Obtain a clearance for the investment project
Agency: Municipality
BuildCo must obtain a clearance from the Municipality. This clearance is rooted in the legal mandate to review all new investment plans and to ensure that the city’s zoning plans allow for construction in the given location. This clearance confirms the suitability of the planned construction in the proposed location.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Obtain a clearance from the Environmental Office at the Municipality
Agency: Municipality
BuildCo submits a request for a statement to the local environmental agency, which acts as a single point of contact for obtaining clearances from four agencies: water (resource) protection, environmental protection, waste management, and regulation of emissions.
The joint clearance from the environmental office defines conditions for limiting the negative impacts of construction on the environment. Any suggestions or changes proposed in this clearance must be included in the project documentation prior to applying for a building permit. Additionally, adherence to the environmental standards is reviewed during the final inspection.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Obtain a fire safety clearance
Agency: Regional Headquarters of the Fire Department
BuildCo’s project documentation must comply with current fire safety standards and relevant laws. This process is regulated by Act No. 314/2001 Coll. on Fire Protection Article 27a. A request for a review of the documentation is submitted to the local Fire Department. The Fire Department provides a statement approving the project documentation or proposing changes. The conditions in the statement must be complied with and are reviewed again in the next stage. The Fire Department is invited to the inspection of the building after construction and reviews whether the original conditions had been adhered to during construction.
Time and cost: 30 days, no charge
Obtain a health and sanitation clearance
Agency: Public Health Office
After reviewing the project documentation, the Public Health Office provides a binding agreement with technical conditions that must be complied with during and after the construction. Along with the Fire Department clearance, the approval from the Public Health Office is critical in order to obtain a building permit.
Time and cost: 30 days, EUR 50
Obtain consent from water and sewage provider and request water and sewage connection
Agency: Bratislava Water Company, Plc. (Bratislavská vodárenská spoločnosť, a.s.)
To apply for the construction permit, the builder needs a statement from utility providers on the possible impact of the construction activity on existing utility networks and on future supply of the utilities and agrees on the terms under which the facilities would be granted. The terms are specified by the utility providers.
During construction, the utility providers are requested to also inspect the site at the stages specified in the terms.
Time and cost: 26 days, EUR 18
Obtain a certificate of ownership of the land and a cadastral map
Agency: Real Estate Registry
The certificate of ownership must be recent (at most 3 months old).
Time and cost: 1 day, EUR 16
Request and obtain a location permit from the Municipality
Agency: Municipality
Design plans and documentation submitted to the Municipality must show dimensions, basic layout and an architectural concept of the building, description of impact that the building will have on the environment, information on the intended use of the building (e.g., production, storage), and information on the intended utility connections (water, sewage, electricity etc.).
The agencies may conduct on-site inspections. Generally, these are conducted only when the documentation does not provide sufficient information for the agencies to issue the required clearances and approvals.
The location permit is valid for two years (unless a longer period is stipulated by the municipal authority) during which the builder must apply for a construction permit.
Time and cost: 90 days, EUR 100
Request and obtain the construction permit from the Municipality
Agency: Municipality
An application for the construction permit must be accompanied with detailed design plans of the building, consents and statements of authorities commenting on specific aspects of the construction process and operation of the building (e.g., water and sewage provider), documents showing ownership title of the builder to the land or other title allowing to build on third party´s land (e.g., lease), and minutes of meetings with other parties to the construction proceeding if they took place prior to submitting the petition.
The construction office schedules a public hearing where all parties concerned (e.g., owners of neighboring land) may raise their objections. An on-site inspection is also performed.
The permit is valid for 2 years during which the construction must commence, unless a longer period is stipulated by the municipal authorities.
Time and cost: 80 days, EUR 600
Receive on-site inspection before construction
Agency: Municipality (Building Office)
The Construction Authority sets up an inspection date, and all interested parties and authorities are invited. This procedure is not mandatory but is commonly done in practice.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Obtain water and sewage connection
Agency: Bratislava Water Company, Plc. (Bratislavská vodárenská spoločnosť, a.s.)
If the technical conditions on the construction site of the building are met, the utility provider must connect the building to the utility system, based on terms and conditions specified in the contract drafted by the provider.
Time and cost: 7 days, EUR 332
Request occupancy permit
Agency: Municipality
The building can be used only after issuance of the occupancy permit. The builder may file the request for the proceedings in advance, indicating the contemplated final completion date, so that the authority is able to start the proceedings without undue delay after the completion of construction. The authority notifies the involved parties of the hearing and of the on-site inspection 10 days in advance.
Time and cost: 1 day, EUR 400
Receive final inspection from the Municipality
Agency: Municipality
A final inspection and a hearing involving the parties concerned are always carried out before the occupancy permit is granted.
Time and cost: 1 day, no charge
Obtain an occupancy permit from the Municipality
Agency: Municipality
The construction office examines whether the building was erected in compliance with the documentation approved by the construction office in the construction proceedings and whether the terms determined in the land-use decision and the construction permit have been complied with. The occupancy permit will be granted after the verification and the inspection are successfully completed.
Time and cost: 29 days, no charge
Register the building with the Real Estate Registry
Agency: Real Estate Registry
The application may be submitted in person or by post. The land register will record the ownership title to the building which was assigned a registration number based on the geometric plan. Both documents shall be annexed to the application.
Time and cost: 60 days, no charge
