Building Control & Development Approval
All private and public building development in Edo State is regulated by the Edo State Building And Development Control Agency. Every plan is reviewed for safety and compliance, inspected at key construction stages, and — on completion — certified fit for occupancy.
21 days
Plan review target
7 days
Inspection scheduling
2 years
Certificate validity
The approval pipeline
Every application passes through a defined sequence of control desks. You can see exactly which desk holds your application at any time.
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1. Submission & front desk
Your application and drawings are received, checked for completeness and logged with a unique reference.
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2. Clearing & assessment
Technical officers assess the plan against the building code and compute the statutory fee.
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3. Payment
You pay the assessed fee securely online through the government revenue gateway.
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4. Vetting & records
Structural, planning and records desks vet the drawings and file the application.
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5. Decision & conveyance
The General Manager issues a decision; approved plans move to sign-off.
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6. Sign-off & approval
The approval is countersigned and your building-plan approval is issued.
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7. Statutory inspections
GPS-verified site inspections at foundation, framing and finishing stages.
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8. Certificate of Fitness
On passing the final inspection, your publicly-verifiable Certificate of Fitness is issued.
Edo State Building And Development Control Agency
The agency administers plan approval, statutory inspections and certification for building development across all 18 Local Government Areas of Edo State — digitally, transparently and to a published service standard.
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Anyone can confirm a certificate is genuine using its verification code.
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