When you initiate a procedure of land purchase in Cameroon, obtaining its certificate of urbanism will be positioned as an imperative step that you cannot do without.

What is a town-planning certificate?

Let us read together Law N° 2004-003 of April 21. 2004 governing town planning in Cameroon in its CHAPTER II OF THE URBANISM CERTIFICATE

Article 101: (1) The Urbanism Certificate is an information document on the urbanism rules and administrative easements to which a land is subject. It indicates whether, considering the town planning provisions and the administrative limitations on the right of use applicable to a plot of land, as well as the state of the existing or planned public facilities, the said plot of land: – can be used for construction or can be used for the realization of a specific operation.

 

 

The role of the town-planning certificate

It indicates whether your project is feasible, and it informs you about the state of the existing or planned public facilities (roads and networks) serving the land.

In Cameroon, it is mandatory for any real estate transaction and must be attached to any request for land use (building permit, planning permission, etc.)

 

How to obtain a town-planning certificate?

Article 102: The Urbanism Certificate is issued by the mayor of the concerned commune if it is endowed with a planning document, after technical advice from the local Urbanism services or those in charge of urban issues, under the conditions fixed by decree.

The application for a planning certificate must specify the identity of the applicant, the owner if other than the applicant, the address, the surface area, and the land title reference if any, as well as the nature of the project.

  • Established on an administrative form stamped at the current rate, it must be accompanied by a site plan of the land.
  • It is addressed to the mayor of the commune concerned and deposited against a receipt.

The town-planning certificate must indicate:

  • Urban planning provisions applicable to the land.
  • Administrative limitations to the right of ownership affecting the land.
  • The servicing of the land by existing or planned public facilities.

When you buy your land with SAI LA TOILE, we support you in the complete procedure of obtaining your urbanism certificate.