From 2020 to 2023, BCA handled an average of 120 cases of unauthorised structures yearly.
The Straits Times reported in September that the authorities were looking into the case of home owners at the Rose Maison and EiS Residences who had built enclosed rooms on the open rooftop of the two private apartment blocks. It is unclear whether building plans for the rooftop structures had been submitted for approval.investigated by the Building and Construction Authority has risen over the years. Between 2020 and 2023, it investigated an average of 120 such cases each year.
Safety issues aside, property owners who put up unauthorised structures often do so without paying the authorities the required fees. Industry watchers say this raises questions about the degree of accountability faced by professionals who enable unauthorised structures to be built.built without approval an illegal mezzanine floorHe had enjoyed the use of that mezzanine floor, which spanned over 5,000 sq ft, for about 10 years and would probably have had to pay over $1 million for the additional floor area if it had been approved.
After all, they are just as involved in carrying out these unauthorised works and actively profiting from work they know is against the law. He recounted a case where he was tasked to extend the balcony of a landed property after the temporary occupation permit was obtained. The argument that contractors and architects involved are just trying to make a living should cut no ice, as the reality is that cutting corners on safety and legal protocols can have serious consequences.
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