Change of Purpose

Who can apply

The holder of the land (the client on its survey plan, or the holder of its title), or their registered attorney.

• The land is mine
• I am applying for the company that holds it
• I am the owner's attorney (registered power of attorney)

What you receive

A change of purpose approval (CP-SP-…) linked to the survey plan; the new use is entered on the land register and on the title.

What you will need

Your application asks only for what your answers call for. Clear scans or photographs (PDF, JPG or PNG) are fine.

• Change of purpose application form, signed Required
• Site plan Required
• Planning approval (optional)
• Copy of the title Required If: Does the land have a Certificate of Occupancy is Yes — an older title on paper
• Holder's means of identification Required
• Drawings of the proposed development (if any) (optional)
• Certificate of incorporation (CAC) Required If you apply as: i am applying for the company that holds it
• CAC status report (or Forms CAC 2 and 7) Required If you apply as: i am applying for the company that holds it
• Board resolution authorising the application Required If you apply as: i am applying for the company that holds it
• Court processes, judgment or settlement on the dispute (optional) If: Is the land the subject of a dispute or a court case is Yes
• The mortgage or charge document (optional) If: Is the land mortgaged or pledged as security for a debt is Yes
• Copy of the Government notice Required If: Has Government served any notice to acquire or revoke the land is Yes

How it is processed

1. Registry vetting
2. Planning check
3. BIR assessment and payment
4. Director's approval
5. Issuance

Each stage is decided by the officer responsible for it, and approvals by officers who took no other part in the case. You are told at every step.

What is checked

• The survey plan is registered, current and yours
• No caveat, court order, pending suit or acquisition on the land
• For an attorney: a registered power of attorney naming you, from the owner, covering this land and this purpose
• No other application for the same land is open
• The holder's tax clearance, and capital gains tax or stamp duty where the transaction attracts them (Board of Internal Revenue)