The White Land Program announced the completion of the development of five plots of land subject to fees paid by their owners in Dammam, with a total area of developed land exceeding 114,000 m², as part of the program’s goal to support supply and contribute to a balanced real estate market, with the current phase focusing on undeveloped plots of 10,000 square meters or more located within the area announced when the program was launched in its first phase in 2017, and the issuance of payment orders (invoices) has begun.
The program clarified in a statement today that the development of these plots will provide more than 200 plots of land in Dammam, noting that fees will not apply upon completion of the land development with final approval of the plan or upon construction within one year of the date of issuance of “payment order,” with the aim of stimulating development and increasing the supply of developed land, thereby benefiting citizens first and contributing to an increase in the real estate supply.
The White Land Program had previously announced that the statutory deadline for registering white land located within the geographical boundaries of Madinah, and the Asir region, nearly six months after the announcement of the implementation of the first phase of land fees in Madinah and Asir last December, and following the registration of their lands by a number of landowners subject to the system via the online portal for white land fees.
The program confirmed that, based on the results of studies conducted by the program team in collaboration with relevant authorities over the past period, the first phase of unregistered land fees has been implemented in Madinah, the capital of Asir, Taif, the Jazan region, Tabuk, and Al-Ahsa, with the application of the fees set to expand to other cities, including Hafar Al-Batin, Al-Qassim, and Ha’il, among others; details regarding the implementation of the fees in these areas will be announced in the coming period.
It should be noted that the program’s implementation has been divided into three phases following the Cabinet’s approval of an amendment to the program’s regulations. The first phase covered undeveloped land with an area of 10,000 square meters or more owned by a single owner, while the second phase covered developed land with an area of 10,000 square meters or more owned by one or more owners, in addition to the total area of developed land owned by a single owner that amounts to 10,000 square meters or more within a single approved master plan, The third phase defined developed land with an area of 5,000 square meters or more owned by a single owner or a group of owners, and the total area of developed land owned by a single owner that amounts to 10,000 square meters or more within a single city, All phases apply within the urban area defined by the Ministry of Municipal, Rural Affairs, and Housing.