Renovation Permit MPS (Selayang, Rawang, Batu Caves)
What Needs Approval, How to Apply, Fees & Timing

Who MPS covers and which form to use

MPS, whose portal still uses the name Majlis Perbandaran Selayang, covers Selayang, Batu Caves, Rawang and the Selangor side of Gombak. Its Building Department (Jabatan Bangunan) at Menara MPS in Bandar Baru Selayang handles renovation permits with two checklists that share the same works list:

The council named on your assessment bill decides which forms apply; the Kuala Lumpur side of Gombak and Kepong is DBKL. ClickBina’s renovation permit guide covers the rules every council shares.

Works on the MPS minor-works list

The owner ticks the works on the application letter (Lampiran 1). The list is the same on both checklists:

• Repairing or changing the type of doors and windows.
• Laying tiles.
• Fitting iron grilles.
• Electrical wiring that does not involve breaking walls.
• Plaster ceilings.
• Repairing the roof without changing the original structure.
• Altering an existing fence or wall.
• Fitting an awning, up to 4ft wide and without posts.
• Other works, described on the form.

Two items stand out against neighbouring councils. Wiring is a permit item at MPS, whereas DBKL lists small wiring jobs as needing no permit; and tiling and plaster ceilings are listed, so even a straightforward interior refresh goes through the counter. MPS does not publish a separate list of work that needs no permit.

Because the application letter lets you tick several items at once, a typical refresh of an older Selayang or Rawang terrace, say new tiles downstairs, a plaster ceiling, grilles on the windows and rewiring without hacking walls, can be described in one application rather than several. Describe each item as it will actually be done and mark it in red on the floor plan; vague descriptions are what lead to questions at the counter or a mismatch with what inspectors later see on site. If any item will need walls broken, for example to run new conduit, take it out of the minor-works application and ask about the building-plan route for that part.

Awnings, fences and where the permit stops

• Awnings: only inside the owner’s lot, a maximum of 4ft wide and without posts. An awning that involves the neighbour or the boundary must have a gutter.
• Existing fence or wall: altering it is on the minor-works list.
• New fence or wall: submitted by a PSP with a detailed fence drawing, with a maximum height of 1.8m.
• Bigger works: new structures or additions, breaking walls, or added floor area need building-plan approval through a qualified PSP.

Awnings are the job most often built wider than allowed. If you want more cover than a post-free 4ft awning gives, plan it as a building-plan job from the start; the awning design guide explains the options and materials.

Documents MPS asks for

1. The owner’s application letter (Lampiran 1), naming the parts to be repaired.
2. A copy of the title or sale and purchase agreement, complete with the building plan.
3. A copy of the applicant’s IC, front and back on one clear sheet.
4. A floor plan with the new works coloured red; for awnings, a sketch, sample image or specification catalogue; for a new fence or wall, a sketch of it.
5. The latest paid assessment bill.
6. A copy of the certificate of fitness or CCC (Form F) with the address list.
7. Current colour images of the building, including the area to be worked on.
8. For strata (JB-B09): the MC, developer or JMB’s consent or no-objection letter, or their house rules, a plan stamped by them if needed, and the neighbour’s consent or the MC or JMB’s confirmation.

Fees

Both checklists list two charges, paid at the counter: a processing fee and a sticker fee. The amounts are printed on the checklist; check the current form when you apply, because the versions on the MPS site are dated November 2019. The checklists do not list material-placement, bin or deposit charges for minor works, so ask the counter whether any apply to your job, especially if a lorry or bin will stand on the road.

Building-plan routes for additions and new fences carry their own fees, worked out by the PSP with the council.

Neighbours and responsibility

The forms make the applicant answerable for the neighbours. On the non-strata form, adjoining neighbours can sign to say they understand the roof or wall repair and whether they object, and the applicant promises to take full responsibility for any damage or complaints the works cause. On the strata form, the neighbour’s consent or the MC or JMB’s confirmation is part of the application.

A quiet word with the neighbours before you submit, and a look at shared walls and roof joints together, makes both the signature and the job easier. The party wall guide covers what happens when shared walls are damaged.

How to apply and how long it takes

1. Confirm from your assessment bill that the property is under MPS.
2. Choose JB-B08 or JB-B09, tick the works and gather the documents.
3. Submit at the Building Department, Menara MPS, Persiaran 3, Bandar Baru Selayang, and pay the processing and sticker fees.
4. The counter checks the file; the application is then approved, rejected or deferred by the department.
5. Display the sticker and keep the work within what was approved.

The checklists do not state a processing time or permitted working hours. The Selayang area page sets out what the MPS customer charter says about building applications; for minor works, ask at the counter when you submit.

Apartments and condominiums

Strata owners use JB-B09. The management body comes first: MPS asks for its consent or no-objection letter, or its house rules, and any conditions it sets must be met before you apply. MPS’s Commissioner of Buildings department registers JMBs and MCs in its area, so management disputes go there rather than to the Building Department.

MPS area guides

How ClickBina fits in

The MPS minor-works permit is the owner’s application, and building plans go through a PSP. ClickBina is an experienced KL & Selangor contractor: we do the renovation work and coordinate the trades, and we scope the job to what the MPS list allows, such as awning widths, so the approval matches what is built. WhatsApp us your area, property type and the work you have in mind; we reply within the hour, and the price we agree is a flat price with no hidden charges.

Sources & official references

• MPS checklist JB-B08, minor works (non-strata) — works list, documents, fees, awning and fence rules, neighbour confirmation.
• MPS checklist JB-B09, minor works (strata) — strata consent and confirmation requirements.
• MPS Building Department information — department roles.
• ClickBina MPS area pages — charter, enforcement and local context.