New Grant means the alienation of government land to effect the acquisition of the land to a new entity in the first registration of the property. Alienation is effected through a letter of allotment and Part Development Plan (PDP) from National Lands Commission (NLC) and Physical planning respectively.
1. Log in to https://ardhisasa.lands.go.ke/account/login using your Ardhisasa user credentials (Identification number or Ardhisasa ID and password).
2. Enter the one-time password (OTP) sent to your registered phone number. Once logged in, you’ll be directed to the dashboard.
3. As a licensed surveyor, you need to switch to your professional account to initiate a new grant application. Click on the profile icon and select the professional account approved for you.
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4. On the landing page, navigate to the Survey and Mapping Department, where you’ll find various services which include; new grant, subdivision, amalgamation, resurvey and sale of plans. The first four processes must be conducted by a licensed Surveyor and the last process which is the sale of plans can be conducted by any member of the public irrespective of whether the individual has a private account or a professional account.
5. Click on New Grant.You’ll be directed to the Applications page, which contains four tabs: Pending, Ongoing, Approved, and Rejected. Depending on the status of your applications, you can find them listed under these tabs. The pending tab displays applications that require further action, ongoing tab shows completed applications being processed, approved tab lists validated applications, and rejected tab features applications that were not accepted, with reasons communicated to the applicants.
6. Click on the New Application button located in the top right-hand corner. Familiarize yourself with the frequently asked questions (FAQs) section, which provides important information and sample templates of required documents.
7. Fill in the application details in three subsections: survey details, location details, and additional details. Make sure to complete all the mandatory fields marked with an asterisk. Provide the correct projection type, attach the letter of allotment, and enter relevant information about the parcel’s location.
8. Enter the completion date of the fieldwork and other relevant details. Attach the required cadastral files, such as the allotment letter, raw data, computation workbook, working diagram, survey polygons, beacon certificate, survey plan, and field notes. Ensure the files are in the specified formats.
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9. Review all the details provided in the verified details section. If everything is accurate, click on the Submit button. Confirm your submission when prompted, and you’ll receive a confirmation message indicating that your application has been successfully created.
10. After submitting the application, you’ll be required to pay the survey fee, which is calculated based on the area of the parcel. Follow the provided instructions for payment, select the payment method, and confirm the payment. Once completed, the status of your payment will change from pending to complete.
11. With the payment made, you can now submit the request. The application status will change from pending to ongoing. You can track the progress of your application using the progress bar on the screen. The progress level will increase as the ministry officials review and work on your application.
Once your application has been fully approved by the ministry, you’ll get a notification on your phone as a licensed aware that the new grant application that you initiated has been approved and you can now find the new survey plan through the sale of plans which is a separate application process on Ardhisasa.
To view the new plan, you can log into your account and navigate to the survey and mapping services section on the main landing page of the Ardhisasa platform. You’ll find sale of plans listed as one of the services. Click on the sale of plans option provide the personal numbers that you’d want to purchase. The plan will be available for purchase and download you will also be able to purchase both the coordinate list and the pdf plan.
For enquiries, please visit Ardhi House, Off Ngong Rd: P.O. Box 30450-00100, Nairobi,Kenya or email: [email protected]. The ministry can also be reached on phone: 0746 962239.
In case of more information, keep visiting our website https://property254.co.ke/ or call us on 0726982982 or on email through [email protected].
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