Apply for a building permit under the simplified building permit procedure
Baugenehmigung im vereinfachten Baugenehmigungsverfahren beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
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Requirements
• This is a project under § 63 BauO Bln (Berlin Building Code) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_63
• The project does not belong to special structures or advertising installations.
• The project is not exempt from the approval procedure.
• Your project is not located within the scope of a Bebauungsplan (development plan) within the meaning of § 30 para. 1 or 2 BauGB (Federal Building Code) and you do not have a valid planning law decision under § 75 para. 2 BauO Bln.
• Complete details on the project and the parties involved
• The building plans were prepared by a design author who is authorized to submit building plans (bauvorlageberechtigt) (including architects, civil engineers). gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_65
Documents you need
• Application for a building permit under the simplified building permit procedure
You can either use the online assistant for the application or use the form and submit your documents in writing by post.
For online applications:
• Please have all required documents and evidence ready for upload in PDF format. The total size of your files may not exceed 300 MB. A single file may be no larger than 20 MB.
• Complete, checkable Bauvorlagen (building application documents) and other documents (these may include, among others, those listed under § 3 BauVorlV [Bauvorlagenverordnung — Building Documents Ordinance]) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3
• Extract from the Flurkarte (cadastral map), site plan and the qualified open space plan gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_7
An extract from the Flurkarte (cadastral map), site plan and the qualified
open space plan in accordance with § 3 BauVorlV. The current extract from the Flurkarte must show the building plot and the neighbouring plots within a radius of at least 50 m. The building plot must be marked. The site plan must be prepared on the basis of the Flurkarte.
• Building drawings gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_8
• Building description and operational description gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_9
Explain the building project and its intended use.
• Proof of structural stability (insofar as it is checked by the building control authority) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_10
• otherwise the declaration of the structural engineer (Tragwerksplanerin or Tragwerksplaner) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?d=jlr-BauVorlVBEpAnlage2
Submission of the declaration in accordance with the catalogue of criteria in Anlage 2 (Annex 2)
• Proof of fire protection (insofar as it is checked by the building control authority) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_11
• Proof of noise and vibration protection gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_12
The calculations must demonstrate the noise and vibration protection required under building regulation provisions.
• Confirmation of compliance with Baunebenrecht (ancillary building law) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3
Confirmation of compliance with ancillary building law within the meaning of the Leitfaden Baunebenrecht (Guide to Ancillary Building Law) of the Oberste Bauaufsicht (Supreme Building Control Authority) at the Senatsverwaltung (Senate Department) responsible for building matters
• Special Bauvorlagen (building application documents) in accordance with Anlage 1 (Annex 1) BauVorlV gesetze.berlin.de/perma?d=jlr-BauVorlVBEpAnlage1
• Information on secured infrastructure connection with regard to the supply of water and energy, the disposal of wastewater, and access by road gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3
Submission of documents containing the required information on secured infrastructure connection with regard to the supply of water and energy and the disposal of wastewater, and access by road, insofar as the building project cannot be connected to a public water or energy supply or a public wastewater disposal facility, or does not adjoin a public traffic area of sufficient width (BauVorlV § 3 paragraph 1).
• Submission of a verifiable calculation for building projects within the scope of a Bebauungsplan (development plan) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_7
For building projects within the scope of a Bebauungsplan (development plan) that contains provisions on the degree of building use, a verifiable calculation must be prepared in accordance with § 7 paragraph 6 BauVorlV, insofar as this is not already part of the site plan.
• For buildings: survey form for building activity statistics in accordance with the Hochbaustatistikgesetz (Building Statistics Act) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE_!_3
Forms
• Application for a Baugenehmigung (building permit) in the simplified building permit procedure www.berlin.de/sen/stadt/_assets/service/formular-center/bere
• Request for examination of structural stability (Bauaufsicht [building inspection authority] form 123) OR www.berlin.de/sen/stadt/_assets/service/formular-center/bere
• Declaration on the structural stability certificate (Bauaufsicht form 111) www.berlin.de/sen/stadt/_assets/service/formular-center/bere
• Request for examination of the fire protection certificate (Bauaufsicht form 120) www.berlin.de/sen/stadt/_assets/service/formular-center/bere
• Survey form for building activity statistics www.statistik-bw.de/baut/
Fees
Building fees are generally calculated based on construction costs.
Legal basis
• Bauordnung für Berlin (Berlin Building Code, BauO Bln) § 59 - Principle gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_59
• Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 61 - Building projects exempt from the permit procedure gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_61
• Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 63 - Simplified building permit procedure gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_63
• Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 65 - Authorization to prepare building submission documents (Bauvorlagenberechtigung) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_65
• Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 66 - Technical construction verifications (Bautechnische Nachweise) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_66
• Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 68 - Building application, building submission documents gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_68
• Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 69 - Processing of the building application gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_69
• Bauvorlagenverordnung (Building Submission Documents Ordinance, BauVorlV) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauVorlV_BE
• Baugebührenordnung (Building Fees Ordinance, BauGebO) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauGebO_BE
Processing time
See § 69 Bauordnung Berlin (BauO Bln) [Berlin Building Code]
Further information
• Information portal of the Oberste Bauaufsicht (Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen) [Supreme Building Authority (Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing)] www.berlin.de/sen/bauen/baurecht-und-bauplanung/bauaufsicht/
• Guide to building-related secondary law (Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen) www.berlin.de/sen/bauen/baurecht-und-bauplanung/bauaufsicht/
• Decision-making aids of the Oberste Bauaufsicht Berlin (EHB) (Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen) www.berlin.de/sen/bauen/baurecht-und-bauplanung/bauaufsicht/
Who is responsible
Stadtentwicklungsamt (Urban Development Office)
Responsibility for processing building applications lies with the Bauaufsichtsbehörde (building supervisory authority) of the district in which the (building) property is located. The application must be sent to this Bauaufsichtsbehörde.
Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen (Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing)
For building projects under the responsibility of the Oberste Bauaufsichtsbehörde (Supreme Building Supervisory Authority) (including approval of embassies and building projects of the Federal Government and the Länder), please send the application to the Senatsverwaltung.
Responsible for you
Choose a location; the appointment itself is booked on the original page.
- Bezirksamt Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf
- Stadtentwicklungsamt - Bauaufsicht
- Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
- Stadtentwicklungsamt - Bau- und Wohnungsaufsicht
- Bezirksamt Lichtenberg
- Stadtentwicklung - Bau- und Wohnungsaufsicht Lichtenberg
- Bezirksamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf
- Stadtentwicklungsamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf
- Bezirksamt Mitte
- Stadtentwicklungsamt - Fachbereich Bau- und Wohnungsaufsicht
- Bezirksamt Neukölln
- Bau- und Wohnungsaufsichtsamt Neukölln
- Bezirksamt Pankow
- Stadtentwicklungsamt - Bau- und Wohnungsaufsicht
- Bezirksamt Reinickendorf
- Bau- und Wohnungsaufsichtsamt Reinickendorf
- Bezirksamt Spandau
- Stadtentwicklungsamt Spandau
- Bezirksamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf
- Stadtentwicklungsamt Steglitz-Zehlendorf
- Bezirksamt Tempelhof-Schöneberg
- Stadtentwicklungsamt - Fachbereich Bau- und Wohnungsaufsicht
- Bezirksamt Treptow-Köpenick
- Stadtentwicklungsamt - Bau- und Wohnungsaufsicht
- Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen
- Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen
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