Request and obtain recent property card
Agency: Immovable Properties Registration Office
The property card (proof of ownership of the land plot) can be obtained from the Real Estate Registry. As of February 2008 the validity term of the card should be at most 72 hours. The Registry’s automated system expedites this process. As of February 2008 Real Estate Registry started including the mailing fee into the cost of obtaining a recent copy of property ownership card.
Time and cost: 30 days, ALL 3,250
Request and obtain Project Clearance from Environmental Protection Agency
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
The construction of the warehouse is subject to the environmental impact assessment (“EIA”) and more specifically to a simple screening/preliminary process of EIA. The BulidCo should file with the Ministry of the Environment and Tourism the following documents:
- The technical report of the proposed project;
- The preliminary report of EIA, drafted as per the type of the project;
- The technical project;
- The Invoice evidencing the payment of the respective fee;
- The registration certificate of the BuildCo with Commercial Register.
The Ministry Of Environment and Tourism forwards the request along with the above set of documents to the National Agency of Environment (“NAE”) within 10 days as of the submission thereof by BuildCo. The decision of NAE is delivered to the BuildCo within 45 days as of the submission of the request with the Ministry of Environment.
The service fee for the examination amounts to ALL 10,000 and is paid by the BuildCo the the bank account of the Ministry of Environment (Article 3 of the Council of Ministers Decision no. 417, dated 25.06.2014).
Time and cost: 45 days, ALL 10,000
Request and obtain Extract of Master Plan of the Plot from the Urban Planning Department
Agency: Municipal Urban Planning Department
The master and general plans of the plot are issued by the municipality’s Urban Planning Department. The general plan is a topographic map of the situation of the existing property, while the master plan is a plan of the proposed development.
Based on the Order of the Mayor of Tirana Municipality No. 275 dated 6.4.2012, before applying for the Development and Construction Permit the Developer of the Project has to obtain the Updated Master Plan from the GIS Kadastre in the Territorial planning Directorate. There is no fee to obtain the mentioned Master Plan.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Request and obtain Fire Department Approval for Development Permit
Agency: Fire Department
This procedure takes 15 days on average because while the Fire Department gives the approval, the Prefecture holds the actual seal that must be used to stamp the approval. In practice, the public actually make this request at the Prefecture (although according to the Fire Department, the law stipulates that Fire Department is the handling agency). The Fire Department then has to call the Prefecture to ask for files, which are forwarded to the Fire Department. The Fire Department must then review and send back to the Prefecture to stamp the approval.
The fee for this procedure is 0.5% of the project value for objects with investment value of up to ALL 50 million, according to Decision No. 285 (of June 27, 2002) “On Tariffs of the Police for Protection against Fire Services.” The fee is estimated at 0.5% of the design value (generally 10% of the warehouse value).
Time and cost: 15 days, ALL 10,000
Obtain a geotechnical study / soil test
Agency: Private licensed company
A soil test is a necessary step for development of the project. The soil investigation helps to determine the bearing capacity of the land, which helps to determine the load capability, the type and depth of foundation, in order to make sure to select a suitable construction technique.
Time and cost: 14 days, ALL 75,000
Request and obtain opinion of the District Urban Planning Department
Agency: District Urban Planning Department
BuildCo should request an attestation on the drawings’ compliance with urban zoning regulations from the district Urban Planning Department. This requirement is provided for by Point 21 of the regulations on construction (of up to three stories), “Documents That an Investor Should Submit for Obtaining Construction Site Permit and Construction Permit,” published by the Council of Tirana Municipality.
Time and cost: 10 days, ALL 2,000
Request and obtain Project Clearance from Water Authority
Agency: Water Authority
The water authority approves the project and indicates the nearest water supply sources. Since January 2008 the Water and Sewage Company introduced a new cost for granting a project clearance at the initial stage of designing at the amount of ALL 3,000.00.
Time and cost: 9 days, ALL 3,000
Request and obtain certificate from General Directorate of Local Taxes and Tariffs
Agency: General Directorate of Local Taxes and Tariffs
Based on the Order of the Mayor of Tirana Municipality No. 275 dated 6.4.2012, before applying for the Development and Construction Permit the developer of the project must obtain a certificate from the General Directorate of Local Taxes and Tariffs (under the authority of Tirana Municipality) showing that the developer/constructor does not have any outstanding obligation towards the Municipality of Tirana.
Time and cost: 3 days, no charge
Request and obtain a development permit
Agency: Mayor of the Municipality/Commune
The development permit (first construction-related permit that sets up the conditions for plot use, intensity of construction on a particular plot, the coefficient of plot’ use and the distances and height of the new construction) and the construction permit (second construction-related permit) constitute two different kinds of permits. The development permit is a prerequisite for obtaining a construction permit only for new constructions that include also temporary constructions. According to the Article 9 of DCM No. 408 dated 13.05.2015 “On the approval of the Development Regulation”, as amended, the development permit precedes the construction permit for new developments.
The development and construction permits can be obtained through e-Albania platform. The development permit fee ALL 10 per square meter of the plot of land that is being used for development. This fee depends on local authorities and is different for every city. For Tirana, this fee has been effective since 30.12.2015.
Time and cost: 45 days, ALL 13,006
Request and obtain a construction permit
Agency: Mayor of the Municipality/Commune
The mayor is responsible for granting of the construction permit. Under the provisions of the current law on Territorial Planning the mayor grants the construction permit within 45 days from the application date. The technical council provides its opinion on the request as an integral part of the case folder.
The construction development permit is issued only after the payment of the tax on infrastructure which for Tirana has been defined between 2 – 4 % of the constuction cost.
Based on Law on Territory Planning, additional fees for the examination of the application may be approved by the Municipality. The Municipality of Tirana with Decision of the Municipality Council No. 3 dated 05.02.2007, as amended, has established an examination fee equal to 1% of the value of the investment.
Time and cost: 60 days, ALL 1,418,973
Hire an external supervisor for construction works
Agency: Licensed supervision company/ engineer
According to the CMD no. 408, dated 13.05.2015 “On approval of the regulation on territory development”, as amended, the supervision is conducted by a private engineer who must be present during each construction phase to certify the compliance of construction works with both the construction related permits and the construction schedule. The supervisor is selected externally, by the private investor. Supervisors are not allowed to be part of the company staff that is investing for the construction. According to the decision No. 354 from May 11, 2016 on “The approval of the tariff of services for territorial planning, designing, supervising and testing”, the supervising fee is 25% of the total cost of the design cost.
Time and cost: 1 day, ALL 354,743
Notify Central Technical Inspectorate about the start of construction works
Agency: Central Technical Inspectorate
After receiving the building permit, BuildCo has 7 days to inform the Central Technical Inspectorate about the start of construction works. This is stipulated in Law No. 8402/1998 “On the control and discipline of construction works.”
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Receive on-site inspection of construction foundations
Agency: Municipal Urban Planning Department
The on-site inspection occurs in 6 – 7 days.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Receive on-site inspection of the completion of construction skeleton
Agency: Municipal Urban Planning Department
The on-site inspection occurs in 6 — 7 days.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Request and connect to water and sewage services
Agency: Water and Sewerage Agencies
Time and cost: 20 days, ALL 40,000
Submit Report on the Completion of Works and request on-site inspection
Agency: Municipal Urban Planning Department
Within 30 days of completing construction, BuildCo submits to the Urban Planning Department a report that documents construction materials and associated costs and requests an inspection of the construction site.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Receive final inspection from Municipality and obtain compliance report
Agency: Municipal Urban Planning Department
The final on-site inspection is managed by the Municipality, which sends over an authorized licensed compliance inspector. The inspector examines the adjustment of the surroundings of the building to the drawings, and certifies that the project has been built in compliance with the development and building permit specifications. The inspector then signs the inspection completion statement. Then the Municipal Urban Planning Department issues a compliance report (this is not an occupancy permit, but based on the compliance report, an occupancy permit can then be obtained).
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Obtain occupancy permit
Agency: Municipal Urban Planning Department
The occupancy permit is issued only after the compliance report has been issued. Based on the compliance report, the Municipal Urban Planning Department makes a decision regarding the issuance of the occupancy permit. The occupancy permit grants the right to use the building after construction is completed. Addressed to the Urban Planning Department, the request must be accompanied by a set of documents related to the construction process and by the completion statement, duly signed by the authorized expert.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Register with the Real Estate Registry
Agency: Immovable Properties Registration Office
Upon receiving the occupancy permit, BuildCo registers the warehouse with the Real Estate Registry.
Time and cost: 60 days, ALL 4,320
