Building Permits and Environmental Approval for Crematorium Can Be Issued in Parallel
Jakarta - The Jakarta West Capital Investment Management Unit and Integrated One-Stop Licensing Service (UP PM-PTSP) has stated that Building Permits (PBG) and environmental approvals can be issued in parallel without one being mandatory to precede the other.
“There has been a shift in the licensing procedure regulations,” said Lamhot Tambunan, Head of UP PM-PTSP Jakarta Barat, in Jakarta on Thursday.
This was stated following public rejection of the building permit for the Swarga Abadi funeral home and crematorium project in Kalideres, which was issued before environmental approvals such as Environmental Management and Monitoring Efforts (UKL-UPL) and Environmental Impact Analysis (AMDAL) were completed.
According to Tambunan, licensing no longer strictly adheres to the Jakarta Regional Regulation (Perda) Number 7 of 2010 on Building Construction, but instead follows Government Regulation (PP) Number 16 of 2021 and PP Number 28 of 2025.
“In the past, when it was still the Building Permit [IMB], environmental documents had to exist first before proceeding to the permit. Or UKL-UPL had to come first before the permit. But now it’s not like that — they are basic requirements. So whether you want the PBG first or UKL-UPL first, that’s fine,” said Tambunan.
Previously, he noted, all licensing was based on the Building Permit. Environmental approval was required as a condition for issuing the building permit.
“All environmental approvals, building construction approvals, and other government approvals are not prerequisites for one another, but rather they constitute requirements for business licensing,” he explained.
“We can no longer think that environmental documents are the primary requirement for a PBG; they can proceed simultaneously,” he added.
Although the PBG has been issued, Tambunan ensured that the environmental licensing process (UKL-UPL) cannot be overlooked.
He stated that he had submitted a request for technical recommendation to the Sub-Office of Environmental Affairs (Sudin LH) in mid-February 2025. “The current status is that a technical approval session for wastewater quality standards has been conducted. The process is currently at the document revision stage. The consultant hired by the foundation is revising documents based on input from the Sub-Office of Environmental Affairs,” he said.
Regarding traffic impact analysis (Andalalin), which residents also expressed concern about, Tambunan stated that this would be determined during the UKL-UPL licensing stage.
Nevertheless, the Sub-Office of City Spatial Planning and Land Affairs (CKTRP) has instructed the developer to halt construction activities until environmental approval is fully completed.
Meanwhile, the Sub-Office of Environmental Affairs (Sudin LH) continues to monitor environmental approval for the Swarga Abadi Funeral Home and Crematorium project on Utan Jati Street, Kalideres.
Achmad Hariadi, Head of the Sub-Office of Environmental Affairs Jakarta Barat, confirmed that the project has not yet received environmental approval or permits.
“Environmental approval begins with the creation of environmental documentation. Currently, the foundation is preparing the environmental documents,” said Hariadi.
Under PP Number 22 of 2021, this documentation serves as the basis for environmental approval and licensing, including UKL-UPL and AMDAL.
“The foundation is requested to submit a guidance request for environmental document screening. What is currently being done is a guidance request for technical approval of wastewater management and technical details for hazardous waste management. Additionally, they are requested to simultaneously prepare technical approvals for emissions and traffic impact analysis,” said Hariadi.
“Then the integrated licensing office will invite residents and stakeholders to gather input on the prepared documents. So there will indeed be no construction activity before environmental approval is issued,” he concluded.