Hold a preliminary meeting with the Environmental Department
Agency: Environmental Department (Municipality of Prague)
The Environmental Department encourages builders to meet with them before notifying them of the project. The department will provide them with all relevant information on how to complete the form and the type of information to be provided. This preliminary meeting has been implemented to reduce the back and forth between this department and the builders due to lack of information.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Obtain a preliminary clearance and technical conditions from the Public Health Office of Prague
Agency: Municipality of Prague (Public Health Office)
The Public Health Office clearance is based on the preliminary project design drawings. This is mostly to assess the impact that noise and the construction itself can have on pubic health, if any.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Obtain a preliminary clearance and technical conditions from the local provider of water and sewerage services
Agency: Prazske Vodovody a Kanalizace, a.s.
BuildCo must contact the water and sewerage utility in order to confirm that it is possible to build a new connection. Additionally, the utility must confirm BuildCo’s proposed capacity for the connection. This confirmation is required in order to identify the connection points. Additionally, BuildCo receives the technical conditions for its project and these are used to design the connection.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Obtain a consent of the project from the Environmental Department of the Municipality
Agency: Municipality of Prague (Environmental Department )
The builder informs the Environmental Department that the project is a sub-limit construction by completing a specific form, which can be obtained online. This form can range from 1 to 60 pages, depending on the size of the project. The Doing Business case study is considered low risk and a small project. The department will assess the impact of this sub-limit construction and decide whether the request should be granted or not. It is not automatic that all sub-limit constructions do not require a full Environmental Impact Assessment.
This notification will be sent to several departments (pollution, waste, arable land/forest if applicable) to make sure that this project will not have a negative impact on the environment.
The statutory time limit is 15 days, but in reality the average time is around 30 days. By law, construction under 6000 sq.m. is considered sub-limit (Environmental Impact Assessment Act 100/2001). This is also a harmonization of the EU regulations.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Obtain a preliminary clearance and technical conditions from the local electricity provider
Agency: PREdistribuce, a.s.
The local electricity provider clearance is based on the preliminary project design drawings.
Time and cost: 20 days, no charge
Obtain a preliminary clearance and technical conditions from the Transport Office
Agency: Municipality of Prague (Transport Office)
This clearance is based on drawings from the preliminary project design.
This procedure is required by law – it is for safety reasons. The Road and Management Agency will check that the builder is respecting all the requirements when connecting to the public road and will verify if the project will have an impact on traffic. Even if it is just a small connection to the public road, BuildCo will still require the clearance.
The statutory time limit for completing this procedure is 30 days. The fee for obtaining a decision to connect the site to a first-class road is CZK 1,000.00. The fee for obtaining a decision to connect the site to a second- and third-class road or to a local road is CZK 500.00.
Time and cost: 20 days, CZK 500
Obtain project clearance from Fire Department
Agency: Fire Department
The Fire Department clearance is based on preliminary project design drawings. The statutory time limit for completing this procedure is 30 days.
Time and cost: 10 days, no charge
Obtain zoning permit
Agency: Municipality of Prague (Building Office)
A zoning permit grants only the right to build the warehouse on a plot; it does not authorize construction. In order to obtain the location permit, BuildCo must submit the clearances of the preliminary project design by the various agencies.
The zoning permit is valid for 2 years, and it is a prerequisite for construction and building permits. The statutory period for completing the procedure is 60 days. In particular, the District authority should take a maximum of 30 days to assess all the clearances and provide an opinion. Then there is a statutory time limit of 15 days for the participants to receive the opinion from the District authority. Since it is a registered mailed, if the person does not pick it up immediately at the post office , it will be considered received after 15 days, whether or not the person has the letter physically in their hands. Then, the participants ( such as the neighbors) have another 15 days time-limit to appeal this zoning opinion. If no appeal is received within these 15 days, then the zoning permit is considered final and indisputable. However, in more complicated cases that require oral proceedings or local investigations, the statutory period for completing the procedure is 90 days.
The zoning permit must be issued for simple structures, installations, and maintenance. However, if a regulatory plan (a more specific document than the master plan) is issued for the area (location), this plan replaces the zoning permit within that area. The regulatory plan is procured and issued by the Local Authority. It determines the detailed conditions for the use of the grounds, for the location and spatial arrangement of structures, for the protection of area’s values and character, and for creating a favorable environment.
Time and cost: 60 days, CZK 20,000
Obtain a clearance from the Public Health Office
Agency: Municipality of Prague (Public Health Office)
BuildCo must contact the regional Public Health Office and request a review of the final project design. At this stage, the Public Health Office considers the compliance of the warehouse’s design with current regulation and technical conditions which were obtained with the previous clearance and project documentation.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Obtain a clearance from the Transport Office
Agency: Municipality of Prague (Transport Office)
Technical conditions are based on project design drawings made by an authorized designer.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Obtain a clearance for the connection from local water and sewerage services
Agency: Prazske Vodovody a Kanalizace, a.s.
Technical conditions are based on project design drawings made by an authorized designer. There is no statutory period for completion of the procedure. However, the service providers usually complete the procedure in 30 days.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Obtain technical conditions from Fire Department
Agency: Fire Department
Technical conditions are based on project design drawings made by an authorized designer. The statutory period for completing the procedure is 30 days (Act. No. 500/2004 Coll., Code of Administrative Procedure, and Act No. 183/2006 Coll., Building Act). In practice, it usually takes 20 days.
Time and cost: 20 days, no charge
Obtain technical conditions from local electricity provider
Agency : Prazska Energetika, a.s.
Technical conditions are based on project design drawings made by an authorized designer.
The statutory time limit is 30 days, but in practice it can be done within 20 days.
Time and cost: 20 days, no charge
Obtain building permit
Agency: Municipality of Prague (Building Office)
The company must submit to the municipal authority the documents specified in the preceding procedures, project design drawings made by an authorized designer, and additional documents requested by the building authority. The building permit is valid for 2 years. Under the new Building Act (2006), the land planning and the building permit applications can now be submitted simultaneously. Under the new code, the investor may apply for both the land planning permit and the building permit applications, simultaneously, on condition that the regulatory plan for the area was approved. The regulatory plan is procured and issued by the local authority and determines the detailed conditions for the use of the grounds, for the structural location and spatial arrangement, for protection of the area’s values and character, and for creating a favorable environment.
Most local authorities in the Prague area have already approved a regulatory plan. Thus, in practice, the planning and building permit applications can now be submitted simultaneously.
As stated in the Czech Building Act (No. 183/2006, Coll. Section 78), pursuant to the rules of administrative procedure, the building office may merge the planning permission proceedings with the building permit proceedings, if the conditions within the area are clear, especially if there is an approved regulatory plan for the area.
The building permit application must include, in triplicate :
- Documents proving the right of ownership
- Design drawings and an accompanying technical summary report, and situation of the building
- Construction schedule for inspections
- An estimate of the cost of the building
- Any binding opinion or decisions by the authorities or other documents required by specific legislation
- The opinion of the owners of public transport and technical infrastructure of the possible methods of connection, or the conditions of the trade and safety zones
Time and cost: 37 days, CZK 10,000
Request and receive water and sewerage connection with “Prazske Vodovody a Kanalizace”
Agency: Prazske Vodovody a Kanalizace, a.s.
The request is made to the local water and sewerage provider. The costs for establishing a (completely new) water connection is about CZK 2,500.00 – CZK 3,000.00 per sq. m. for the excavation works (depending on the surface material), plus the cost of the actual placing of the new water conduct and coverage of the hole, (together, about CZK 4,500.00 per sq. m.). The costs of establishing a new sewerage connection are based on the same criteria, and they can vary substantially, based on the relevant circumstances (surface material, depth). The costs for establishing the new water connection depends on the time and the number of workers needed. The price is about CZK 2,200.00 plus VAT (21%), calculated on an hourly basis for two workers. It is assumed this would take 5 — 6 hours.
For the excavation work, a company is responsible for being in contractual relation with the Prague Water Supply and Sewerage Company (Prazske vodovody a kanalizace). The fee for the water and sewerage connection varies, by service provider. However, the approximate cost is about CZK 1,200.00. The cost stated above probably includes the cost for constructing the water and sewerage connection. However, when constructing a warehouse, the constructor also builds a water and sewerage connection.
Time and cost: 30 days, CZK 5,500
Request private geodesic to survey the land after building is constructed
Agency: Authorized Geodesist
An authorized engineer/geodesist will survey the land and draw a new map showing the building and its position on the land.
Time and cost: 30 days, CZK 15,000
Request final inspection and occupancy permit
Agency: Municipality of Prague (Building Office)
To obtain the occupancy permit the builder provides the authorities with the design sketches, as well as the binding opinion of the authorities as required by specific legislation. The final inspection will be scheduled within 15 days of the application.
Under the Building Act (No. 183/2006 Coll.), effective January 1, 2007, certain buildings that are not used by the public can be used on the basis of a simple occupancy notification, indicating that the investor intends to start occupying it, 30 days in advance. Since the warehouse is used for industry, however, the occupancy permit would likely be required.
Time and cost: 1 day, CZK 1,000
Receive final inspection
Agency: Municipality of Prague (Building Office)
The Building Office is responsible for organizing the final inspection of the building. This inspection will be attended by the representative of the Building Office together with representatives from the Public Health Office and the Fire Department. Revision tests and compliance with technical conditions of the new water and sewerage connection will be reviewed, too. All parties must clear the warehouse which enables the Building Office to issue the occupancy permit.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Receive occupancy permit
Agency: Municipality of Prague (Building Office)
Consent is issued on the basis of final inspection during which the building authority examines whether the building was carried out in accordance with the decisions issued by the planning and building permit documentation, in accordance with the decisions of relevant authorities and whether the general requirements for the construction were complied.
Time and cost: 15 days, no charge
Request and obtain evidence number of the building from Municipality
Agency: Municipality of Prague
Before registration with the Real Estate Registry the owner of the building shall apply for the evidence number of the building with the Municipality Office. The following documents need to be submitted along with the application: occupancy or building permit, geometrical plan (i.e. document on the building’s location according to which the building is to be newly registered in the Real Estate Registry), and the evidence on the ownership of the building. According to the law the document must be issued in 30 days; however in practice it takes 1 week on average.
Time and cost: 7 days, no charge
Register the building with the Real Estate Registry
Agency: Real Estate Registry
BuildCo must apply to register the building and obtain a building identification number with the Real Estate Registry. This procedure is necessary, among other conditions, if the building needs insurance, as would be the case for a new warehouse. The owner of the new warehouse will submit a notification explaining that the building is now part of the plot and should be registered. The owner will submit the geodesic plan as well as the occupancy permit to register the building in the cadaster. This notification can be done online and there is no fees to register the building.
Under Act No. 500/2004 Coll. Code of Administrative Procedures, statutory time limits of 30 days have been introduced (60 days for complicated cases).
Under Act No. 256/2013 Coll., Cadastral Act effective January 1, 2014 the building is now registered as part of the land, and not as a separate asset.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
