The Daily Tribune, 26 July 2025: Bahrain’s Ministry of Municipalities Affairs and Agriculture has introduced new updates to its national building permit platform “Benayat”, expanding digital services for property development applications.

The enhancement details were unveiled at a recent workshop coordinated by the Information & eGovernment Authority and the Bahrain Real Estate Development Association, where officials demonstrated the system’s technical procedures to real estate developers and investors.

The platform now processes various permit types, including:

• Small-scale property additions
• Renovations
• Fencing installations
• Property merging and division
• Land use modifications

The system operates on a comprehensive geographic information database comprising over 300 spatial data layers and serves more than 30 public and private organisations. Users can track application status and navigate an interactive map of Bahrain through the platform.

During the workshop, the Information & eGovernment Authority provided detailed guidance on the permit application process through “Benayat”, which functions as a unified system for all building licence categories in the kingdom.

They also outlined how the platform enables engineering offices and property owners to submit applications, process payments, and access regulatory information through a centralised online service.

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