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Submit a preliminary building application


Procedure

You can submit the preliminary building application online or in writing.

Online application

  • You can submit applications in digital form via the online service. You will find the link to the online service under "Further information" - "Online service".
  • Once you have successfully logged in via a user account, you will be guided through the form step by step.
  • Please have the required attachments to your application ready for upload.
  • After submitting your application, you will receive a confirmation of receipt.
  • Communication regarding your application with the authority should take place entirely via the online service.
    • You have the option of sending and receiving messages in the online service. The authority's decision will also be communicated electronically via the online service.
  • Further information is available directly in the online service.

In writing

  • Submit the preliminary building application in text form. Attach the required documents.
  • Submit the preliminary building application to the responsible lower building supervisory authority. If documents are missing or there are other ambiguities, you will be asked to rectify these obstacles to assessment. In this case, submit the missing or amended documents and/or the clarification.

The lower building supervisory authority will review your preliminary building application and involve those bodies whose involvement or consultation is required for the decision on the preliminary building application or without whose opinion the preliminary building application cannot be assessed. You will then receive the preliminary building permit. If you subsequently submit a building application for your building project, you refer to the preliminary building permit that has already been issued.

The preliminary building application is subject to a fee. You will receive a notification of fees. If necessary, the lower building supervisory authority will ask you to make an advance fee payment after the application has been submitted.

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