Building Permit System

File a building permit, occupancy certificate, or ancillary trade permit (electrical, sanitary, mechanical, fencing, demolition, excavation) to get started.

Mandate & legal basis

PD 1096 §203	Act on applications for, and issue or deny, building permits and certificates of occupancy.
PD 1096 §301	No building/structure may be erected, altered, repaired or demolished without a permit from the Building Official.
PD 1096 §302	Evaluate plans and specifications and assess the corresponding permit fees.
PD 1096 §207	Conduct inspections during and after construction to ensure code compliance.
PD 1096 §309	Issue the Certificate of Occupancy upon satisfactory final inspection.
RA 11032	Observe the prescribed processing times and the Citizen's Charter for every transaction.

Permit applications

Building & occupancy permits plus all ancillary trade permits — one workspace

Track a permit. Search by permit number (e.g. BP-2026-0001) or applicant name, then open to view the full processing history and current status.

Inspections

Schedule and record site, structural, sanitary, electrical, final & occupancy inspections (PD 1096 Sec. 207)

Fees & compliance

Fee assessment, clearances (FSEC / zoning) and compliance items (PD 1096 Sec. 302)

NBCP Fee Assessment CalculatorNBCDO MC No. 1, s. 2004

Manual fee workflow

1Record applicant, project, location and permit reference.

2Select the NBCP use/occupancy label, not only the code.

3Enter floor area, cost group, footprint and height when applicable.

4Add electrical, electronics, mechanical and plumbing quantities.

5Add occupancy, accessory, inspection, certifications and surcharge items.

6Compute, print the OP, then save the official assessment record.

Computes an itemized Order of Payment from the official schedule (building, electrical, electronics, mechanical, plumbing, occupancy, inspection, accessory, certification & surcharges). Decision-support — the Building Official reviews and records the assessment below. National Building Code (PD 1096) Revised IRR · NBCDO Memorandum Circular No. 1, Series of 2004 · effective 1 January 2005

LGU-BPFAU Version 1.00 - [BUILDING PERMIT FEES - ASSESSMENT UTILITY]

BPF-AUBuilding Permit Fees - Assessment Utility
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BUILDING PERMIT FEES and OTHER CHARGES - ASSESSMENT UTILITY

Search applicant / owner

Loaded applicant

Control No. Name Project Location OP date

Type a phrase then click Search.

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Building accessories

Apply accessory building rate at 50% Footprint (SqM) Building height (m) Firewall area (SqM)

What this computes

1. Accessory building construction rate 2. Height surcharge above 8 meters 3. Firewall fees 4. Included in BPFAU-style Order of Payment as Building Accessories

Accessory fees

Line and grade perimeter (m) Fence length (m) Fence above 1.80 meters Sign display area (SqM) Demolition area (SqM)

OP grouping

Accessory fees are grouped under Other Accessories Fee in the printable Order of Payment.

Occupancy fees

Occupancy group Project cost (Php)

Basis

Occupancy certificate fees use the selected occupancy group and project cost, then appear as Building Occupancy Fee on the OP.

Inspection fees

Residential inspection services Commercial/institutional area (SqM) Plumbing inspection units Electrical annual inspection Mechanical annual inspection Electronics annual inspection Late annual inspection surcharge

Basis

Inspection items follow NBCP Sec. 11 and appear as Building Inspection Fee on the BPFAU-style OP.

Certification fees

Number of certifications

Basis

Certification fees are computed per issued certification and grouped as Certification Fee on the OP.

Fines / surcharges

Surcharge option

Basis

Surcharges and fines are included in the total assessment and listed separately in the OP.

Electrical fees

Connected load (kVA) Transformer / generator (kVA) Meter + wiring class Power-supply poles Guying attachments

OP grouping

Electrical inputs compute Electrical Installation Fee.

Mechanical fees

Packaged A/C (tons) Window A/C units Refrigeration (tons) Ventilation (kW) Passenger elevators Pumps (kW) Fire sprinkler heads

OP grouping

Mechanical equipment entries compute Mechanical Installation Fee.

Plumbing fees

Plumbing units Extra water closets Extra lavatories Extra faucets Extra floor drains Extra shower heads Extra sinks Extra urinals Septic tank (cu.m.)

OP grouping

Plumbing entries compute Plumbing Installation Fee.

Electronic fees

Switching / routing ports Cell-site / studio locations Dispensing / apparatus units Communications outlets Alarm / CCTV terminations Antenna towers / masts Electronic signages Electronics poles Pole attachments Other electronics units

OP grouping

Electronic entries compute Electronic Fee.

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Sample scenarios:

Order of Payment details (printed on the OP) Control No. OP date Units Applicant / Owner Project / Character of use Location / Barangay Assessed by OR No. Copy label Copy code Auto-compute one OP with Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Occupancy, Inspection and Certification fee rows

Building & structure — NBCP Sec. 3 / Sec. 8

NBCP code + building use (Sec. 3)

Floor area (m²) Footprint (m²) Sec. 8.b Building height (m) Sec. 8.b Cost group (Table II.G.1) Firewall (m²) Sec. 8.e Accessory ×50% (Sec. 3.e)

Electrical — NBCP Sec. 4

Connected load (kVA) Sec. 4.a Transformer / gen (kVA) Sec. 4.b Meter + wiring Sec. 4.d Power-supply poles Sec. 4.c Guying attachments Sec. 4.c

Electronics - NBCP Sec. 7

Switching / routing ports Sec. 7.a Cell-site / studio locations Sec. 7.b/f Dispensing / apparatus units Sec. 7.c Communications outlets Sec. 7.d Alarm / CCTV terminations Sec. 7.e Antenna towers / masts Sec. 7.g Electronic signages Sec. 7.h Electronics poles Sec. 7.i Pole attachments Sec. 7.i Other electronics units Sec. 7.j

Mechanical — NBCP Sec. 5

Packaged A/C (tons) Sec. 5.a Window A/C (units) Sec. 5.a Refrigeration (tons) Sec. 5.a Ventilation (kW) Sec. 5.a Passenger elevators Sec. 5.c Pumps (kW) Sec. 5.f Fire sprinkler heads Sec. 5.g

Plumbing — NBCP Sec. 6

Plumbing units Sec. 6.a Extra water closets Sec. 6.b Extra lavatories Sec. 6.b Extra faucets Sec. 6.b Extra floor drains Sec. 6.b Extra shower heads Sec. 6.b Extra sinks Sec. 6.b Extra urinals Sec. 6.c Septic tank (m³) Sec. 6.e

Occupancy, ancillary & penalties — NBCP Sec. 9–13

Occupancy cert. (Sec. 10) Project cost (₱) Sec. 10 Line & grade — perimeter (m) Sec. 9.a Fence length (m) Sec. 9.c Fence > 1.8 m (₱4/m) Sign display (m²) Sec. 9.h Demolition (m²) Sec. 9.k Certifications (each) Sec. 12 Surcharge (Sec. 13)

Inspection - NBCP Sec. 11

Residential inspection services Sec. 11.a Commercial/institutional area (m²) Sec. 11.b Plumbing inspection units Sec. 11.d Electrical inspection (10% of Sec. 4) Mechanical annual inspection (uses Sec. 5 inputs) Electronics annual inspection (same as Sec. 7) Late annual inspection surcharge (+25%)

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Requirements & fees

Checklist of requirements, classification, processing time and indicative fees (PD 1096 / ARTA)

OBO Counter Manual

Practical BPFAU workflow for encoding applicant data, assessing NBCP permit fees, printing the Order of Payment, and keeping the permanent fee record required by the Building Official.

Assessment basisUse/occupancy, construction cost, floor area, and height.

Fee familiesBuilding, electrical, electronics, mechanical, plumbing, occupancy, accessories, inspection, certifications, surcharges.

OP sharingShow LGU share at 80% and National/DPWH share at 20%.

Permanent recordKeep applicant, project, location, permit, OR, assessor/user, remarks and fee breakdown.

Counter workflow

Prepare the application record

Encode ACN/reference number, owner/applicant, project title, project location, barangay, subdivision/lot/block when applicable, permit type, remarks and evaluator/user.

Identify the NBCP use

Select the visible NBCP code and natural label such as A-1 residential single-family, E-2 commercial store/market, or J-2 accessory garage/pool/tower/tank.

Enter building basis

Use the plans to enter floor area, fixed-cost group, footprint and height. Use accessory 50% treatment only when the selected NBCP class is an accessory structure.

Add utilities and attachments

Enter electrical load, electronics devices/outlets, mechanical equipment, plumbing units, septic volume, signs, fences, demolition, line-and-grade and other accessory measurements.

Complete occupancy and inspection fees

Add certificate of occupancy, inspection services, annual inspection percentages/fractions, certifications and any Sec. 212 surcharge or penalty item.

Issue and record the assessment

Compute the itemized breakdown, review it, print the Order of Payment, record OR/payment details when paid, then keep the assessment in the OBO database.

BPFAU manual basis

What the OP must show

Total assessment and itemized legal basis.
LGU 80% share and National/DPWH 20% share.
Applicant, project/use, location and assessment date.

What the database must keep

Applicant/owner, project, barangay/location and permit reference.
Building classification, fees, charges, penalties, OR details and assessor/user.
Plans, utilities, accessories, inspection and certification records.

Why this workflow matters

Uniform fee assessment across all OBO counter users.
Transparent computation for applicant review.
Fast retrieval of permanent records and reports.

A-1Residential: single-family dwelling. Common for ordinary house/bungalow assessment.

B-1Lodging: hotel, apartment, boarding house or dormitory-type lodging.

C-2Education/civic: school, church, library, museum and similar assembly or institutional use.

E-2Commercial: store, mall, market, restaurant and similar mercantile/service use.

J-2Accessory structure: private garage, carport, pool, tower, tank, fence or similar accessory works.

Legacy BPFAU Official Records

Searchable read-only archive imported from the original LGU-BPFAU SQL Server 2000 database extraction. Use this to load historical applicants, control numbers, permit/receipt references, fee rows and official assessment amounts without changing the old source record.

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Plans & documents

Building plans, clearances and supporting documents (PDF, images, Office files — max 15MB). Stored securely; retrievable only through this office.

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Capture plans with your phone. Photograph every sheet of a building plan, reorder them, then archive as one PDF filed against the permit under Documents. So a plan is never lost (PD 1096 · RA 11032).

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Photograph every sheet of a building plan with your phone, then archive them as one PDF.

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