The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning confirmed that the organizational requirements for reconstruction in the areas of housing projects contribute to the use of opportunities to expand the additions of housing units and thus addressing a number of repeated construction offences monitored by the Ministry and the competent authorities, Noting that the guidance manual prepared by the Ministry in coordination with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, the Planning and Urban Development Authority and relevant bodies includes all necessary steps and procedures for the implementation of the resolution.
This came during the induction workshop on regulatory requirements in the areas of housing projects and the guideline organized for them The Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, in coordination with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, approved a draft resolution amending the organizational requirements for reconstruction in the areas of housing projects in the presence of members of municipal councils, the Capital Secretariat and a number of members of engineering offices and contracting companies.
During the workshop, His Excellency Engineer Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Under-Secretary for Municipal Affairs of the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, confirmed that the amendments issued in the resolution will contribute to facilitating the issuance of building permits in accordance with the requirements and needs of the people, thereby supporting the facilitation of construction work in accordance with their requirements and aspirations. Noting that the new requirements included the organization of a large number of residential vouchers previously unavailable to vouchers other than Hamad City area and issued except as contained in Resolution No. 6 of 2002 on the determination of the regulatory requirements of residential vouchers in Hamad City and its dependent areas and adding that the vouchers were classified into three types depending on the width of the voucher's interface and space.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Khalifa stated that the requirements are roughly the same as 85% as those of the RA in Decision No. 39 of 2023 issuing the regulatory requirements for the reconstruction of various areas of the Kingdom of Bahrain.
In a related context, His Excellency Engineer Ahmed Abdelaziz Al Khayat, Chief Executive Officer of the Planning and Urban Development Authority, stressed that the new regulatory requirements are in response to accelerated urban changes and in accordance with the proposals of the beneficiaries to increase the optimization of the built areas, in line with the Government's endeavours to further develop infrastructure.
Al Khayyat pointed out that these requirements have been prepared and regulated in coordination between a number of agencies to achieve the desired objectives, and stressed the need to ensure the continuity of partnership between the concerned authorities to develop the system of legislation, regulations and laws in order to promote the achievement of the desired development goals.
For its part, Her Excellency Ms. Fatima Ibrahim Al-Mannai, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, stressed that the new regulatory requirements are in response to proposals received by the Ministry from H.E. the members of the Consultative Councils, Deputies and Municipal Councils. In addition to citizens' proposals through various channels of communication available to them Review of the main objectives of the decision to amend the regulatory requirements and the explanation of all reconstruction requirements in housing areas contained in the Guide and noting that the Guide is a key reference for citizens wishing to build residential vouchers, Or make additions to residential units, and that the guide is available via the Ministry's website.
The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning called for the need to comply with regulatory requirements, especially since proposals were included to balance the preservation of the architectural and civilized character of housing areas with citizens' requirements, noting the importance of obtaining building permits prior to the commencement of construction work and additions, taking advantage of the content of the guide in this regard.
During the workshop, engineer Balsam Ali Salman, Assistant Undersecretary for Engineering Affairs of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, gave a presentation on the content of Decree No. 899 of 2024 issuing regulatory requirements in the areas of housing projects, which comes to achieve further gains for citizens benefiting from voucher services and housing units.
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