The Lagos State Government has intensified its crackdown on physical planning violations, with the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority (LASPPPA) sealing more than 70 buildings in Ifako-Ijaiye, Eko and Yaba districts over breaches of building regulations.
The enforcement exercises were carried out by the authority’s Monitoring and Compliance Unit across the three districts, with more than 25 properties sealed in Yaba District on Tuesday, following earlier operations in Ifako-Ijaiye and Eko districts last week.
The agency announced the enforcement exercises in separate posts on its Facebook page.
In Ifako-Ijaiye, 25 properties were sealed last week for various violations, including operating without valid planning permits, excessive building density, illegal remodelling, deviation from approved plans and ongoing construction without approval.
In Eko District, more than 20 buildings were also sealed. LASPPPA disclosed that 10 properties had deviated from their approved building plans, five were sealed for excessive density, while another five were shut for remodelling without the required permits. Other affected properties were sealed for carrying out construction work without planning approval.
The latest operation in Yaba District resulted in the sealing of more than 25 properties for violations including operating without valid planning permits, excessive density, illegal remodelling, non-conformity with approved plans and construction without the required approval.
Explaining the enforcement actions, LASPPPA said the affected property owners and developers had previously been served contravention notices by the respective district offices but failed to comply with the directives.
“Contravention notices had been served by the district office previously, but compliance was not achieved,” the authority stated in an earlier update on the enforcement exercise.
In its latest notice on the Yaba operation, the agency similarly stated that contravention notices had been served on the affected property owners, but the requirements were not met.
The authority advised owners and developers of the affected properties to visit their nearest LASPPPA district office or its headquarters at Oba Akinjobi Way, opposite Soho Filling Station, GRA, Ikeja, for regularisation and further guidance.
Sources within the agency, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said monitoring and enforcement of physical planning regulations were continuous exercises. They explained that property owners found to have committed planning infractions were first served contravention notices and given the opportunity to address the violations before their properties were sealed for non-compliance.
