the Building Land and Use Permits 1, 2, and 3, respectively, he will – (a) for the benefit of the House, obt…
(No. B/1211) Mr S. Jugurnauth (Second Member for Savanne & Black River) asked the Minister of Local Government whether, in regard to the Building Land and Use Permits 1, 2, and 3, respectively, he will – (a) for the benefit of the House, obtain from the Savanne and Black River District Council, information as to the number of applications therefor received since July 2024 to October 2025, indicating the number of – (i) applications rejected and the number thereof objected to or delayed by the Land Drainage Authority, Forestry Services, Water Resources Unit and/or other relevant authorities, and 63 (ii) permits issued with compliance notice (fined Rs 50,000), and (b) state whether consideration will be given for a review of the quantum of the fine imposed.
Madam Speaker, with regard to part (a) of the question, I wish to inform the House that Building Land and Use Permits (BLP) are in three categories, namely – • BLP 1 which relates to residential developments; • BLP 2 concerns the excision of land, including the sales or donation of a lot and the subdivision of land among heirs, and • BLP 3 pertains to economic activities, micro and small enterprises, residential developments as from ground plus four level and places of public worship among others. As regards part (a)(i) and (ii) of the question, the information is being tabled. With regard to part (b) of the question, I wish to inform the House that in accordance with section 127A(5)(a) of the Local Government Act 2011, as subsequently amended, a fixed penalty fee of Rs50,000 is levied on an applicant when a Building and Land Use Permit Application is approved following the issuance of a compliance notice by a local authority. In the context of the Local Government reform, the fine of Rs50,000 will be reviewed. Thank you.
Thank you. Yes, your first question?
Madam Speaker, is the Minister aware that in many cases, it takes years for a BLUP? There is a lot of delay along with the LDA, etc., which is not necessary. Can the Minister inform the House whether he will take actions?
Yes, Minister!
Madam Speaker, I wish to inform the House that the following stakeholders do not access the NELS, that is, the Traffic Management Road Safety Unit, the RDA, the Irrigation Authority, the LDA, and the Forestry Service. So, when all these institutions will be on NELS, it will be much easier to have it approved.
Yes!
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Madam Speaker, can the Minister inform the House on the gap of time for the Land Drainage Authority and the Forestry officers to reply?
Madam Speaker, it all depends on the Ministry’s staff, but I think they have a lapse of two weeks to reply before it is being approved.
Okay. Hon. Beechook!
Thank you, Madam Speaker. I would like to ask the Minister if he is satisfied with the very blanket decision which is applied by the LDA of either to approve or to not to approve a construction? Is he satisfied with this approach or does he intend to request the engineers of the LDA to provide alternative solutions to BLUPs?
Madam Speaker, I will have to find these answers with the LDA, and then I can give a prompt answer to the hon. Member because I do not have it right now.
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