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

Here you can see which documents are needed for the building permit application and what our fixed price covers, and with the short form below you start your non-binding enquiry right away.

Documents before submitting the building permit application

01Official site plan
From a publicly appointed surveyor (ÖbVI), the basis of every building permit application. 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 / GEG certificate
Energy certificate under the German Buildings Energy Act (GEG), extended where applicable for subsidies (KfW/BEG). Typically €800–1,500.Energy consultant
06Cadastral map
Current extract from the land registry office or 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 public easements
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 register of public easements, there the land register extract is sufficient.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
Final design and building permit 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
Documents 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 public easements and contaminated sites (07a and 07b) are included in the Documents Service.

Our fixed price, the rules

Phases 1–4
Complete scope of services
Establishing the basis, preliminary design, final design and building permit 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 Documents 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 as a rule 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 fixed price and is credited in full when you commission the complete design (service phases 1–4). Estimated time frame: preliminary building enquiry 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 Documents 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 Documents 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.