“Approval of 847 construction projects in rural areas, up 600%”

In response to an oral question in the House of Representatives, Ms. El Mansouri stressed that this figure is “up 600% compared to previous periods”, noting that the authorizations were granted after the study of 1792 requests for construction in rural areas.

She added that the measures contained in the joint circular between the Ministry of National Territorial Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and Urban Policy and the Ministry of the Interior made it possible “to achieve positive results at the national level, with the demarcation of the perimeters of 3,166 douars over a total area of ​​78,000 hectares, for the benefit of 1.455 million people, an increase of 224%.

Ms. Mansouri noted that despite these efforts, the main problem hindering the granting of construction permits in rural areas lies in problems related to land and ownership documents, stressing that this “represents a challenge for urban agencies and local authorities in the process of granting building permits.

The minister recalled, in this sense, that bill no. 90/12 relating to town planning is “ready and is the subject of consultations with the partners concerned”, alongside the bill on agencies urban areas which includes a special center for the rural world.