Approvals by what you’re building.

A fit-out permit is the government authorisation to modify the interior of a unit — partitions, ceilings, MEP, fire systems, structure. In Dubai, virtually every commercial fit-out and most meaningful residential renovations require one before work starts. Working without it risks fines, stop-work orders, insurance invalidity and problems at every future licence renewal or property transaction.

Government fees are formula-driven — Dubai Municipality's headline rate is AED 1 per sq ft of built-up area, and a typical small commercial unit lands between AED 1,500 and 4,000 across authorities. Restaurants and clinics run higher due to extra approval tracks. Our consultancy fee is quoted fixed after a free scope review, with government fees passed through at cost. Try the cost calculator on this site for an instant estimate.

A clean package for a standard commercial unit typically reaches permit in 2–4 weeks from landlord NOC, with authority review rounds of 5–10 working days. Restaurants, clinics and structural scopes run longer because more authorities are involved. The biggest variable is package quality — which is the part we control.

No honest consultant can — authorities control their own clocks. What we guarantee is our side of it: complete first submissions, same-week comment responses, parallel-tracked approvals and weekly status you can read in one page. That's what reduces avoidable delay, which is the delay that matters.