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Building permit - apply for the issuance of a preliminary building decision (Bauvorbescheid)

Baugenehmigung - Erteilung eines Bauvorbescheids beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
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Requirements

• This is a project pursuant to § 75 para. 1 BauO Bln (Berlin Building Code) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_75 • Complete details about the project and the parties involved

Documents you need

• Application for the issuance of a Bauvorbescheid (preliminary building decision) You can use the online assistant for the application, or you can use the form and submit it in writing by post. For online applications: • After you have gone through the steps of the online application assistant, a completed form is generated. Please send the signed form with all signatures to the Bauaufsichtsbehörde (building supervisory authority). • 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 a maximum of 20 MB in size. • Complete, examinable Bauvorlagen (building submission documents) and documents gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-BauVorlVBEpP5 Complete, examinable Bauvorlagen and documents in accordance with § 5 BauVorlV (Bauvorlagenverordnung, Building Submission Documents Ordinance) may be: Bauvorlagen that are required to assess the questions of the building project to be decided by the Vorbescheid (preliminary decision) • Special Bauvorlagen in accordance with Anlage 1 BauVorlV (Annex 1) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-BauVorlVBEpAnlage1

Forms

• Application for a Bauvorbescheid (preliminary building permit) (Bauaufsicht 103a) www.berlin.de/sen/stadt/service/formularcenter/

Fees

Fees according to BauGebO (Construction Fees Ordinance)

Legal basis

• Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln, Berlin Building Code) § 75 (1) – Vorbescheid (preliminary building decision) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?j=BauO_BE_!_75 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 68 – Bauantrag, Bauvorlagen (building application, building documents) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-BauOBE2005V20P68 • Bauordnung für Berlin (BauO Bln) § 69 – Behandlung des Bauantrags (processing of the building application) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-BauOBE2005V20P69 • Bauvorlagenverordnung (BauVorlV, Ordinance on Building Documents) – Ordinance on building documents and the detailed procedure gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-BauVorlVBEpIVZ • Baugesetzbuch (BauGB, Federal Building Code) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bbaug/ • Baugebührenordnung (BauGebO, Building Fees Ordinance) gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-BauGebOBE2008rahmen

Processing time

See § 69 Bauordnung Berlin (BauO Bln) [Berlin Building Code]

Further information

• Information portal of the Oberste Bauaufsicht (Supreme Building Control Authority) (Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen — Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing) www.berlin.de/sen/bauen/baurecht-und-bauplanung/bauaufsicht/ • Guide to Baunebenrecht (ancillary building law) (Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen) www.berlin.de/sen/bauen/baurecht-und-bauplanung/bauaufsicht/ • Decision-making aids of the Oberste Bauaufsicht (EHB) (Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen) www.berlin.de/sen/bauen/baurecht-und-bauplanung/bauaufsicht/

Who is responsible

Stadtentwicklungsamt (Urban Development Office) Responsibility (Zuständigkeit) for processing preliminary building permits (Vorbescheide) lies with the building control authority (Bauaufsichtsbehörde) of the district (Bezirk) in which the (building) plot is located. The application must be sent to this building control authority. Senatsverwaltung für Stadtentwicklung, Bauen und Wohnen (Senate Department for Urban Development, Building and Housing) For preliminary building permits concerning construction projects under the responsibility of the Oberste Bauaufsichtsbehörde (Supreme Building Control Authority) (including approval of embassies and construction projects of the Federal Government and the Länder), please send the application to the Senate Department.

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Original

German original

Service number 350914 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/350914/