Submit a preliminary building application

If you would like to clarify individual legal questions regarding the permissibility of your building project before submitting the building application, you can submit a preliminary building inquiry. This is useful, for example, if it is unclear whether you are allowed to realize your building project on the planned plot at all.

In the preliminary building application, you should formulate your question clearly and with sufficient specificity so that a clear answer is possible. Attach the documents required to assess the questions to be decided to the preliminary building application. The competent lower building supervisory authority will provide you with binding information on these questions in a preliminary building permit.

The preliminary building permit is subject to a fee.

Requirements

If you wish to apply for a preliminary building permit, you will need to submit various documents. The documents you enclose must enable the responsible lower building supervisory authority to clearly assess the facts of the case. If your questions about your building project are formulated so clearly and with sufficient specificity that a clear answer is possible, you will receive a preliminary building permit with binding statements on your specific request.