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Procuring building permit in Ghana possess a great challenge despite government effort in addressing this problem through the introduction of new land regulations, integration of the land agencies and emergence of the one-stop shop. The delays now serve as a precursor for issuance of false permits by so called middlemen and the development of unauthorized structures by some unscrupulous developers. This paper takes a retrospective look at inherent challenges in the acquisition of building permits in Ghana and how that contribute significantly to mushrooming of illegal structures in most of the major towns in the country. The intrinsic challenges which this paper identified through descriptive research using structured interviews include: lack of integrated central database management system for permit agencies and analogous institutions involved in the permit processing system, too many processing steps, increased cost of construction and loss of value due to bureaucratic delays, lack of coordination between the land agencies and the local authorities, inappropriate feedback systems among others. Redesigning the current permit system by integrating all the agencies involved in the building permit acquisition process to a central database management system for sustainable development is a highly favored option.

ARE THE CHALLENGES IN THE PROCESSING OF BUILDING PERMITS A PRECURSOR FOR DEVELOPMENT OF ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN GHANA?