The Ministry has sent a proposal for public consultation that significantly expands the list of structures and works that do not require a building permit, including modular homes in campsites.
A draft rulebook defining what can be built without a building permit has just been released for public consultation-and the list is, for the times we live in, unexpectedly extensive. The document, signed by the Ministry responsible for spatial planning, construction, and state property, is set to replace the existing rulebook from 2017, simplifying the realization of smaller projects for citizens, from canopies to solar panels. It precisely delineates three categories: works requiring neither a permit nor a main project, those requiring only a main or standard project, and situations where the start of works will still need to be reported with mandatory professional supervision.
Among the structures for which neither a building permit nor a main project will be required, freestanding or building-attached canopies stand out, as do terraces adjacent to existing structures-both up to 20 square meters. Homeowners will have the opportunity to build garden pools or ponds up to one meter deep, install fences up to 2.2 meters high, and boundary walls up to 1.6 meters, all without administrative hurdles. The installation of heating, cooling, or air conditioning systems up to 30 kW is also simplified.
The same list includes water tanks, septic and collection pits up to 27 cubic meters, pedestrian and bicycle paths, bocce courts, and temporary structures for fairs and events. Individual graves and monuments in existing cemeteries, HGSS shelters, and a range of agricultural and livestock facilities will also be permit-free. When it comes to works on existing structures, regular maintenance, replacement of windows and doors, landscaping, construction of open fireplaces, and all interventions ensuring accessibility for persons with reduced mobility-including the installation of electronic communication networks-will be carried out without a permit or main project.
The tourism sector receives significant updates: in campsites, single-story mobile homes up to 40 square meters and up to 3.5 meters high may be installed without a building permit or main design. For areas designated for Robinson tourism, the construction of treehouses and structures made of wood or other light natural materials up to 20 square meters is planned-but with the obligation to prepare a main project.
Without a building permit, but with a main project, pools up to 100 square meters, children's playgrounds, parking lots on building plots of existing structures, certain agricultural buildings, greenhouses, and sanitary facilities for tourism purposes can be built. The group requiring a standard project includes caretaker facilities, larger greenhouses, billboards over 12 square meters, kiosks, and bus shelters.
For the reconstruction of existing buildings, the proposal brings numerous reliefs: energy renovation, installation of green facades and roofs, elevator installation, and construction of external steel evacuation staircases-all will proceed without a building permit, but with a mandatory main project. Investors will also find it easier to install solar panels for electricity and electric vehicle charging stations.
At the same time, the rulebook specifies cases where, although a permit is not required, investors must notify the start of construction and ensure professional supervision. In such situations, the notification must include the main project, confirmations from public law bodies, and an electronic record of the structure's coordinates. The draft is now in public consultation, and once the procedure concludes, the new rulebook will take effect, replacing the document in force since 2017.
