Long waiting time - building permit deadline

Is there a legal deadline for processing a building application? We submitted our building application in week 37. It was returned after 2 weeks because, for example, we had not indicated where the garbage bins would be or where green areas would later be on our property. After all the "errors" were corrected, it was sent back to the building authority. We are now in week 46 and have not received anything back yet.:mad:

Every municipality/city ordinance has its own additional regulations. I believe in our area it is not longer than 3 months. Just call your building authority and ask what the status is.

Hello,

Is there a legal deadline for processing a building application? We submitted our building application in week 37. It was returned after 2 weeks because, for example, we did not indicate where the garbage bins should be placed or where green areas should be on our property later. After all "errors" were corrected, it was sent back to the building authority. We are now in week 46 and still have not received anything back. :mad:

If I understand you correctly, your building application has had an actual processing time of 5 - 6 weeks so far?

Most construction projects, especially residential buildings and garages, fall under the "simplified approval procedure." In this procedure, the review is only limited to compliance with the most important public-law regulations. Thus, only the planning law admissibility and essential building code requirements, such as parking spaces and setback areas, are examined. Approval for this is usually granted within 4-6 weeks; often unnoticed by the applicants if the architect has not marked a "notification field" on the building application.

Then there is the "regular approval procedure." This is the "most comprehensive" building permit procedure. It is carried out for the construction and modification of projects, facilities, and installations that are subject to special requirements. In this procedure, the authority examines compliance with all public-law building regulations. The issuance of a building permit in the case of a "regular approval procedure" can take up to 3 months or longer.

Best regards

Hello construction expert, thank you very much for the detailed response. The missing information was submitted to the building authority on 12.09. We are now in the 9th week. On Anlage 1/2 zu VV BauPrüf VO "Bauantrag" is checked, in the same line it says: "Project for which the simplified approval procedure is carried out". I have already called but without success. Best regards

Hi,

I believe it is usually 3 months...by the way, on the topic that it can take longer...that can happen, but the authority has to justify why it is taking longer (complexity or something similar). Otherwise, if you don't hear anything after 3 months, your construction is approved as you submitted it...!!! That's how it was for a friend of mine...

Our preliminary building inquiry took almost exactly 3 months. 1 1/2 weeks before the deadline, the (positive) notice came that we can and may build on the property we have in sight :).

Jan

Hello, thank you very much for your reply. Do you also build in NRW? We are building in the heart of the Ruhr area!
With kind regards