BULAWAYO City Council has approved a total of 174 building plans with a total value of US$3 296 514 recently.
A total of 91 building plans were referred back for corrections, according to the latest council minutes.
"There was a decrease of 22.67 percentage on approved plans compared to the total approved in February 2024,” the report reads in part.
“A total of 214 building plans with a value of US$4 222 700 were submitted in March 2024, a decrease of 2.39% compared to last month’s figure.”
The report said 3012 inspections were carried out in March, a 1.44% decrease compared to the previous month.
“From these inspections, 24 advertising signs and 30 dilapidated buildings were captured and accordingly processed,” the report said.
According to council by-laws, no new building should be occupied without an occupation certificate issued by the local authority.
"New commercial and public buildings were inspected by an inter-departmental team before an occupation certificate was issued," reads the report.
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