Construction project without procedure; information
Certain (smaller) building projects can be erected without planning permission.
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Certain (smaller) construction projects can be built without planning permission and do not require a permit exemption procedure.
The building owner is responsible for ensuring that the project complies with these and all other public law regulations. For details, please contact the municipality or the lower building supervisory authority.
Regional Supplement (Editorial responsibility: City of Erlangen)
As of 01.01.2025, amendments to the Bavarian Building Code were introduced, including in Article 57, facilitations with regard to procedural freedom for the following projects:
- Loft conversions with the construction of dormers
- loft conversions without the construction of dormers
- Changes of use (please specify existing use and new use)
- repair work
- Temporary mobile phone installations
- Building owner, telephone number, email
You can submit this information informally to the building supervisory authority.
Art. 57 Bavarian Building Regulations (BayBO)
Regional Supplement (Editorial responsibility: City of Erlangen)
Art. 55 para. 2 Bavarian Building Regulations (BayBO)
Art. 55 Principle
The exemption from approval pursuant to Art. 56 to 58, 72 and 73 para. 1 sentence 3, the restriction of the building supervisory review pursuant to Art. 59, 60, 62a para. 2, Art. 62b para. 2, Art. 73 para. 2 and Art. 73a as well as the fictitious approval pursuant to Art. 68 para. 2 do not release from the obligation to comply with the requirements imposed on installations by public law regulations and do not affect the powers of the building supervisory authorities to intervene.
Art. 49 Bavarian Building Regulations (BayBO)
Art. 49 Basic obligations
During the construction, modification, change of use and removal of installations, the building owner and, within the scope of their sphere of activity, the other parties involved in the construction are responsible for ensuring that the regulations under public law are complied with.
Regional Supplement (Editorial responsibility: City of Erlangen)
If the project is located in an individual monument, in the vicinity of an individual monument or within a monument ensemble, for example, a permit under monument protection law in accordance with Art. 6 of the Bavarian Monument Protection Act (BayDSchG) must be obtained before work begins(denkmalschutz@stadt.erlangen.de).
Please note further:
- Despite procedural freedom, the substantive legal requirements of the Bavarian Building Code must be complied with.
- Appropriate planning documents and evidence, in particular regarding fire protection, stability, compliance with the Building Energy Act (GEG) and, if applicable, the listed building permit must be kept available and presented on request.
- Whether an application for property drainage is necessary must be checked independently of the procedural freedom(grundstuecksentwaesserung@stadt.erlangen.de).
- We reserve the right to check compliance with these requirements as part of building inspections.
- Failure to submit the required evidence may result in the suspension of construction or prohibition of use.
- We recommend that you inform your immediate neighbors about the planned construction project in order to avoid potential conflicts at an early stage.
Regional Supplement (Editorial responsibility: City of Erlangen)
These projects must be notified in text form to the building inspectorate 14 days before the start of construction / commencement of use.
Plan assumption
This is where all incoming applications are received, recorded and checked for completeness. Building applications that have significant deficiencies and therefore cannot be processed are returned to the applicant.
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