Apply for a permit to excavate without laying utility lines.

Prerequisites

• You wish to initiate an excavation or have been authorized to initiate one.
• They are not
  • Manager or female manager
  • Network operator of a public supply line or
  • their service provider

Documents required

• Site plans at a scale of 1:500 based on the official real estate cadastre information system ALKIS digital, from which the following can be seen:
  • Exact location and extent of the areas used
  • Space for necessary equipment, excavated material, barriers
  • Street and house numbers of the affected public roads
  • Clear identification and demarcation of the traffic types on the affected public roads (for example, roadway, footpath or cycle path),
  • Trees up to a distance of 5 meters from their crown drip line,
    • with exact location and diameter of trunk and crown drip line (in public spaces according to the data from the digital tree register)
• If applicable: Permits relating to historic preservation, dike law and water law
• If applicable: Approval from the construction site coordination
• In case of representation: Written power of attorney

Please note

Deadlines

You need a permit before you begin excavating. The permit becomes invalid if you do not start work within 7 days of the date specified in the application.

Procedure

• They apply for permission to excavate without laying pipes, submitting all necessary documents.
• The responsible authority will review your application and may request further necessary documents from you.
• The result of the test will be communicated to you in writing.

Processing time

The decision is usually made within 10 working days. Longer processing times are possible for more complex projects or locations.

Fees

Administrative fees apply. The amount depends on the number of excavation sites and can therefore vary.

Legal remedies

Contradiction

Legal basis

Section 22 of the Hamburg Roads Act (HWG)


https://www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-WegeGHAV10P22