At the tail end of November, I kind of set an ultimatum between ourselves (wifey and I) and with our plans. If there was going to be no progress by December end, we will just shove this aside and just live in our Single Storey. Yes, we were tired again.
I eventually asked our Architect for the Draftsman's contact and eventually things got moving in a short time, more like a week. Suddenly there was progress again and then I had the opportunity to meet the officer in MBPJ who would be submitting my documents.
So I sat down with the MBPJ, and they explain to me what are the steps for the Development Order also known as Kebenaran Merancang.
Now if you have finally had all your plans done, take a look at this below. This here is what you will NOT find anywhere on lowyatt except simple steps of 1, 2, 3 can get already house lor.
If you are submitting your plans to MBPJ these are the steps involved. Hand written for you to see and digest. Yes you lowyatt motherfuckers will now be upgraded in status when you read this and claim like you deal with MBPJ everyday.
Here it goes :-
Yes now all you lowyatt Jin Jangs are very smart automatically after reading this. Good on you
So as you can see, its not as simple as ARCHITECT - SIGN OFF - PLANNING - DEVELOPMENT ORDER - CONSTRUCT - HOUSE FINISH
PLANNING SUBMISSIONS TO MBPJ STEPS
Let me now break it down to you in point form for you all to understand better. Its important to know that in this Submission Process, its broken up into 2 parts. Take Points 1 - 7 as part A and 8 - 14 as part B.
1. PLANNING (From your Architect / Draftsman)
What you need : Your plans
2. SUBMISSION (2 - 3 weeks)
What you need : Your Grant, Your Cukai Pintu (Latest with proof of payment), Cukai Tanah (Latest with proof of payment) & IC (s), You Plan, and another document your officer will ask you to sign regarding the Ministry of Health. Cant recall this name of the document. But its just so you can sign it off by saying you will keep a clean environment.
What will happen : Your documents together with a 3D rendering of your project will be done and submitted to MBPJ. THIS HERE is where you will take 1 of your 3 Plans given to you by your Draftsman, and you will then need your immediate neighbors consent. This applies for me as I am a Semi Detached House, so I will need my immediate neighbors Signature, Name and IC on the plan I am submitting to MBPJ
*** As I write this I am somewhere between Step 2 & 3 ***
3. PLANNING - PRE SUBMISSION (2 - 3 days)
What you need : All your documents above in Step 2
What will happen : Your MBPJ Officer will then take your documents and submit them first to MBPJ for a PRE SUBMISSION process where the documents are only reviewed. Kind of like how if you are applying for bank loan, or car loan, or even KWSP second account withdrawal, the documents are only reviewd. Except in this case there is no hooker named Venessa viewing documents. It will sit at MBPJ to get reviewed. Simple
4. SIGNBOARD, NEIGHBOURS NOTICE & HEARING (1 week - 10 days)
What you need : Signboard Notice
What will happen :
1. After 2 or 3 days when your documents have been approived for Pre Submission, you will then need to put up your Planning Notice. It will be ready within 2 days. Ask your MBPJ Officer who could help you do it right. You dont need to buy an expensive Steel one, just a simple wooden one will do. Because the Signboard will be up only for a period of 1 week. It takes about 2 days to do the Signboard, and the Signboard is up for 1 week at your property. The MBPJ Officer will decide where the signboard should be placed.
2. For the Notice, your neighbors will be also notified, your neighbour in front, at the rear, side, and any neighbor 20 meters from your building will have a Notice to Plan. This is given by MBPJ to your Neighbors simultaneously when the Signboard is installed.
3. After 7 days, your Neighbours will be able to attend a Hearing and have 1 day to object, or complain about your property during a Hearing. This will be set at a time and place by MBPJ. But there is nothing to worry about because MBPJ will not bother about if you are building something even to the maximum limits, and your neighbors sunlight, feng shui or wind will be affected. The only thing that MBPJ will be concerned about is if there are any Structural or Engineering concerns. Thats all. In my case, I can only think of one shitty neighbor that will do this, and that person has built illegally. So it wont happen. (Some people just want to stop you)
5. PRE SUBMISSIONS - MBPJ ONE STOP CENTER (2 weeks)
What do you need : All your documents once again, this part is left to MBPJ to do the submissions.
What will happen : All your documents, etc. will be going through a Pre Submission now that the manual labour is done. Your documents are then compiled and attached with an Online Letter in Soft Copy format to the One Stop Center. From here things now move online. If there are any comments by MBPJ as well, it is done here. Things like "Please update a new Cukai Pintu" or "There is no Rainwater Harvesting" etc will be done. In other words someone is looking at the Pre Submissions before Submitting to the OSC or One Stop Center the proper Hardcopy Documents. This is where real last and final changes can be made to your plans if it is required. Best have your Architect on Standby or Mr. Eng Hoe and Mr. Eric who say it cost 5k for Architects work.
You will also be assigned / registered with a Username and Password here. You will be able to monitor the submission process and approvals. Your project will have a Project Number as well.
6. SURAT ONLINE (APPROVED AFTER 2 WEEKS)
What do you need : Nothing if you dont have to re-submit your Soft Copy plans with amendments.
What will happen : You will be approved for submitting finally the Hard Copies, especially if your documents are out of date. Have fresh documents always. Time your submissions well.
7. SUBMISSION OF HARD COPIES
What do you need : Your Hard Copies of your Plans, and documents in point 1
What will happen : Submissions for PLANNING DEPARTMENT in MBPJ and MBPJ One Stop Center. Your Hard Copies will now be sent back to the MBPJ One Stop Center as well.
Congratulations ! Level Upgraded !
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***At this point on, things are out of your hand, so let things take its course here on. There is nothing your can do, so I will only comment on What will happen. There is also something very important to note here. From here onwards, the fastest things could take will be 1 month, and the maximum 67 days. Because MBPJ has 67 days to Endorse you. Hence a maximum of 67 days / 3 months (thats 6 months for you chai latte drinking lowyatt assholes who work 3.5 days a week - Exluding Hangover Mondays, Halfday Fridays, and 2 days for the Weekend for you hard working people)
8. PLANNING DEPARTMENT MBPJ
What will happen : This will be given to the MBPJ Officer who is in charge of Planning in your area
9. MBPJ ONE STOP CENTER MEETING
What will happen : MBPJ OSC will have a meeting with Kuih and Teh Tarik.
10. APPROVAL FROM ONE STOP CENTER
What will happen : OSC will approve your Plans
11. MBPJ MEETING FOR ENDORSMENT
What will happen : MBPJ will meet once, yes 1 time a month, to Endorse your plan that MBPJ OSC had looked, checked, commented and advised on your documents.
12. ENDORSEMENT PLANS
What will happen : 10 Copies of your plans will be Endorsed by MBPJ for filing.
13. PLANNING DEPARTMENT
What will happen : Your plans will go back to the Planning Department for the final stage
14. PLANNING ENDORSEMENT
What will happen : Your plans get Endorsed by the Planning Department
Congratulations ! Level Achieved !
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In Conclusion, Malaysians love their paper work.
But Breaking it up in a very Laymans way for Lowyatt people to understand and become God Status on lowyatt who advise fools, can be given as follows :-
PART A (1 - 3 MONTHS)
1. You have your plans
2. You submit with your docs for pre submission for Planning
3. Planing reviews your Pre Submission documents
4. You let your neighbors know you have a plan
5. OSC takes a look at your Soft Copy docs
6. OSC gives you an approval letter to submit hard copies
7. Submit your Hard Copies to OSC
PART B (ABOUT 1 MONTH - 67 DAYS MAX)
1. Hard Copy is given to Planning Department
2. OSC Has a meeting to Approve your Docs
3. OSC Approves your Docs
4. MBPJ has a meeting
5. MBPJ Approves your Docs
6. Planning Department views your Docs approved
7. Planning approves Docs
Now go, and claim your God Status on lowyatt.
