Get building plans approved by Nakuru County
County Government of Nakuru · sources read 3 Oct 2026
A qualified professional, such as your architect, submits your plans on Nakuru County's e-DAMS system. You pay a KSh 1,000 application fee plus KSh 30 per m² of plinth area for a house (KSh 60 per m² for commercial buildings).
- Fee
- KSh 1,000Application fee (every application)KSh 30Architectural approval: residential, per m² of plinth areaKSh 60Architectural approval: commercial, per m² of plinth areaKSh 70Architectural approval: industrial, per m² of plinth areaKSh 1,000Occupation permit: residential, per unitKSh 2,500Occupation permit: commercial, per unitKSh 5,000Renewal of expired plans
- Where
- Online on Nakuru County's e-DAMS system, through a qualified professional. Run by the Department of Lands, Physical Planning and Housing. County offices: (051) 2214142, Mon to Fri, 8am to 5pm.
Steps
- Hire a qualified professional, such as an architect, to draw your plans. Only professionals can use e-DAMS.
- Your professional submits the application on the county's e-DAMS system.
- Pay the KSh 1,000 application fee and the approval fee for your floor area.
- Watch for SMS updates on your application's progress.
- When the building is finished, get an occupation permit (KSh 1,000 per house, KSh 2,500 per commercial unit).
Watch out
- Building without approval in Nakuru, Naivasha or Molo town centres carries a KSh 300,000 penalty.
- Approved plans can expire. Renewing them costs KSh 5,000.
- County planners check sites on the ground, so build exactly what was approved.
Who can apply
- Anyone putting up a building in Nakuru County pays the county's building approval charges.
- Only qualified professionals can submit on e-DAMS, so you apply through one.
Official sources (3)
- The Nakuru County Finance Act, 2023 nakuru.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- e-DAMS for Development Permits nakuru.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026
- Physical Planning (County Government of Nakuru) nakuru.go.ke · read 3 Oct 2026