GP572’s four categories, who files what on OSC 4.0, and the rules that keep Putrajaya’s facades uniform.
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A renovation permit from PPj (Perbadanan Putrajaya) depends on which of four categories your work falls into under PPj’s 2023 guideline GP572: ceilings, tiles, painting, built-in cabinets and grilles need no permit but you must notify PPj in writing or by e-mail; repainting the outside, replacing the roof, rainwater harvesting, solar panels and a post-free awning need a minor-works permit (PKK) that the owner files on OSC 4.0; and demolishing walls, splitting rooms or adding floor area needs plan approval submitted by a qualified person. Facade changes to terrace and semi-detached houses are not allowed.
Perbadanan Putrajaya is both the planning authority and the local authority for Putrajaya. Its building control division (Bahagian Kawalan Bangunan dan Rekabentuk Bandar, under the Town Planning Department) published GP572, the basic guideline for minor works and renovation of homes, which came into force on 2 February 2023. GP572 defines minor works and renovation as building, alteration or additions to a completed building that already has a valid Certificate of Completion and Compliance (CCC), without changing its structure, space, external appearance or function. It then sorts home renovation into four categories:
| Category | Typical works | What you do | Form / channel |
|---|---|---|---|
| A — no permit | Ceilings, grilles, tiles and other floor and wall finishes, painting, built-in cabinets, aircon units, free-standing gazebos and sheds | Notify PPj in writing or by e-mail before starting | Letter or e-mail to the building control director |
| B — minor-works permit (PKK) | Repainting the outside, replacing the roof, rainwater harvesting, solar panels, an awning without posts | Owner applies | Form OSCPPJ-P2-PSKK-12(V2) on OSC 4.0 |
| C — plan approval | Demolishing walls, splitting rooms, adding floor area, pools, party walls, new roofs, change of use, strata common property | A qualified person prepares and submits plans | Form OSCPPJ-P2-UB-01(V1) on OSC 4.0 |
| D — not allowed | Facade-changing demolition on terrace and semi-detached houses; converting or fully enclosing the drying yard | Do not plan it | — |
The local context — precincts, housing types and the jobs owners most often plan here — is on ClickBina’s Putrajaya renovation page. This page is the permit hub: what each category means in practice, who signs what, and what happens if the rules are skipped.
Category A covers the interior jobs most owners plan first. GP572 lists them as works that can go ahead without a permit or plan approval from PPj:
“No permit” does not mean “no paperwork”. GP572 makes the owner or tenant responsible for notifying the Director of Building Control and Urban Design in writing or by e-mail, stating the works and the proposed duration. A short letter listing each item — for example “replace floor tiles in living and dining, install plaster ceiling, built-in wardrobes in two bedrooms” — with your address and start and end dates is enough to show what was declared if anyone asks later. For background on these jobs see the floor tile replacement cost guide, plaster ceiling work and built-in wardrobe door types.
Five jobs need a Permit Kerja-Kerja Kecil (PKK) on form OSCPPJ-P2-PSKK-12(V2). GP572 says the owner can submit it, through PPj’s OSC 4.0 system:
These are the outdoor jobs that change what the street sees, which is why Putrajaya controls them even though they are small. Before picking a paint colour or roof sheet, ask the Urban Design and Building Plan section for the approved code. Background on the jobs themselves is in the exterior repainting guide, the solar panel cost guide and the rainwater harvesting guide.
Anything structural or space-changing needs plan approval on form OSCPPJ-P2-UB-01(V1), and the owner cannot file it alone. GP572 lists demolishing any external or internal wall, dividing existing space into smaller rooms, adding floor area, building a swimming or fish pond, building a party wall, adding a roof (including over the drying yard), converting the home into a nursery, kindergarten or elderly-care centre, any work that amends the originally approved building plan, and renovation within the common property of a strata development.
A qualified person in GP572 means a Professional Architect, a Professional Engineer with a Practising Certificate, or a building draughtsman registered under the relevant law. The owner appoints an architect or registered draughtsman to prepare and submit the plans, plus a registered engineer where the work involves structure or reinforced concrete. That principal submitting person must keep site work to the approved plans, supervise construction and, at the end, send a copy of the CCC to PPj and the Board of Architects Malaysia. GP572 also asks owners to appoint a competent contractor registered with the relevant regulatory body, so that the CCC can be issued.
PPj’s older illustrated guidebook adds the supporting documents for this kind of application: structural plans and calculations certified by a registered structural engineer for reinforced-concrete or structural changes, a diagrammatic sanitary layout for new piping or sanitary fittings, a no-objection letter from the Urban Design Unit where floor area or the facade design changes, and fire-plan approval from the Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) where a party wall is broken or new internal partitions are added. The plan processing fee follows the First Schedule of the Uniform Building By-Laws (Selangor) 1986, billed through PPj’s system.
GP572 does not allow two things at all: demolishing part or all of a terrace or semi-detached house in a way that changes its original appearance, and converting the drying yard to any other use or enclosing it completely. The guidebook explains why: Putrajaya’s local plan protects the uniform look of its housing, so facade changes are refused.
| Item | PPj rule | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Car porch | A roofed structure over the porch is shown as not allowed | Guidebook |
| Drying yard | Only a timber pergola with a polycarbonate roof, or the house’s original roofing; it must stay a drying yard, not a wet kitchen | Guidebook + GP572 |
| Window hoods | Need approval; timber only, roofing to match the house, overhang up to 900mm, on windows only | Guidebook |
| Grilles | Fitted inside, except at the main door, kitchen door and sliding glass doors; never outside windows; no boxed-up balconies or drying yards | Guidebook |
| Free-standing structures | 600mm clear of boundaries; each lot keeps at least 30% green area | GP572 + guidebook |
If your plan is a wet kitchen at the back, read the back-yard roof versus extension guide with these limits in mind: in Putrajaya the drying yard cannot become the kitchen. For grilles, the invisible grille guide covers products that keep an opening panel.
GP572 is explicit that the application must be complete, and the guidebook says an incomplete one is not accepted. It also encourages owners to ask the building section for an early check of the design before submitting.
GP572 sets out the Act 133 penalties PPj can apply:
| Section | Offence | Maximum penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 70(11) | Altering a building without prior written permission | Fine up to RM25,000 |
| 70(12) | Using a building for a purpose other than the original one without permission | Fine up to RM25,000, plus RM500 for each day it continues |
| 70(13) | Starting work against the Act, deviating from an approved plan, or ignoring PPj’s written conditions | Fine up to RM50,000, prison up to 3 years, or both, plus RM1,000 a day after conviction |
| 79(1) | Putting up partitions, lofts, roofs, ceilings or other structures without written permission | Fine up to RM500, plus RM100 a day after conviction |
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💬 WhatsApp for a quoteOn top of these, the guidebook says that starting before approval lets PPj charge ten times the normal plan fee, with no appeal for a reduction. The renovating without a permit guide explains stop-work orders and regularising work after the fact. Note that GP572 cites section 79(1), which covers ceilings, while also listing ceilings under category A; if your job includes a ceiling, name it in your notice and ask PPj which applies.
For a strata home the same categories apply inside your unit, with one addition: GP572 puts any renovation within common property in category C, so it needs plan approval through a qualified person. Your management body’s house rules come on top of PPj’s: renovation deposits, working hours, lift bookings and facade rules for grilles and awnings. Read them before you finalise the design. The rules every council shares are in ClickBina’s renovation permit guide.
| Council | Covers | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| MPSepang | Cyberjaya and the Sepang district | MPSepang permit guide |
| MPKj | Kajang, Bangi, Semenyih | MPKj permit guide |
| MBSJ | Subang Jaya, Puchong, Seri Kembangan | MBSJ permit guide |
| DBKL | Kuala Lumpur | DBKL permit guide |
| MBSA | Shah Alam | MBSA permit guide |
| MPAJ | Ampang Jaya | MPAJ permit guide |
The written notice and the PKK are the owner’s to send, and plan applications are filed by the architect or draughtsman you appoint; ClickBina does not submit plans. ClickBina is an experienced KL & Selangor contractor that also works in Putrajaya: we do the renovation work and coordinate the trades, and we plan the scope so that interior items stay inside category A where that fits your brief. WhatsApp us your precinct, 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.
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