Everything runs in your browser — nothing is uploaded. If you are new to the tool, follow these steps in order.
1
See what the tool can do
Press Load Sample Data to fill the tracker with sample permits and outstanding requirements. Then scroll down the page:
- Project Setup — project name, client, status date and who prepared it.
- Compliance Summary — approved, pending, rejected and expiring permits and open requirements.
- Permit & NOC Register — one row per permit or NOC.
- Outstanding Requirements Register — what is still needed for each permit.
The first time you open the tool (when there is no data of yours in this browser) the sample is loaded for you, so you can see how it works straight away. Replace it with your own entries, press + New Project / Clear All to start empty, or load your saved project.
Load Sample Data replaces the data in the tool. Save your own work first.
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See how the data file looks
Press ⬇ Export Permits (.csv). It downloads the permit register as a CSV file that opens in Excel, with these 10 columns in this order:
| Column | What to enter | Example |
|---|
| No | Row number | 1 |
| Name | Permit or NOC name | Road cutting NOC |
| Type | Building Permit, NOC (No Objection Certificate), Environmental Clearance, Fire Safety Approval, Municipality Approval, Utility Connection Permit, Import Permit or Other | Other |
| Issuing Authority | Authority | Municipality |
| Responsible Party | Contractor, Consultant, Client, Authority or Other | Contractor |
| Application Date | YYYY-MM-DD | 2026-06-01 |
| Approval Status | Not Submitted, Submitted, Under Review, Approved or Rejected | Under Review |
| Expiry Date | YYYY-MM-DD | 2027-06-01 |
| Req Ref | Linked requirement reference | REQ-02 |
| Remarks | Any note | |
The second table has its own ⬇ Export Requirements (.csv) button, with these 8 columns:
| Column | What to enter | Example |
|---|
| No | Row number | 1 |
| Req Ref | Your reference | REQ-02 |
| Linked Permit/NOC | The permit it belongs to | Fire Safety Approval |
| Description | What is still needed | Submit fire strategy report |
| Responsible Person | Who does it | MEP Consultant |
| Target Date / Completion Date | YYYY-MM-DD; completion blank while open | 2026-10-01 |
| Remarks | Any note | |
3
Enter your own data and import it
Replace the sample rows with your own permits and save it in excel as csv (comma delimited). Then press ⬆ Import Permits (.csv) and choose the file.
- Columns are read by position, so keep the heading row and don't add, remove or reorder columns.
- Enter dates as YYYY-MM-DD.
- Import replaces all permits. The project setup is kept.
- Import the outstanding requirements the same way with ⬆ Import Requirements (.csv).
Excel often changes dates to your local format when it opens a CSV. Before saving, set the date columns to the custom format yyyy-mm-dd, or those dates may be left blank on import.
4
Add, edit and delete rows
You can also work straight in the table on the page at any time, with or without a CSV:
- + Add Permit / NOC and + Add Outstanding Requirement add a blank row to their table. Click any cell to change it.
- The ✕ at the end of a row deletes it straight away. There is no undo, so save your project first.
5
Attach the scanned permit / NOC
Each row of the Permit & NOC Register has a Scan column for one scanned copy of the permit or NOC — a PDF (all its pages) or an image (JPG, PNG):
- 📎 (faint) — no scan yet. Click it and choose the file.
- 📄 (highlighted) — a scan is attached. Click it to see the document in a pop-up, where you can Replace, Remove or Download it.
- Large photos and scanned images are reduced automatically to keep the project file small; a PDF must be under 5 MB.
- The scan is kept in the project file when you press 💾 Save Project (.json), and comes back with 📂 Load Project. It is not uploaded anywhere.
Autosave in this browser keeps the permit details but not the scans (the browser has too little room). Use Save Project to keep the scans.
6
Save your project and open it later
💾 Save Project (.json) saves the project setup, all permits with their attached scans and all requirements in one .json project file. 📂 Load Project opens that file again, on any computer.
The note beside the Save button tells you whether you have unsaved changes or when you last saved. If you try to close or leave the page with unsaved changes, the browser asks you to confirm first (not needed when Autosave is ticked, because your work is kept in this browser).
Use the project file for backups and for sharing with colleagues. Don't edit it by hand.
7
Print, PDF and report
- 🖶 Print / Save as PDF prints the page as you see it, in print-friendly colours. To get a PDF, choose Save as PDF as the printer in the print dialog.
- 📄 Generate Report opens a formatted permit and NOC report in a new tab, with its own Print / Save as PDF button. If nothing opens, allow pop-ups for this site. To see a report the tool makes from its sample project (5 pages, PDF), press 📄 See Sample Report beside How to use.
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Other buttons and options
- Autosave in this browser (tick box) — while ticked, your work is kept automatically in this browser and comes back the next time you open the page. It stays only on this computer and browser. It is not a backup; use Save Project for that.
- 👁 View Current Data jumps to the main table so you can check what is entered.
- + New Project clears the project details and all permits and requirements (it asks first).
- Clear All removes all permits and requirements but keeps the project details (it asks first).
9
Choose the date format
Press 📅 Date format in the toolbar and choose how dates are shown and typed in every date box: DD/MM/YYYY, MM/DD/YYYY, YYYY-MM-DD, DD-MM-YYYY, DD.MM.YYYY or DD-Mon-YYYY. Type a date in that format, or click the 📅 in a date box to pick it from a calendar. A date that doesn't fit the format is outlined in red and not accepted.
The same format is used in the printout and in the generated report and its PDF. It changes only how dates look — your saved project and CSV files are not affected. Your choice is remembered in this browser for every tool on this site.
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Explore the other tools
Press ☰ All Tools at the top of the page to see every engineering, project management and AI tool on this site, in the same order as the homepage. Type in the search box to find one quickly, then click it to open it. The tool you are using is marked you are here.
The Related tools links at the bottom of this page lead to tools that are often used together with this one.