A Dubai team that treats approvals and construction as one job, not two.
Heron Contracting began with a simple observation: projects in Dubai rarely stall because the building is hard to build. They stall because the paperwork is out of order. Today we guide Dubai Authority Approvals, Fitout Approvals and Structural Approvals from the first drawing to the completion certificate.
Most Dubai projects don’t slow down on site. They slow down on paper.
We started Heron Contracting because of a pattern we kept seeing. The design was ready, the budget was agreed and the contractor was waiting, yet the start date kept slipping. The cause was almost never the building itself. It was a landlord condition nobody had read, a drawing sent to the wrong authority, or a structural query that surfaced three weeks into the programme.
The people responsible for those gaps rarely sat in the same room. A consultant drew the plans, a separate agent filed them, and the contractor heard about the comments last. Each did their own job well enough. Nobody owned the whole route from first sketch to completion certificate.
So we built Heron Contracting Dubai the other way round. Approvals and construction sit in one team. The engineers who prepare a submission know how the work will be built, and the site team knows exactly what was approved. When something changes on site, the file changes with it.
You should always know which approvals your project needs, where each one stands and what happens next. That is the standard we hold ourselves to.
Every project we take on falls into one of three streams. Heron Contracting handles all three, so you deal with one team whether you need a permit, a fit-out or a structural change.
Permits and NOCs from the authorities and developers that control your plot. We confirm who has jurisdiction first, then prepare and manage each submission.
Landlord NOCs, authority fit-out permits and fire and life-safety sign-off, prepared around what you are actually building rather than a template checklist.
Engineer-led submissions for any change to load or structure, with calculations, landlord consent and authority review managed together.
Not sure which stream your project falls into? Tell us about it and we’ll confirm the route on your first call.
These are the habits that turn a stalled file into a moving one. They are the same on a villa renovation as on a warehouse mezzanine.
We confirm which authority, developer and landlord apply before anything is drawn, so the file starts in the right place.
One person knows where your file stands, so you never chase a consultant, a contractor and an agent separately.
Our engineers know how the work will really be built, so submissions draw fewer comments and fewer surprises.
Where the process allows, NOCs and submissions run side by side to protect your programme.
Portals and requirements change. We check today’s requirements instead of repeating last year’s file.
We tell you what is required, what is conditional and what we are still verifying with the authority.
Five stages, one team. Each is covered in more detail in our full ten-step approval process.
You share the location, scope and timeline. We confirm the jurisdiction and the approvals likely to apply.
A short call or site visit, then a clear scope, fee and timeline for you to approve before work begins.
Our engineers prepare drawings to each authority’s standard and we file through the correct portal.
We answer comments, resubmit, book inspections and close out any observations raised.
You receive the approval, permit or completion certificate along with the final documents.
Every authority has its own portal, forms and reviewers, and every developer has its own rules on top. We work inside all of them so you do not have to learn any.
See every authority, and where to find its official website, in our authority directory.
Quick answers about who we are and how we work. For technical questions on permits and NOCs, see our approvals FAQs.
Heron Contracting is a Dubai contracting and approvals team. We prepare and manage Dubai Authority Approvals, Fitout Approvals and Structural Approvals, and the same team carries the project through construction and handover.
Both sit in one team. In many cases we can support the approvals on their own, and if you want a single point of responsibility we can plan, approve and build the project together. Tell us your scope and we will confirm how we can help.
We deal with Dubai Municipality, Dubai Civil Defence, DDA, DHA, RTA, DSO, DEWA, DIEZ, DHCC and Trakhees, along with free zone and developer NOCs such as Jafza, DAMAC, TECOM, Nakheel, Emaar and Concordia.
Villas and villa renovations, offices, retail units, restaurants, cafés and cloud kitchens, salons, spas and gyms, warehouses, mezzanines, and structural changes such as slab openings, coring and extensions.
No one can honestly guarantee a date, because review times depend on the authority, the building and how many comments come back. We confirm the route up front, tell you what can run in parallel, give you a realistic timeline and keep you updated at every stage.
Share your location, scope and timeline through our contact page or on WhatsApp. We review the details, confirm which authorities and NOCs apply and arrange a short call or site visit. The first consultation is free.
Share the location, scope and timeline, and we’ll confirm which Dubai authorities and NOCs apply before anything is submitted.