Applying for planning permission for the construction of an installation using the simplified procedure

Applications must be submitted via the ‘Digital Building Permit’ online service.

Online applications

• You can submit applications in digital form via the online service. 
• Once you have successfully logged in via a user account, you will be guided step by step through the form.
• Please have the necessary supporting documents for your application ready to upload.
• Once you have submitted your application, you will receive a confirmation of receipt.
• All communication with the authority regarding your application should take place entirely via the online service. 
  
  • The online service allows you to send and receive messages for this purpose. The authority’s decision will also be communicated electronically via the online service.
• Further information is available directly via the online service.

The examination of structural engineering documentation in accordance with Section 66 of the Bremen State Building Regulations remains unaffected.

The lower building control authority shall first consult those bodies whose involvement or consultation is mandatory for the decision on the planning application, or without whose comments the eligibility of the planning application for approval cannot be assessed.

More information

Building activity statistics online

The survey form for building permits or the disposal/removal survey can be filled out online or printed out on Bautätigkeitsstatistik Online (statistik-bw.de). You will find the link under "Further information".

You can also find a link to an overview of the state and municipal legal bases here.

If you do not agree with a building permit issued or a cost assessment notice, you can lodge an objection with the authority that issued the notice within one month.

• Explanation of the required documents
  

  The building application must be submitted using the official building application form of the supreme building supervisory authority published under Applications & Forms - The Senator for Building, Mobility and Urban Development (bremen.de). You will find the link under "Further information".

  In addition to the building application, the documents required for the assessment of the project and the processing of the building application (e.g. site plan, excerpt from the official real estate map, building description, construction drawings, etc.) must be submitted to the lower building supervisory authority.

  The following documents must be submitted in accordance with § 3 of the Bremen Building Documents Ordinance:
  

  1. the site plan (§ 7),
  2. an excerpt from the development plan including legend,
  3. the construction drawings (§ 8),
  4. the building description with calculations (§ 9),
  5. the proof of stability (§ 10), insofar as it is not checked by the building authorities, with the declaration of the structural engineer in accordance with the list of criteria in Annex 2, Note: the submission of the structural engineer's declaration is not required for residential buildings in building classes 1 and 2,
  6. the proof of fire protection (§ 11), insofar as it is not already included in the other building documents,
  7. the required information on the secured development with regard to the supply of water and energy as well as the disposal of waste water and the development in terms of traffic, insofar as the building project cannot be connected to a public water or energy supply or a public waste water disposal system or is not located in sufficient width on a public traffic area,
  8. applications for approval of deviations, exceptions and exemptions (Section 67 (2) of the Bremen Building Code) with the information required for assessment,
  9. information on the application for approval decisions required for the project under other provisions of public law,
  10. a tree inventory declaration with all the information required under the tree protection ordinance, which must also be submitted directly to the lower nature conservation authority by the developer when the building application is submitted.

  Note: Depending on the purpose of the building project, further building documents may be requested by the lower building supervisory authority or a waiver may be declared.

• Simplified building permit procedure online
  

• Applications & forms of the building inspection authority
  

The amount of the fee is based on § 1 of the Construction Costs Ordinance, tariff number 101.02 and is 4.5% of the construction costs.

What deadlines must be paid attention to?

In accordance with Section 73 (1) of the Bremen State Building Code, the building permit and any partial building permit expire if construction of the building project has not begun within three years of its issue or if construction has been interrupted for more than one year.

How long does it take to process

The lower building supervisory authority should decide on the building application within twelve weeks after the completeness of the application has been confirmed in accordance with Section 69 (3) of the Bremen State Building Code.

• § 1 Kostenverordnung Bau (BauKostV)
• Bremische Landesbauordnung (BremLBO)
• Bremische Bauvorlagenverordnung (BremBauVorlV)
• Bremisches Gebühren- und Beitragsgesetz (BremGebBeitrG)
• Bremen Building Planning Regulations (BremBauVorlV)
• Bremen State Building Regulations (BremLBO)
• Bremen Act on Fees and Contributions (BremGebBeitrG)
• § 1 Construction Costs Regulation (BauKostV)

• Bautätigkeitsstatistik Online
• Online Construction Activity Statistics