No fewer than 137 properties in Lagos have been closed by the Lagos State Physical Planning Permit Authority on account of building irregularities.
The enforcement exercise took place in six district offices of LASPPPA, which were Alimosho, Mosan Okunola, Egbe- Idimu, Ikotun Igando, Agbado- Oke Odo and Ayobo-Ipaja,the agency said in a statement by its General Manager,Tpl. Kehinde Osinaike.
According to the agency, twelve properties were sealed within the Alimosho District of LASPPPA, while 22 properties were sealed at Mosan Okunola.
It said:“In Egbe-Idimu, 29 properties were affected with another 32 sealed at Ikotun Igando. Also, in Ayobo-Ipaja and Agbado-Oke Odo, 25 properties and 17 properties were sealed with padlocks respectively. Some properties were also sealed with caution tape at the 6 District Offices.”
The properties that were sealed contravened the State Physical Planning Regulations, adding that the properties were mostly residential buildings which were converted for commercial use without getting the necessary permits and approvals,the statement said
Other sealed properties, he said, were industrial, institutional and commercial buildings under construction for failure to obtain a planning permit or approval and for erecting structures that did not conform to physical planning regulations.