Building a apartment

[stevewool]

If you built a apartment at the bottom of your land just a single story and maybe 2 bedrooms and then rented it out , it would be just a basic place nothing special, at the moment there is a large shed come room but with just a little planning it could become a nice place ,would you need planning permission also would you need some sort of start up business to do this too.

Just looking at the moment if it’s possible to do this, the land is big enough but what is the process plus rules if there is any at all.

[Gary D]

In theory you will need a building permit and a shed load of other bits and pieces. In practice do what the locals do. Just build it.

[expatuk2014]

You definatly need a building permit ! As we found out ! It turned out our builder said we wouldnt need one but a jealous neighbour ( a 3rd cousin ) whose son was and still is the Barangay Kapitan reported us ! And we had a visit from the Civic centre ! And if you do go ahead with any building work always if possible buy the materials yourself ! As they are needed no not buy things such as electrical fittings and taps etc until a day before they are needed! May sound daft but its not !

 

[Old55]

If the shed is in place on your family's land it would simply be a "renovation". You would name it a dormitory or bed let. To be safe because you're a rich Kano building permit may be a good idea. Gary and other Expats would know best. 

 Our family owns two dormitories on a property they own near a noodle factory. A real money maker.

[Gary D]

5 hours ago, Old55 said:

If the shed is in place on your family's land it would simply be a "renovation". You would name it a dormitory or bed let. To be safe because you're a rich Kano building permit may be a good idea. Gary and other Expats would know best. 

 Our family owns two dormitories on a property they own near a noodle factory. A real money maker.

We already had a building (sari sari store) and approached the barangay who gave their blessing as it was only an extension to an existing building, mind you only the back wall of the old store now still exists.

[Joey G]

You always need permission, and the town/barangay is the place to ask and get it.  

[Tommy T.]

8 hours ago, expatuk2014 said:

You definatly need a building permit ! As we found out ! It turned out our builder said we wouldnt need one but a jealous neighbour ( a 3rd cousin ) whose son was and still is the Barangay Kapitan reported us ! And we had a visit from the Civic centre ! And if you do go ahead with any building work always if possible buy the materials yourself ! As they are needed no not buy things such as electrical fittings and taps etc until a day before they are needed! May sound daft but its not !

 

This is very good advice. I agree with Gary that most or at least many Filipinos build homes without permits. However, all you need is just one jealous or nasty relative, neighbour or "friend" to turn you in and then it suddenly becomes a major hassle. It won't be impossible then, but retro-permitting may cost you cash money out of pocket unofficially in order to more quickly or easily fix it.

[GeoffH]

10 hours ago, Tommy T. said:

This is very good advice. I agree with Gary that most or at least many Filipinos build homes without permits. 

And when they do have permits often what's built doesn't match the permit, it's not uncommon to encroach onto the road reserve or onto vacant next door land (with extensions even if not with the original build).

Edited November 27, 2019 by GeoffH

[hk blues]

1 hour ago, GeoffH said:

And when they do have permits often what's built doesn't match the permit, it's not uncommon to encroach onto the road reserve or onto vacant next door land (with extensions even if not with the original build).

This is a common occurrence in my neighbourhood - home owners seem to think they do own the pavement /sidewalk in front of their house and extend their driveways and walls/fences into the pavement/sidewalk.   

Edit to add - given that people here walk in the road anyway maybe there is no harm done! 

Edited November 27, 2019 by hk blues