04/12/2025
EXEMPTED FROM SECURING BUILDING PERMIT FEE IN PH.
HOW EVER SOME OF THIS STRUCTURE STILL NEEDS TO SECURE BUILDING PERMIT PRIOR TO CONSTRUCTION.
Specific building structures are exempted from needing a building permit. These include traditional indigenous family dwellings and minor constructions like sheds, playhouses, and certain additions to a property, as long as they meet specific size and location requirements.
Exemptions under the National Building Code of the Philippines (P.D. 1096):
Traditional Indigenous Family Dwellings:
These are homes built using native materials (like bamboo, nipa, logs, or lumber) for private use by the family of the owner, with a total cost not exceeding fifteen thousand pesos. (still needs to secure building permit but exempted from building permit fees)
Minor Constructions:
Sheds, outhouses, greenhouses, playhouses, aviaries, poultry houses: Not exceeding 6.00 square meters in area and detached from other buildings.
Open terraces or patios:
Not exceeding 20.00 square meters in floor area and resting directly on the ground.
Window grilles, garden pools, masonry walls:
These also fall under minor construction exemptions, provided they meet size and location requirements.
Repair Works:
Non-structural repairs: Replacing roofing sheets, gutters, or ceilings.
Replacement of non-load-bearing partition walls: This also does not require a building permit.
Β©PD 1096
