West Jakarta One-Stop Service Centre Declares Swarga Abadi Crematorium Licensing Free of Administrative Problems
Jakarta — Lamhot Tambunan, head of the Unit for Investment Management and Integrated One-Stop Service (UP PM-PTSP) of West Jakarta, has affirmed that the licensing process for Swarga Abadi funeral home and crematorium in Kalideres is proceeding in accordance with procedures and contains no administrative issues.
This statement was made by Lamhot in response to public controversy and protests regarding the project. According to him, all licensing stages conducted by the Swarga Abadi Foundation have complied with applicable legal procedures.
“It actually complies with regulations — there is no violation from an administrative standpoint on our end since the initial submission stage on 3 December 2025,” Lamhot stated when met by Kompas.com at the West Jakarta PTSP Office on Thursday (12 March 2026).
Lamhot added that the administrative process has been underway since the Swarga Abadi Foundation submitted its application for Building Approval (PBG).
One day earlier, the West Jakarta Sub-agency for Public Works, Spatial Planning, and Land Affairs (Citata) had issued a Statement of Technical Standard Compliance (SPPST).
“This means that the minutes and SPPST are already in place, which state that the building plan meets technical standards and requirements,” Lamhot explained.
For the PTSP, the SPPST serves as both a green light and a mandatory requirement for issuing a PBG.
“The key to issuing a PBG is indeed the SPPST. Once the SPPST is issued, we at PTSP cannot technically object any further, because it means requirements have been met,” Lamhot stated firmly.
He explained that the licensing procedure now follows Government Regulation (PP) Number 16 of 2021 and PP Number 28 of 2025, rather than Local Regulation Number 7 of 2010 on Building Structures which governed Building Permits (IMB).
“In the old system with IMB, you had to have environmental documents first before proceeding to IMB. Or the environmental management and monitoring plan (UKL-UPL) had to be in place first before the IMB. Now that is not the case — they are base requirements with equal standing,” Lamhot said.
Under the new regulations, the processing of building permits and environmental permits can proceed in parallel without being interdependent. PBG and environmental approval have equal standing and are both mandatory requirements in the integrated business licensing system (OSS).
“All environmental approvals, building structure approvals, and other government approvals are not prerequisites for one another, but they are all requirements of the business licensing system,” Lamhot explained.
According to him, administrative court proceedings represent the most appropriate and transparent forum to demonstrate the licensing process from both technical and administrative standpoints.
“In fact, I personally prefer it when it reaches the State Administrative Court because it will be tested by legal experts, right? That is clear, so there is no mutual accusation of ‘there is something improper going on’. We view this purely from technical and administrative technical perspectives,” Lamhot concluded.