West Jakarta PTSP Explains Kalideres Crematorium Permit Amid Community Protests
JAKARTA — The head of the Investment Management Unit and One-Stop Integrated Service (UP PM-PTSP) for West Jakarta, Lamhot Tambunan, has responded to the controversy surrounding the Swarga Abadi funeral home and crematorium project in Kalideres, West Jakarta.
Lamhot clarified the issuance of a Building Permit (PBG) before environmental documentation, including Environmental Management Efforts and Environmental Monitoring Efforts (UKL-UPL) and environmental impact analysis (Amdal), had been completed.
He asserted that the licensing and construction process by Swarga Abadi Foundation complied with legal requirements. “It is indeed compliant. There is no violation administratively from our office since the initial application on 3 December 2025, when Swarga Abadi Foundation formally requested the Building Permit,” Tambunan said when met by Kompas.com at the West Jakarta PTSP office on Thursday (12 March 2026).
Tambunan explained that the Building Permit decision was issued on 28 January 2026 following a technical building assessment. One day earlier, the West Jakarta Subdistrict Office for Public Works, Spatial Planning, and Land had issued a Statement of Compliance with Technical Standards (SPPST).
“This means the minutes and SPPST were already in place, confirming that the building plan met technical standards and requirements,” Tambunan said.
He emphasised that the SPPST represented the green light for PTSP to issue the Building Permit. “The key to issuing a Building Permit is the SPPST. Once the SPPST is issued, we at PTSP cannot technically object anymore, because it means standards have been met,” he stated.
Tambunan added that the provincial government-owned land had been certified for use rights, with the foundation holding a formal cooperation agreement (PKS).
“The building specifications fall under social and cultural functions, which also aligns with the zoning requirements for general infrastructure facilities (SPU). So there is no zoning issue for its use through a cooperation agreement,” he said.
Regarding the Building Permit issued before Amdal and UKL-UPL documentation, Tambunan explained that licensing rules have changed. Current licensing procedures no longer follow solely the 2010 Regional Regulation Number 7 on Building Construction, but instead adhere to Government Regulation Number 16 of 2021 and Government Regulation Number 28 of 2025.
“In the past with the building permit system, environmental documents had to come first before proceeding to the building permit. Or UKL-UPL had to exist first. But now it doesn’t work that way — these are basic requirements. So you can get the building permit first or UKL-UPL first, as you wish,” Tambunan said.