{"id":448,"date":"2017-08-23T12:28:50","date_gmt":"2017-08-23T09:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tomovi.org\/?p=448"},"modified":"2026-11-09T15:02:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T13:02:36","slug":"%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d1%80%d0%b5%d1%88%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d0%b7%d0%b0-%d1%81%d1%82%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b5%d0%b6-%d0%b7%d0%b0-%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%bd%d1%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tomovi.org\/en\/%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%b7%d1%80%d0%b5%d1%88%d0%b5%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d0%b7%d0%b0-%d1%81%d1%82%d1%80%d0%be%d0%b5%d0%b6-%d0%b7%d0%b0-%d1%80%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%bd%d1%82\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Permits for Renovation and Alteration under Bulgarian Planning Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

BUILDING PERMIT FOR RENOVATION AND ALTERATION<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Spatial Development Act (ZUT, promulgated in State Gazette No. 1 of 2 January 2001, amended and supplemented in State Gazette No. 63 of 4 August 2017) treats renovation as a type of construction work. This underlies the legislative rule that, in most cases of renovation and\/or alteration, a building permit must be obtained under the Spatial Development Act and, depending on the nature and scope of the renovation and alteration works, design documentation must be prepared.<\/p>\n

The cases in which a building permit is not required are exhaustively listed in Article 151 of the Spatial Development Act.<\/p>\n

To determine whether a building permit is required, the following questions should be considered:<\/p>\n

\u2013 do the planned renovation works require changes to the structural elements of the building;<\/p>\n

\u2013 do they require changes to the boundaries of areas intended for common use by all occupants;<\/p>\n

\u2013 does the designated use of any premises or parts of them change;<\/p>\n

\u2013 do the loads within the premises change;<\/p>\n

\u2013 is sufficiently detailed technical documentation available concerning the location of load-bearing structural elements, installations and so forth.<\/p>\n

Depending on the nature and scope of the works, an assessment must be made as to whether design documentation is required to establish that the renovation ensures:<\/p>\n