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Analyzing the effect of building permit issuance on the housing delivery system in Ghana

A building permit serves as a green light in housing development schemes. Hence, without the requisite consent from the relevant local authorities, no housing development can legally take place. In Ghana, it is widely known that the waiting period for permit approval is too long as it routinely take...

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Main Authors: Hammah, Noriss Kweku, Ibrahim, Rahinah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Design & Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36458/1/36458.pdf
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http://frsb.upm.edu.my/alamcipta/index.php/alamcipta/article/view/119/pdf_9
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spelling my.upm.eprints.364582015-10-05T02:06:04Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36458/ Analyzing the effect of building permit issuance on the housing delivery system in Ghana Hammah, Noriss Kweku Ibrahim, Rahinah A building permit serves as a green light in housing development schemes. Hence, without the requisite consent from the relevant local authorities, no housing development can legally take place. In Ghana, it is widely known that the waiting period for permit approval is too long as it routinely takes years to get a building permit. As a result, the housing delivery system is badly affected and thus it causes an ongoing increase in housing deficits on an annual basis. Ghana requires an additional 140,000 housing units annually and current supply is only about 45,000 units per annum. This paper posits that prolonged delays in the permit process are one of the main factors leading to housing deficits in Ghana. While planning workflow could be streamlined, the paper theorizes on how organizational structure could influence the performance of the property development’s workflow. The objective of this paper is to identify potential areas for improvements in the current Ghanaian building approval process. It concludes with recommendations towards improving organizational and permit process as it relates to the various building authorities in Ghana. Faculty of Design & Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2014-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36458/1/36458.pdf Hammah, Noriss Kweku and Ibrahim, Rahinah (2014) Analyzing the effect of building permit issuance on the housing delivery system in Ghana. ALAM CIPTA, International Journal on Sustainable Tropical Design Research & Practice, 7 (1). pp. 79-88. ISSN 1823-7231; ESSN: 2289-3687 http://frsb.upm.edu.my/alamcipta/index.php/alamcipta/article/view/119/pdf_9
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description A building permit serves as a green light in housing development schemes. Hence, without the requisite consent from the relevant local authorities, no housing development can legally take place. In Ghana, it is widely known that the waiting period for permit approval is too long as it routinely takes years to get a building permit. As a result, the housing delivery system is badly affected and thus it causes an ongoing increase in housing deficits on an annual basis. Ghana requires an additional 140,000 housing units annually and current supply is only about 45,000 units per annum. This paper posits that prolonged delays in the permit process are one of the main factors leading to housing deficits in Ghana. While planning workflow could be streamlined, the paper theorizes on how organizational structure could influence the performance of the property development’s workflow. The objective of this paper is to identify potential areas for improvements in the current Ghanaian building approval process. It concludes with recommendations towards improving organizational and permit process as it relates to the various building authorities in Ghana.
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author Hammah, Noriss Kweku
Ibrahim, Rahinah
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Ibrahim, Rahinah
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Ibrahim, Rahinah
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title Analyzing the effect of building permit issuance on the housing delivery system in Ghana
title_short Analyzing the effect of building permit issuance on the housing delivery system in Ghana
title_full Analyzing the effect of building permit issuance on the housing delivery system in Ghana
title_fullStr Analyzing the effect of building permit issuance on the housing delivery system in Ghana
title_full_unstemmed Analyzing the effect of building permit issuance on the housing delivery system in Ghana
title_sort analyzing the effect of building permit issuance on the housing delivery system in ghana
publisher Faculty of Design & Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36458/1/36458.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/36458/
http://frsb.upm.edu.my/alamcipta/index.php/alamcipta/article/view/119/pdf_9
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