We are a corporate entity that the Ministry of Works and Transport established under the Building Control Act, 2013.
Our Vision: A well-planned, decent and safe built environment
Our Mission: To promote and ensure planned, decent and safe building structures that are developed in harmony with the environment
Our Mandate
- Monitor Building Developments
- Hear and determine appeals from persons dissatisfied with the decisions of a Building Committee
- Ensure that the design and construction of buildings and utilities to which the public is to have access caters to Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) to ensure that PwDs are able to comfortably make their way into and maneuver within buildings with dignity, independence, and safety on an equal basis with others who have no disability.
- Determine the fees to be charged by urban and district Building Committees for approval of plans, issue of building permits, and occupation permits.
- Oversee, inspect, and monitor the operations of Building Committees
