Naksapass, prepared properly: documents & process

Naksapass — the municipal building permit — is where a design becomes a legal right to build. Done properly it is a predictable process; done casually it becomes months of resubmission. Here is how we prepare a file.

What goes in the file

Exact requirements vary by municipality, but a complete Kathmandu-Valley application generally carries:

• Lalpurja (ownership certificate) and a recent trace map from the Survey Office
• Citizenship certificate of the owner
• Land-tax (malpot) clearance receipt for the current year
• Architectural drawings — site plan, floor plans, elevations, sections at the municipal scale
• Structural drawings and design report — required for framed structures under the current building code (NBC)
• Signatures of the licensed designer and, where required, the structural engineer
• Neighbour's consent (sandhiyar) where openings or walls sit on a shared boundary

The sequence, in plain terms

1. File registration at the municipality — the file is checked for completeness, not correctness, at this stage.
2. Technical review — a municipal engineer checks setbacks, FAR, height, light plane and code compliance against the drawings.
3. Site verification (sarjamin) — the plot, access and boundary claims are verified on the ground with neighbours notified.
4. 15-day public notice — a statutory window for objections.
5. Permit up to plinth level — you may build to DPC. A municipal inspection at plinth then releases the superstructure permission for the rest of the building.
6. Completion certificate (निर्माण सम्पन्न) after final inspection — needed later for utility connections, bank loans and resale.

Where files stall — and how we prevent it

• Setback mismatch between the drawing and the actual road width → we measure the road ourselves before drawing.
• Trace map older than the site reality (subdivided plots, widened roads) → we reconcile survey data first.
• Structural set missing or generic → our structural drawings are produced for the specific plot and soil, not copied.
• Owner unavailable for sarjamin → we schedule the site visit and stand with you on the day.

A clean first submission is the whole game. Municipal reviewers approve files that answer questions before they are asked.

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Treta prepares and follows naksapass files as a standard part of design — one team, one responsibility. Ask us about your plot.