RIYADH — The Ministry of Municipalities and Housing had issued 1,239 new group housing licenses and greater than 1,000 licenses compliant with Saudi architectural requirements through the yr 2025.
The ministry revealed that the municipal licensing system continued to develop its procedures by digital channels and authorized pathways, with the typical license issuance time throughout 2025 reaching roughly 24 hours. Round 87 p.c of licenses have been issued inside 24 hours or much less, in accordance with the authorized licensing procedures. That is inside the authorized municipal licensing system as a part of regulating city improvement actions and implementing associated necessities.
Concerning monitoring and follow-up, the oversight protection of municipal actions reached 95 p.c, whereas the compliance fee for municipal actions reached 88 p.c, in accordance with discipline monitoring indicators. The regulatory work additionally included qualifying and classifying greater than 24,000 contractors, launching greater than 25 mannequin contracts for municipal companies by the “Baladi Enterprise” platform, and making certain that 40 p.c of municipal companies are lined by certified service suppliers, all inside the framework of regulating and working municipal companies.
The ministry affirmed that these efforts fall inside its regulatory tasks for the municipal sector, growing licensing and oversight procedures, and updating tips and necessities, according to the goals of Saudi Imaginative and prescient 2030 associated to city planning and bettering the city atmosphere.




