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Display removal of an installation without a permit

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If you intend to remove an installation that requires planning permission or does not require planning permission, you must notify the lower building supervisory authority at least one month in advance.

  • Basic information

    You must notify the lower building supervisory authority at least one month in advance of the removal of installations that require a building permit or do not require a building permit. If the lower building supervisory authority does not take any building supervisory measures, you can start the removal work after the expiry of the one-month period without further approval.

    If the structure to be removed is attached to structures that require a building permit or do not require a building permit, the stability of these structures must be assessed by a qualified structural engineer and verified to the required extent. If necessary, the removal work must be supervised by the qualified structural engineer.

    The obligation to notify does not apply to

    a) installations not subject to procedures pursuant to Section 61 (1) of the Bremen State Building Code,

    b) free-standing buildings of building classes 1 and 3,

    c) other installations that are not buildings with a height of up to 10 meters.

    These may be removed without a notice of removal.

    For the removal of the following structures, you need a building permit in accordance with § 64 of the Bremen State Building Regulations:

    a) protected cultural monuments that are entered in the list of monuments or buildings that are located in their vicinity,

    b) for the partial removal of a building project that is to be classified as a change to a building structure or

    c) if the lower building supervisory authority requires a building permit procedure after examining the notification of removal.

    Requirements

    None.

  • Procedure

    You must submit the notification online.

    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 required 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 lower building control authority will examine your notification. If the lower building control authority does not take any further building control measures within one month of confirming receipt of the complete building plans, work may commence once the one-month period has expired.

    In the case of non-detached buildings, the structural stability of the building or buildings to which the building to be demolished is attached must be assessed by a structural engineer within the meaning of Section 66(2) of the Bremen State Building Regulations and verified to the extent necessary. 

    In building class 2 and, in the case of non-detached buildings, in building class 3, the demolition must be supervised by the structural engineer, where necessary. 

    The confirmation of structural stability required under Section 61(3), fourth sentence, of the Bremen State Building Regulations, or the required proof of structural stability, must be examined by the building control authorities in building classes 4 and 5. 

    Section 61(3), sentences 4 to 6, of the Bremen State Building Regulations shall not apply insofar as the building is an extension to a building not subject to planning permission.

    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".

    Overview of the legal bases

    • You can also find a link to an overview of the legal bases under state and municipal law under "Further information".

  • Necessary Documents
    • The planning documents to be submitted for the removal of installations in accordance with Section 6 of the Bremen Planning Documents Regulation are:
      1. a current extract from the land register map showing the location of the structures to be removed, specifying the plot number as recorded in the land register and the street and house number,
      2. in the cases referred to in Section 61(3), fourth sentence, of the Bremen State Building Regulations, a confirmation of structural stability from the structural engineer,
      3. in cases covered by Section 61(3), sixth sentence, of the Bremen State Building Regulations, the inspection report from the inspection engineer,
      4. a photograph showing the exterior of the structure,
      5. the name and address of the demolition contractor,
      6. a description of the demolition method, including details of the equipment to be used and protective measures,
      7. details of any contamination of the demolition material containing harmful substances and its disposal, 
      8. a tree inventory declaration containing all the information required under the Tree Protection Ordinance, which must also be submitted directly to the lower nature conservation authority by the client upon submission of the demolition notification (details are requested as part of the demolition notification)
      9. details regarding other natural and landscape features in accordance with Sections 23 to 30 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act, ‘Natura 2000’ areas in accordance with Section 32 of the Federal Nature Conservation Act, as well as habitats of specially protected species in accordance with Section 7(2)(13) of the Federal Nature Conservation Act and strictly protected species in accordance with Section 7(2)(14) of the Federal Nature Conservation Act, and woodland within the meaning of the Bremen Forest Act,
      10. Details regarding the application for the permits required for the removal of the structure under other provisions of public law, in particular under heritage protection legislation (Appendix: Ancillary Building Regulations),
      11. Details of the removal costs.

  • Competent Department

  • Online Services

  • Forms

  • Fees / Costs

    The amount of the fee is based on § 1 of the Construction Costs Ordinance, tariff number 101.09 Notification of the removal of installations and amounts to 1% of the removal costs.

  • Deadlines & processing time

    What deadlines must be paid attention to?

    The lower building supervisory authority must be notified of the removal of an installation at least one month in advance.
    The start of the removal work must be notified to the lower building supervisory authority at least one week in advance with the "Construction start notification".

    How long does it take to process

    The maximum processing time is one month in accordance with Section 61 (3) sentence 3 of the Bremen State Building Code.

  • Legal Bases

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Updated on 12.09.2026

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