well as to obtain a loan
Here, you can confirm the title of the way. Approval is granted under the regulations of Urban Development Authority
After submitting the required documents along with the application, that approval can be obtained

Application can be obtained after paying Rs. 232.30 and after submitting the application. Payment should be made according to the land area

Clearance certificate obtained prior to a development

This is the fundamental permission which should be obtained prior to a certain development.
This is really important when a person is buying the certain property expecting to make a vast development
Can acquire instructions and data required to draft basic plans for a certain task
Should pay Rs. 339.67 for the application
Inspection fee is Rs.339.67

Required documents

01. Photocopy of approved block plan
02. Assessment tax paid receipt for the quarter
03. Draft of the suggested building