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Your route to the building permit, transparent from the start.

Here you can find out which documents are typically needed for your building permit application and which services the fixed price covers. Which documents are required in an individual case depends on the federal state and the project. You can then use the form to send us a free, non-binding enquiry.

Documents for your building permit application

01Official site plan
Depending on the federal state and the project, a site plan on an official cadastral basis, where required from a surveying office or a publicly appointed surveyor (ÖbVI). We clarify the requirements and costs for your plot. Typically €1,500–2,500.Surveyor
02Ground investigation report
Soil conditions, groundwater, infiltration, the basis for the foundations and, where applicable, a waterproof concrete basement. Typically €1,000–2,500.Ground engineer
03Structural stability certificate / structural engineering
Structural calculations including the structural engineer's form or declaration for the building authority (depending on the federal state, catalogue of criteria / mandatory check). Typically €2,500–5,000.Structural engineer
04Fire safety certificate
For single-family homes, depending on the federal state, by the designer or by an authorised certifier.Fire safety
05Thermal insulation and energy compliance documentation
Energy compliance calculations under the German Buildings Modernisation Act (GModG, formerly GEG), extended where applicable for subsidies (KfW/BEG). Typically €800–1,500.Energy consultant
06Cadastral map
Current extract from the cadastral office or the relevant official geoportal.Cadastral office
07Current land register extract
Proof of ownership and registered easements. Also needed for the power of attorney with which we make enquiries with authorities on your behalf.Land registry
07aExtract from the register of building-law obligations (Baulastenverzeichnis)
Shows public-law encumbrances on the plot, for example setback areas or access routes. On request we obtain it for you for a flat fee of €150 plus the authority's fee. Bavaria has no such register; there we instead check in particular the entries in the land register and, where necessary, the underlying deeds.Building authority
07bExtract from the contaminated sites register
Shows whether suspected contamination is recorded for the plot. On request we obtain it for you for a flat fee of €150 plus the authority's fee.Environmental office
08Drainage / rainwater
Drainage application or declaration on infiltration, depending on the municipality.Municipality
09Proof of site servicing
Water, sewage, electricity, access, confirmations from the utility companies where required. As the client, you arrange utility connections directly with the municipality and the utility companies.Client
10Existing trees / felling permit
If protected trees are affected, we handle the application for a flat fee of €200 (plus fees/replacement planting).€200
10aDemolition application
If an existing building has to go, we handle the notice or application for a flat fee of €500 (plus fees).€500
11Complete application drawings and documents
Developed design and permit application design, building specification, calculations (GRZ/GFZ, DIN 277, living area), setback areas, parking space certificate, application forms, client's power of attorney.Supplied by us
Specialist Consultant Service for a flat fee of €2,500: additional organisational support for the external specialist services. We research suitable contacts for surveying, ground investigation, structural engineering, energy consulting and other required specialist services, request and obtain quotes and compile them clearly, pass on contacts and contact details to you and, after your approval and power of attorney, handle the commissioning in your name. The specialist firms invoice their services directly to you, we place external orders only after you have approved the costs. The technical coordination, checking and incorporation of the specialists' contributions and the compilation of the building permit application documents (item 11) are part of our design commission and included in the fixed price. The extracts on building-law obligations (Baulasten) and contaminated sites (07a and 07b) are included in the Specialist Consultant Service.

Our fixed price, the rules

Phases 1–4
Complete scope of services
Project briefing, preliminary design, developed design and permit application design up to the submission of the building permit application.
2 rounds
Floor plan changes included
After the first design we revise your floor plan in up to two rounds. A round comprises the change requests you send us bundled together.
+15 %
Per additional revision round
15 % of the agreed basic design fee (fixed price for phases 1–4 incl. VAT, excluding extras) per further round resulting from changed wishes on your part. Corrections of our own errors and requirements from the authority do not trigger an additional fee. You confirm scope and amount in advance in text form.

Non-binding enquiry

Your plot & your details

Both extracts are included in the Specialist Consultant Service. If you book it later, we credit these flat fees in full. You can also obtain both extracts from the authorities yourself.
Thank you! We have received your enquiry and will usually get back to you with our offer within 2 working days.

The enquiry is free of charge and non-binding. The subsequent feasibility study of your plot (review under building law and development concept) costs 30 % of the basic design fee (fixed price for service phases 1–4, excluding additional services) and is credited in full if you commission the design within three months. Estimated time frame: application for a preliminary planning decision approx. 3 months, building permit application to permit approx. 6 months, provided all externally obtained documents are complete. The fixed price includes two rounds of revisions to the floor plan design; each further round resulting from changed wishes of the client is charged at 15 % of the agreed basic design fee (fixed price for service phases 1–4 incl. VAT, excluding the Specialist Consultant Service, visualisations, third-party costs and other extras); scope, amount in euros and effect on the schedule are communicated in advance and confirmed in text form. Queries and additional requirements from the authority concerning our application documents are included in the fixed price. Third-party services (surveyor, ground engineer, structural engineer, fire safety, energy consultant etc.) are not part of the architect's fee and are invoiced directly to you by the specialist firms. The Specialist Consultant Service (flat fee €2,500 incl. VAT) is additional organisational support: researching suitable specialist firms, obtaining and compiling quotes, passing on contacts and handling the commissioning in the client's name after the client's cost approval and power of attorney. You commission paid services only on the basis of a separate offer stating the scope of services and total price, together with the consumer information and the notice of the right of withdrawal. Offer for single-family/two-family homes and semi-detached houses, not for apartment buildings. This English version is a translation for your convenience, the German version is authoritative.