Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago

Building Single Family Dwelling House

1.  2a APPROVAL PROCESS: Building a single-family Dwelling house

APPLICATION TCP/1:
APPLICATION FOR THE FINAL PERMISSION OR APPROVAL OF RESERVED MATTERS IS TO BE SUBMITTED IN QUADRUPLICATE.

THE APPLICATION INCLUDES:

  • Completed TCP/1 forms
  • A location plan including mile marks, light pole numbers and street names so that the site can be located in the field
  • A cadastral sheet showing the site in question so that the site can be located for plotting purposes
  • The prior approval from Town and Country Planning Division to create the parent parcel or the deed and survey or assessment roll which verifies the age and size of the parcel
  • Any previous cross-references or correspondence from the Town and Country Planning Division
  • Where lands are State Lands, a letter from the Ministry with the Head Lease for the land or Commissioner of State lands indicating an agreement to occupy the land
  • Where the proposal falls within the Designated Activities, a letter from the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) indicating that no Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required or no Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) is required
  • A certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) from the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) where an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required
  • Copies of the outline approvals from WASA, Fire Services where applicable
  • Details of retaining walls and seawalls are to be submitted for forwarding to the relevant agencies for early advice on implications for the site
  • Details of the swimming pool, engineering designs, sections are to be submitted to forward to WASA
  • 2 copies of architectural drawings
  • 2 copies of architectural and engineering drawings, one (1) of which will be returned to you by the relevant local authority with all of the relevant approvals attached

TCP/1 Form.pdf

 

2.  2b APPROVAL PROCESS: Building a single-family Dwelling house


This application may be made on a form TCP/3 at outline level or TCP/1 at final level.
APPLICATION TCP/3:
APPLCATION SUBMITTED AT OUTLINE LEVEL IN DUPLICATE.

THE APPLICATION INCLUDES:
 

  • Completed TCP/3 forms
  • A location plan including mile marks, light pole numbers and street names so that the site can be located in the field
  • A cadastral sheet showing the site in question so that the site can be located for plotting purposes
  • Any previous cross-references or correspondence from the Town and Country Planning Division
  • The prior approval from Town and Country Planning Division to create the parent parcel or the deed and survey or assessment roll which verifies the age and size of the parcel
  • Where lands are State Lands, a letter from the Ministry with the Head Lease for the land or Commissioner of State Lands indicating an agreement to occupy the land
  • A brief description of the project; if it cannot fit within the space on the form provided a separate sheet of paper may be used
  • Where the proposal falls within the Designated Activities, a letter from the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) indicating that no Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required or no Certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) is required
  • A certificate of Environmental Clearance (CEC) from the Environmental Management Authority (EMA) where an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is required

The Division may request information from the applicant to clarify the proposal and/or may consult with other agencies to obtain information.

The outline approval is normally several pages long and includes information which must be obtained from the other Ministries before approval of the reversed matters can be granted.

TCP/3 Form.pdf