Downtown DistrictAlexandria Governorate
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Building licence, ground floor up to eleven floors — airport zone

The documents and fees below are copied verbatim from the district’s official catalogue (report code 83) — no eligibility conditions or application steps are added beyond what it states.

Documents needed

#Document nameCode
1Statement of the site's suitability for building, on planning grounds and building conditions, issued by the competent administrative authority110
2Power of attorney or authorisation from the owner to the engineering office163
3The engineer's papers (copy of the engineer's card, syndicate membership card, tax card and engineering register)305
4Report from a syndicate-accredited consulting engineer on the safety of the neighbouring buildings607
5Copy of the official power of attorney where an agent acts, with the original for inspection1056
6Consulting engineer's report on the soil investigations1092
7Building violations search1125
8Documents evidencing ownership of the land1200
9Copy of the structural drawings certified by the Egyptian insurance pool office1369
10Approval of the Ministry of Defence or the Armed Forces Operations Authority1531
11Conditions booklet1564
12Civil Aviation approval1568
13Level certificate1647
14Spatial changes certificate1667
15Civil Protection Department approval1761
16Approval of the Multi-Purpose Projects Review Committee1861
17Copy of the consultant's certificate endorsed by the Engineers Syndicate1881
18Copy of the national ID card, the original having been inspected1921
19Calculation notes certified by the engineering office1945
20Works valuation form certified by the consulting office2025
21Certificate that the works are fit for licensing, certified by the consulting office2026
22Three copies of the engineering drawings certified by the consulting office (PDF and AutoCAD CD)2027
23Three copies of the garage layout sheet (PDF and AutoCAD CD)2028
24Betterment charge for the plot, certified by the General Department for Expropriation and Betterment2029
25Civil liability insurance policy from the Egyptian insurance pool2030
26Owner's declaration under articles 130 and 133 of the executive regulations to Law 119 of 20082031
27Reconciliation search2032
28Search of earlier licences (building, alteration, additional storeys, completion, demolition, restoration, strengthening)2033
29Search for a restoration or strengthening order2034
30Search of the property's status on the heritage inventory lists2035

Check the document list before visiting. Ask the responsible office about anything unclear or unavailable to you.

This service’s page from the official catalogue (PDF)

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General guidance

General rules: Building, additional-storey and restoration licences and related requests

These are the rules for this kind of request as stated in the law and in official and published sources — not a replacement for the district’s catalogue entry above. Details can differ for your request; check with the district before you apply.

How to apply

  1. 1Submit the application to the technology centre with the contract with an accredited engineer and the documents (including the document proving ownership, and the insurance policy if required).
  2. 2The licence file is reviewed within up to 14 days.
  3. 3Contract a supervising engineer and a contractor and submit the contracts to the technology centre.
  4. 4The licence file is examined within 10 days, including setting the fees.
  5. 5Pay the fees and receive the licence within 48 hours of payment.

Legal basis

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