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• Ensures proper development process within the Municipal Area.

• To provide the citizens of Shillong a proper and conducive environment by maintaining the green spaces, water bodies and preventing any kind of illegal and unauthorized construction throughout the city.

Functions

• Providing building permission within Municipal Area.
• Dealing with unauthorized constructions on Government Land and other sorts of lands.

          On an average the department receives 10-15 applications regarding renewal, notices and permission for building construction on a daily basis and it clears approximately 5-6 applications per day.

          Every person who intends to erect or re-erect, or any alteration or addition of a house/building should submit an application along with 5(five) copies (in case of private land and 7 copies in case of Government land) of site-cum-building plans duly recommended by the headman of the locality in both i.e application & plans.
           The application for building permission is to be accompanied by :-

1. In case of additional building, extension :-
   Holding No & Ward No to be mentioned.
2. In case of new building :- The documentary evidence such as Registered Sale Deed, Gift Deed, etc. Mutation order in case of Government land to prove the right and title over the land.

        In case of R.C.C. building of more than two storeyed:-
             The seismic force certificate from the competent authority to prove that the building can resist the seismic force of the region.
             In case the building facing towards the P.W.D. Road, the N.O.C. from P.W.D. (Roads) be enclosed.
             In case of Private Land, the applicant should apply for permission to the C.E.O.
             In case of Government Land the applicant should be sent through the Deputy Commissioner, East Khasi Hills.

GENERAL SPECIFICATION

           The site-cum-building plan of the land showing and furnishing the followings:-

1. The Front Elevation, cross section, Layout Plan Structural Design in a suitable scale.

2. (a) The position of the site in relation to a main road or street in the locality (i.e. exact distances)
   (b) The boundaries of the site with dimensions and names of the owners of the adjoining compound.
   (c) The existing buildings (in black ink) standing on the site.
   (d) The position of privies, drains, stables, cattle-sheds(cow, horse, etc.) if any.
   (e) The position of the proposed building (in red ink) in relation to the boundaries of the site, adjacent buildings, privies and premises i.e exact distance.
   (f) The line of frontpage with the neighbouring buildings if building is on the road.
   (g) Space to be left around the building to secure free circulation of air, admission of light and access for scavenging purposes.
   (h) The position and size of the rooms, doors and windows and
   (i) The privy provided or to be provided for use of the occupants of the building.

3. Full information as to the following particulars:-
   (i) The materials to be used for roofing & flooring.
   (ii) The number of storeys and height of wall of each storey.
   (iii) The manner in which the house drainage and the surface drainage of the land will be disposed of.
   (iv) The purpose for which it is intended to use the building.
   (v) The total area covered by the existing building and the proposed ones.
   (vi) The total area of the site.
   (vii) The Municipal Holding No.
   (viii) The cost of the proposed erection.

In case of sanitary latrine: -

• The position of sanitary latrine, its septic tank, filter bed (with sizes) with their exact distances to the adjacent buildings and boundary lines of the compound be indicated in the plan.

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