Lagos State Government List 176 Illegal Estates In The State, Issues Owners 21-day Ultimatum

The Lagos State Government says it has identified 176 illegal estate developments in the state and given them a 21-day ultimatum to process their layout approvals.

The estates, predominantly located in Eti-Osa, Ajah, Ibeju-Lekki, and Epe, were deemed illegal due to their failure to obtain layout approvals from the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development.

According to the government, the estates were deemed illegal due to the failure of the owners to obtain layout approvals from the Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development, and were listed in a document published by the Ministry on Monday.

The Permanent Secretary, Office of Physical Planning, Oluwole Sotire, said the illegal estates compromised the sustainable development ethos and the T.H.E.M.E.S+ Agenda of the government by operating without approved layouts.

Some of the identified illegal estates include Elerangbe; Aina Gold Estate, Okun-Folu; Diamond Estate, Eputu; Prime Water View Garden, Ikate Elegushi; and Royal View Estate, Ikota, among others.

The government has therefore given the owners of these estates a 21-day order to submit the necessary documents to their office in the Ministry of Planning and Urban Development, Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja, to process their 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 Lagos 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 Lagos State Government.

Sotire also emphasised the importance of all developers and real estate practitioners registering with the Lagos State Real Estate Regulatory Authority (LASRERA), which is responsible for regulating, coordinating, and monitoring real estate practitioners in the sector.