How to request for a building maintenance permit in the historical areas in Dubai?
Share
This service enables you to obtain a maintenance permit for government or private buildings located in the historical areas.
Documents Required
-
Photo of the building.
-
Photos of Maintenance items and finishing sample.
How to request for a building maintenance permit in the historical areas in Dubai?
-
Login to Dubai Municipality website.
-
Apply for the service.
-
Check Dubai Municipality's reply through the website (Approved/ Rejected/ To be Amended or Completed).
-
Pay the due fees within 3 days.
-
Receive the permit through the website.
Fees Required
-
AED 100
- Knowledge and Innovation Fees: AED 20
Time Required
- Within 3 hours after paying fees
Terms and Conditions
-
You cannot start any work before obtaining the required permit according to the procedures of the Building Permits Department. Maintenance work must be carried out through companies authorized to provide public maintenance works or technical companies if the works were minor and listed among the company's trade license activities.
-
This service includes the approval of the maintenance of buildings located in the historical areas (Structural maintenance, minor maintenance works, painting and cladding building's exterior, interior and ground floor maintenance, minor additions and modifications, changing interior or exterior finishes).
-
This service specializes in fulfilling very urgent maintenance requests (corrective maintenance) that cannot be pushed to the periodic maintenance date provided by the Architectural Heritage and Antiquities Department.
-
The application is cancelled if due fees were not paid within 3 days from submission date.
FAQs
You can find a list of common Dubai Municipality queries and their answer in the link below.
Dubai Municipality queries and its answers
Tesz is a free-to-use platform for citizens to ask government-related queries. Questions are sent to a community of experts, departments and citizens to answer. You can ask the queries here.
Ask Question
Yes, the building is restored or maintained by the Architectural Heritage and Antiquities Department, and the fees are calculated based on the procedures and according to the application preliminary approval.
To obtain this service you must: Appoint a specialized company authorized by the Department of Economic Development to execute the required maintenance works according to the approved methodology and activities, after obtaining the necessary approval from the Architectural Heritage and Antiquities Department. Restore/maintain the building through the Architectural Heritage and Antiquities Department after the landlord or the benefiting entity pays the fees, and after the Architectural Heritage and Antiquities Department approves your application and issues the required NOC.