Before submitting your application - Things to know
In order to obtain approval for your building project as quickly and smoothly as possible, you should obtain information and advice on all the necessary formalities before you submit a building application. Our advisory team will be happy to help you.
An overview of the most important formalities and requirements for a building project as well as interesting facts about building applications.
Existing building permit and building encumbrances
Before submitting an application, it is advisable to find out about existing building permits and building encumbrances for the property to be built on.
In the building file archive of the Wiesbaden building inspectorate, you can inspect files of completed earlier building permit processes.
We recommend that you seek preliminary advice from the building inspectorate before submitting your application. There you will receive general information on planning law and comprehensive details on, among other things
whether and which approval procedures or notifications are required for the realization of a project,
which formal conditions must be complied with when submitting an application,
which building documents must be enclosed with a building application,
which specialist bodies are involved in the approval process,
which ancillary building permits and approvals the client must obtain on their own responsibility outside of the building supervisory procedure.
It is therefore best to make an appointment with us directly. We can advise you by telephone, video conference, email or directly in person.
So that we can advise you quickly and effectively, it is best to bring the following documents with you - especially if you already have specific questions in addition to general questions.
Previous building permits for the existing development on the property.
You can obtain these from the building inspectorate's file archive, for example.
If you still have an up-to-date site plan from a previous planning permission procedure, please bring this with you. You will receive a current site plan at your appointment at the advice center or digitally by e-mail.
Further documents (building documents)
Site plan
If you still have an up-to-date site plan from a previous planning permission procedure, please bring this with you. You will receive a current site plan at your appointment at the advice center or digitally by e-mail.
Further documents (building documents)
If available, please bring along all documents (in draft form if necessary) relating to the planned project for the preliminary consultation. This will make it easier for us to answer your questions. This includes, for example
Floor plans, views,
proof of parking space,
proof of spacing,
open space plan,
Calculations of gross cubic content and gross floor areas.
The building consultancy of the Wiesbaden building inspectorate cannot take on the tasks of an expert draftsman for you. We therefore recommend that you consult an appropriate specialist for the preparatory discussions with the building inspectorate as well as for the planning and application of your building project.
Note The building advisory service of the Wiesbaden building inspectorate cannot take on the tasks of an expert draftsman for you. We therefore recommend that you consult an appropriate specialist for the preparatory discussions with the building inspectorate as well as for the planning and application of your building project.
Documents for the consultation appointment
To enable us to provide you with comprehensive and complete advice, please bring the following documents with you:
Details of the building plot: street + house number or district, parcel, parcel(s), this information can be found, for example, in land register extracts and property plans;
Previous building permits for existing buildings on the property;
a section to determine the building class (legal basis for the building classes: Section 2 (4) and (9) HBO);
Information on building encumbrances - information on any building encumbrances for your building plot can be obtained in advance from the archives of the building inspectorate;
If you still have an up-to-date site plan (property plan) from a previous building permit procedure, please bring this with you;
For the preliminary consultation, please bring along all documents (in draft form if necessary) relating to the planned project that will enable the building inspectorate to answer the questions you have asked, including in particular - Floor plans, views, - proof of parking space, - proof of spacing, - open space plan, - Calculations of gross cubic content and gross floor areas.
The Hessian Building Code stipulates the involvement of persons authorized to submit and verify building documents for design planning. The preliminary consultation of the building inspectorate cannot take over the tasks of an expert design author for you. We therefore recommend that you appoint an appropriate specialist for the preparatory discussions with the building inspectorate as well as for the planning and application of your building project, as only general questions about the building plot can be answered without a planning basis.
Building permit procedure
Depending on the project and planning law, it is decided according to which procedures it can or must be approved, or whether it is an approval-free project. The procedure can also vary in individual cases.
The Wiesbaden building inspectorate offers you an overview of the types of procedures and processes with regard to building projects.
Basic principles and requirements for a construction project
Here we have compiled an overview of the basic principles and requirements for a building project with references to further information.
Legal basis
The basis for every planning of a building project is the application of the valid legal provisions of the building planning and building regulations law in relation to the respective building plot, as well as the local building regulations of the state capital Wiesbaden. Before building in existing buildings, the respective bases must be carefully determined in order to be able to derive the protection of existing buildings in a legally secure manner and to apply the relevant public law regulations lawfully.
Building planning law regulates the question of whether and how a property may be built on. A distinction is made between building projects that are to be carried out within the scope of a development plan, in the inner or outer area.
Many construction projects take place in the context of existing buildings. Careful basic research and a responsible assessment of the existing situation by those involved in the construction are particularly important here. If you have any questions on this, we will be happy to advise you.
The protection of existing buildings is of central importance in public building law. In principle, all buildings for which a valid building permit was available at the time of construction and which were constructed in accordance with this permit are protected as existing buildings.
Even before you start planning your project and submit an application to the building inspectorate, you can obtain a lot of information in advance. This will help you to implement your project as quickly as possible.
For further information, advice and questions, please contact the staff of the Building Supervisory Office by telephone, e-mail, video conference or in person.
