Submit documents for exemption from planning permission for a change of use of a facility
Service description
Before you are permitted to alter the use of a project that is exempt from planning permission, you will need to apply for an exemption. This means that you do not need planning permission, but you must submit verifiable documentation to the relevant authority (for example, for a detached house in a local development plan area).
In the event of a change of use, do not carry out any structural alterations (for example, converting a residential building into office space).
Procedure
You can submit an exemption from authorisation for the change of use of a facility electronically via the online service or in paper form using the form.
To use the form, proceed as follows:
- Please fill in the form.
- Add the required building documents.
- Please submit the documents to the relevant department.
- If documents are missing or there are other ambiguities, you will be asked to complete or rectify them.
- In this case, submit the missing or amended documents and/or the clarification.
- The relevant local building control authority will examine your application.
- You may start building if:
- if you do not receive a reply from the local building control authority within one month
- or has previously stated in writing that no authorisation procedure is to be carried out and that it will not apply for a prohibition. are to be dealt with.
- If the relevant authority decides that a simplified planning permission procedure should be carried out, your documents will be returned to you.
- When submitting the documents, you can specify that your building documents should in this case be forwarded to the responsible building supervisory authority and treated as a building application.
- You may receive a notification of charges.
- Pay in the fees.
Who should I contact?
the lower-level building control authority of the district or the independent city
Prerequisites
- Building project complies with public law regulations
You do not need authorisation for your building project if
- it is located in a development area whose development plan has been approved,
- it does not contradict the provisions of the development plan,
- the development is secured and
- the lower-level building control authority does not request a simplified planning permission procedure or apply for a provisional prohibition within the statutory time limit.
If you want exceptions and exemptions from the provisions of the development plan, you must apply for these separately before submitting the licence exemption.
Which documents are required?
- Form for authorisation exemption procedure (digital or written)
- Extract from the official property register
- Site plan
- Construction drawings
- Building description
- Calculation of the permitted, existing and planned extent of building utilisation
What fees are incurred?
Fees are charged according to the statutes of the respective municipality.
What deadlines do I have to observe?
There are no deadlines.
Processing time
Exception: The local authority informs you within the one-month period that the simplified planning permission procedure is to be carried out or declares that a provisional prohibition has been applied for.
Deadline: 1 month
Legal basis
- Building Code (BauGB)
- Building Utilisation Ordinance (BauNVO)
- § Section 61 Building Regulations of the State of Saxony-Anhalt (BauO LSA)
- Ordinance on building documents and building inspectorate notifications (Bauvorlagenverordnung BauVorlVO)
- Annex for the administrative regulation for the introduction of technical building regulations
What else should I know?
If you have a licence exemption, you must submit a notice of commencement of construction work to the lower building supervisory authority at least one week before the start of construction work.
Author
Ministry of Infrastructure and Digital Affairs of Saxony-Anhalt
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