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Soil contamination - apply for information from the Bodenbelastungskataster (soil contamination register)

Bodenbelastung - Auskunft aus Bodenbelastungskataster beantragen
Machine translation of the German page, 2026-09-15. The German original is binding.
Current notices about this service Longer processing time for applications Due to a technical changeover, applications can currently be submitted but cannot be processed by the responsible authority. We ask for your patience and understanding.

Book an appointment

Book an appointment (service.berlin.de)

Requirements

• You are the owner of a property or their authorized representative. • The Auskunft (information/report) is valid only for the requested plot(s) and does not apply to neighboring plots. • Deadline: at least 4 weeks before the Auskunft is required The Auskunft can be requested at any time. Please submit the application generally at least 4 weeks before the Auskunft is required. • If represented: Vollmacht (power of attorney)

Documents you need

• Application for information from the Bodenbelastungskataster (soil contamination register) Please submit the application preferably online, to ensure prompt processing. Written applications by e-mail or post are legally permitted in exceptional cases, but extend the processing time. • For online applications: Please have all required documents and evidence ready for upload in PDF, JPG or PNG format. Permitted file size: 5 MB per file, 30 MB in total. • For written applications: The longer processing time for an informal written application by e-mail or post may result in an increased administrative fee. • Details about the property and the person Your name and address, the exact designation with address and/or Gemarkung (cadastral district), Flur (cadastral section) and Flurstücksnummer (parcel number) of the plot of land (Flurstück) concerned; if applicable, please add a site plan (Lageplan). • If represented: power of attorney (Vollmacht) If you, as the applicant, are not the owner of the property, powers of attorney from the owner(s) are mandatory. • For fee exemption: proof of the exemption gesetze.berlin.de/bsbe/document/jlr-VwGebOBE2009V13P2

Fees

• none: if grounds for a fee exemption apply • 5.00 to 500.00 euros: for the provision of environmental information as well as for transcripts, photocopies and reproductions

Legal basis

• Umweltinformationsgesetz (UIG, Environmental Information Act) §§ 3, 4 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/uig_2005/ • Bundes-Bodenschutzgesetz (BBodSchG, Federal Soil Protection Act) § 21 www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bbodschg/__21.html • Berliner Bodenschutzgesetz (Bln BodSchG, Berlin Soil Protection Act) §§ 6, 7 gesetze.berlin.de/perma?a=BodSchG_BE • Berliner Informationsfreiheitsgesetz (IFG, Berlin Freedom of Information Act) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?a=InfFrG_BE • Bundes-Bodenschutz- und Altlastenverordnung (BBodSchV, Federal Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites Ordinance) www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bbodschv_2023/ • Verwaltungsgebührenordnung (VGebO, Administrative Fees Ordinance) Tarifstelle 1004 (fee schedule item 1004) gesetze.berlin.de/perma?a=VwGebO_BE

Processing time

4 weeks: The internal administrative processing period is 4 weeks and begins upon submission of the complete application documents ready for review. In cases of high complexity, the processing time may be longer.

Who is responsible

This service can be used at the Umwelt- und Naturschutzamt [Office for Environmental Protection and Nature Conservation] in whose district the area for which information is requested is located. If, after review by the district Umwelt- und Naturschutzamt, the area in question falls under the responsibility of the Senatsverwaltung [Senate Department], the application will be forwarded immediately.

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Original

German original

Service number 353866 · same path as the original: service.berlin.de/dienstleistung/353866/