Naksa pass, start to finish.
The part of building that owners dread most, explained plainly: what municipality approval actually is, what stops a file from passing, and where we take it off your hands.
What naksa pass actually is
Naksa pass is the municipality's approval of your building drawings. Before anything goes up on the plot, the drawings for the house or commercial building go to the municipality, its engineers check them against the building code and the rules for that plot, and you build only once they have signed them off.
It is not a formality and it is not something to catch up on afterwards. Building without approved drawings is not legal, and the approval stays part of the property's paperwork long after the build is finished. Anyone who buys the house later will ask for it.
Three ways this usually reaches us
AYou have a plot and nothing else
No drawings yet. We design the house, prepare the drawings to municipality standard, submit them, and follow the file through to the approval certificate. You can carry straight on into construction with us, or take the approved drawings and build with someone else.
BYour drawings keep getting rejected
This is the most common call we get. Send us the drawings and whatever the municipality wrote back. We correct and resubmit, and we keep going through every correction round until the file passes.
CSomeone else drew it and you want a second opinion
Before you commit money, an engineer looks at whether the plot, the budget and the plan actually fit together. Better to find out at the drawing stage than at the foundation.
You don't queue at the ward office. We do.
Full phase means we stay with the file from the first drawing to the certificate in your hand:
- Drawings prepared to municipality standard, for new houses and for commercial buildings including basements.
- Submission handled by us, at the municipality, in person.
- Corrections made and resubmitted through however many rounds it takes. This is the stage owners underestimate, and it is the reason files sit for months.
- Final certificate followed up until it is issued.
We work with Budhanilkantha, Tarkeshwor and Gokarneshwor municipalities regularly and know what each one's engineers look for, which is usually the difference between one correction round and four. We take naksa pass work across the Kathmandu valley.
What to send us
You do not need to have anything organised before you get in touch. Send whatever you have:
- Where the site is
- What you want to build
- Any drawings, plot papers or photos you already have, including a rejected naksa
WhatsApp is fastest, and a photo of the documents is enough to start. You will get a straight answer about what the job involves and what it will take, not a sales pitch.
Asked before people send the file
- Someone else drew my naksa and the municipality rejected it. Can you fix it?
- Yes, and it is the most common call we get. Send the drawings and whatever the municipality wrote back. We correct and resubmit through every round until the file passes.
- If you pass the naksa, do I have to build with you?
- No. Take the approved drawings and build with anyone you like, or carry straight on with us.
- Do I have to go to the ward office myself?
- No. We submit at the municipality in person and follow the file until the approval certificate is issued.
- How many correction rounds will it take?
- It depends on the file and the municipality, and we do not promise a number before seeing the drawings. Knowing what each municipality's engineers look for is usually the difference between one round and four.
- Which municipalities do you work with?
- Budhanilkantha, Tarkeshwor and Gokarneshwor regularly. We take naksa pass work across the Kathmandu valley.
- Do you handle commercial buildings?
- Yes, including basements.
- Can I start building and sort the approval out later?
- No. Building without approved drawings is not legal, and the approval stays part of the property's paperwork long after the build. Anyone who buys the house later will ask for it.
- What do I need to send to start?
- Where the site is, what you want to build, and any drawings, plot papers or photos you have, including the rejection letter. A photo of the documents on WhatsApp is enough.
Send us the drawings, or the rejection.
Either one is enough to tell you where you stand.