Shop-houses have no building permits

Shop-houses have no building permits

JAKARTA (JP): Hundreds of shop-houses in Kelapa Gading Barat
sub-district, North Jakarta, have no building permit (IMB), a
councillor said on Wednesday.

Posman Siahaan of the Justice and Unity Party (PKP) asked the
local authority to investigate the case, as the developer, PT
Wisma Benhill, continues to run the construction project, located
on Jl. Raya Boulevard Barat.

He also said the complex construction was formally launched by
President Abdurrahman Wahid last September.

All of the shop-houses, each measuring 40 sqm, have been sold
at a price of between Rp 900 million (more than US$95,000) and Rp
1.3 billion, depending on the location.

Contacted separately, chief of the City Development
Supervision Office Djumhana confirmed that the project has no
building permit.

"It has yet to even get a block plan permit from the city's
planning agency, that's why the owner couldn't apply for a
building license," he said.

According to Djumhana, chief of North Jakarta's city
development supervision, his office has already sent a demolition
permit to the developer to stop construction activity.

Meanwhile, chief of the city planning section of Kelapa Gading
district office Fanti said that the land is owned by the Navy
Central Cooperative (Inkopal), and that they've already got
Permits on Land Use (SIPPT).

She said the process of issuing a block plan has just been
completed, but she also confirmed that there is a demolition
permit required in order to obtain clearance for building
construction from the local authority.

According to Gubernatorial Decree No. 316/1984, any developer
should obtain a building permit before starting construction
activity. (04)