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Lagos Seals Over 137 Properties Without Approval

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2 years ago

Jun 28, 2022.

A.A.S Opeyemi

LASPPPA seals 137 properties for lack of building permits
…the enforcement exercise took place within six District Offices of LASPPPA, namely Alimosho, Mosan Okunola, Egbe- Idimu, Ikotun-Igando, Agbado Oke-Odo and Ayobo-Ipaja.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Monitoring and Compliance Unit staff sealed 137 properties last week in various parts of the state, according to the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA).

Six LASPPPA District Offices—Alimosho, Mosan Okunola, Egbe-Idimu, Ikotun-Igando, Agbado Oke-Odo, and Ayobo-Ipaja—were the locations of the enforcement effort.

Speaking about the exercise, Tpl. Kehinde Osinaike, General Manager of the Authority, said that 12 properties were sealed in the LASPPPA’s Alimosho District while 22 buildings were sealed in Mosan Okunola.

“In Egbe-Idimu, 29 property were affected with another 32 sealed at Ikotun Igando. Also, in Ayobo-Ipaja and Agbado Oke-Odo, 25 and 17 buildings were sealed respectively. Some property were also sealed within the six District Offices”, he added.

The General Manager explained further that the affected structures were sealed contravened the State Physical Planning Regulations, adding that they were mostly residential buildings converted for commercial use without the necessary Permit and Approval.

Other sealed property, according to him, included Industrial, Institutional and Commercial buildings under construction that had no planning permits or approval and the erected structures did not conform to physical planning regulations.

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Tpl. Osinaike, therefore, advised all Property Owners and Developers in Lagos State to employ the services of professionals in the built sector like Engineers, Builders, Architecture and Town Planners before building any structure.

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