The Lagos State government has identified 176 illegal estate developments, and given the developers a 21-day ultimatum to process their layout approvals.
These estates, according to the state’s Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, which issued the ultimatum, are predominantly located in the Eti-Osa, Ajah, Ibeju-Lekki, and Epe axis of the state.
The statement, signed by Mukaila Sanusi, Director, Public Affairs in the ministry, explained that these estates were deemed illegal due to their failure to obtain layout approvals from the ministry. The estates were listed in a document published by the ministry on Monday.
According to Oluwole Sotire, Permanent Secretary, Office of Physical Planning, the illegal estates compromised the sustainable development ethos and the T.H.E.M.E.S+ Agenda of the Lagos State Government by operating without approved layouts.
The identified illegal estates include Adron Homes, Elerangbe; Aina Gold Estate, Okun-Folu; Diamond Estate, Eputu; Prime Water View Garden, Ikate Elegushi; and Royal View Estate, Ikota, among others.
Sotire has given the owners of these estates 21 days to submit the necessary documents to his office in the Ministry at the Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, in order to process the layout approvals.
He stated that this exercise was a routine function of the ministry, in line with its mandate to regulate the development of public and private estates in the state by processing and granting layout approvals to foster a functional, organised, orderly, and resilient, smart city, as encapsulated in the T.H.E.M.E.S+ Agenda of the state government.
He also emphasised the importance of all developers and real estate practitioners to register with the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA), which is responsible for regulating, coordinating, and monitoring real estate practitioners in the sector.
