Apply for building permit

Prerequisites

• You want to build or modify a structure.
• You have a person with building permit authorization at your side. This could be an architect or a civil engineer, for example.

Documents required

Please note

A complete building application is essential for the smooth running of the process. Only a person authorized to submit building plans (usually an architect or civil engineer) may submit an application.

When applying for a building permit, you can choose between the simplified procedure and the concentrated procedure. With the simplified procedure, it is your responsibility to obtain any additional permits required from other authorities. You are responsible for ensuring compliance with all legal aspects of building regulations and ancillary building law. If you want to have everything from a single source, you should choose the concentrated procedure.

If you have any doubts about the fundamental permitability of your construction project, you can have these clarified early on with a preliminary building permit. However, this only answers specific questions and does not replace the required building permit.

Advice outside of ongoing approval procedures is subject to a fee.

In Hamburg, all applications for the following procedures must be submitted via the online service "Building Application 2.0" starting January 1, 2024. Paper applications are no longer possible.

• Building permit in simplified procedure
• Building permit in a concentrated procedure
• Preliminary building permit
• Consent procedure
• Approval of deviations, exceptions and exemptions from the provisions of the Hamburg Building Code (HBauO)
• Approval procedures within the scope of urban development conservation regulations

The online service "Building Application," previously available in Hamburg, is no longer available. The online service "Building Application - Ongoing Application Procedures" is also no longer available.

Deadlines

No

Procedure

• You or your person authorized to submit building plans submit an application for approval to the responsible authority. An online service is available for this purpose.
• The responsible authority will examine your application and, if necessary, request any necessary documents or information from you.
• You will receive a written approval or rejection notice.
• You will receive a fee notice and pay the fees

Processing time

The processing time depends on the scope of the project applied for and the type of procedure chosen and can take 1-3 months after the required documents have been submitted in full.

Fees

In the case of new buildings, conversions and extensions, the fees are based on the eligible costs or the production costs.

• for every EUR 1,000.00 of eligible costs: EUR 20.50


• for every EUR 1,000.00 of production costs: EUR 13.70

Minimum fee: EUR 64.70 in the simplified approval procedure


Minimum fee: EUR 129.40 in the concentrated approval procedure

Legal remedies

contradiction

Legal basis

§ 59 Hamburg Building Code (HBauO)

www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-BauOHA2005V11P59


§ 61 Hamburg Building Code (HBauO)

www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-BauOHA2005V11P61/part/S


§ 62 Hamburg Building Code (HBauO)

www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-BauOHA2005V11P62/part/S


Annex 1 Building Fees Ordinance (BauGebO)

www.landesrecht-hamburg.de/bsha/document/jlr-BauGebOHA2006V40Anlage1/part/G