New Taipei City Renovation Permits: Streamlining Your Process with a Simplified SOP
A designer, fresh off handling a renovation permit in Taipei City, found himself frowning at a project site in Banqiao, New Taipei City. Habitually, he prepared a thick report on green building materials and detailed drawings of partition wall fire resistance. He told the homeowner, ‘Although New Taipei City is next door, the review standards might be just as strict. We need to be prepared for a long haul…’Meanwhile, in neighboring Xinzhuang District, a local designer deeply familiar with New Taipei City faced a similar residential project: a fourth-floor unit with an NT$8 million construction cost, and importantly, ‘no changes to existing partitions.’ With a smile, he opened the New Taipei City Department of Urban Development’s website and selected the…