Exemption from approval is possible for all structures and buildings that are not special buildings, provided that the respective project meets the following requirements:

• The project lies within the scope of a qualified or project-related development plan
• The project complies with the provisions of the development plan or the project plan in all parts
• The development within the meaning of the German Building Code is secured.
• The project complies with the HBO and the local building regulations without any deviations.
• The Wiesbaden building inspectorate does not declare within one month that an approval procedure is to be carried out or that the project is provisionally prohibited in accordance with Section 15 (1) sentence 2 of the Building Code.

We recommend that you seek advice from the building inspectorate's service center. It is best to make an appointment with us directly. We can advise you by telephone, Skype, e-mail or directly in person.

The author of the design must be authorized to submit building documents for the notification of projects exempt from approval.

Limited (minor) authorization to submitbuilding documents
Graduates with a state-recognized Bachelor's degree (six or eight semesters) in the fields of structural engineering and interior design as well as civil engineering, master craftsmen and women in the main construction trade and construction technicians have limited - also known as minor - authorization to submit building documents in Hesse. They are authorized to submit building applications for

• Residential buildings with no more than two apartments and a maximum total living space of 200 m²,
• single-storey commercial buildings with a maximum gross floor area of 200 m² and a wall height of three meters,
• smaller agricultural buildings of building classes one to three up to 200 m² gross floor area of the first floor,
• garages up to 200 m² floor space.

Special building submission authorization for interior designers
Persons who are entitled to use the professional title "interior designer" or "interior architect" under the Hessian Architects and Town Planners Act are authorized to make building submissions for the structural alterations to buildings associated with this professional task in addition to the small building submission authorization. Questions regarding the interpretation of this definition of professional tasks or the existence of this building design authorization must be clarified before a specific building permit procedure is carried out.

Unrestricted (major) authorization tosubmit building documents
Persons who may use the professional title "architect" or are entered in the list of engineers authorized to submit building documents are generally authorized to submit building documents for all construction projects.

As the building inspectorate does not examine the building project in an approval procedure, the client must observe the public law regulations themselves and ensure that they are complied with.

The following permits may also be required for your building project:

The following list serves as a guide as to which building documents must generally be enclosed with the notification of a building project not requiring planning permission under reservation 1. You will find out whether these building documents must also be submitted in your specific individual case during the preliminary consultation with our building consultants.

Type of building application | Number

• Form "Notification of projects requiring planning permission" BAB 33 | 1-fold
• Statistical survey form 1
• Copy of extract from commercial/association register/partnership agreement | 1 copy
• Authorization to act (original) | 1 copy
• Copy of building encumbrances | 1 copy
• Property plan | 3 copies (+1 - an additional copy is required for new buildings)
• Open space plan | 3 copies (+1 - an additional copy is required for new buildings)
• Proof of spacing | 3 copies
• Floor plans | 3 copies
• Sections | 3 copies
• Views | 3 copies
• Informal building and usage description | 3 copies
• Proof of parking space | 3-fold
• Proof of bicycle parking spaces | 3-fold
• Calculation of the gross room content | 3-fold
• Calculation of the gross floor area and the usable area | 3-fold
• Calculation of the degree of structural use | 3-fold
• Proof of non-full storey | 3 copies
• Informal declaration of compliance with the green and planting stipulations in accordance with the provisions of the development plan

You can start building once you have received confirmation from the building inspectorate that no building permit procedure is required for your building project.

Note
The building permit issued by the building inspectorate is valid for three years. At the end of the three years, the procedure for exemption from approval must be carried out again; there is no formal validity as with a building permit.

Notificationof the start of construction and completion
The start of construction must be notified to the building inspectorate at least one week in advance (notification of start of construction BAB 17). This notification must also be accompanied by the required structural engineering certificates (see below) and the names of those involved in the construction work. The certificates to be obtained or submitted from authorized certifiers or experts depend on the relevant building class of the respective construction project.

Completion of the building shell and final completion of the building must be notified to the building inspectorate at least two weeks in advance, stating the date of completion.

Use before completion
If you wish to use your building before completion, you must notify the building inspectorate at least one week in advance. Early use is only permitted if the project can be sensibly divided into construction phases and these can be safely used individually. In addition, the parking spaces required for the use must have been created. This must be submitted together with the notification of early commissioning, as well as the necessary structural engineering evidence. Otherwise, the building inspectorate will prohibit use within one week due to concerns about public safety and order.

Please use the forms from the building permit decree for the respective notifications.