At a glance
Points of service
Digital provision points
Number of required documents
Fees
20 €
Deadline of completion
6 months
Description
Basic information
Competent body
Provided to
Validity duration
1 year
Notes
Last update
13/03/2025
Application
Application Type
Submission by:
Submitted by:
Title
Notes:
What you will need
Means of authentication, identification and signature
Identification with TEE codes (Technical Chamber of Greece)
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Survey diagram ...
Drawings / studies by an engineer / architect
Survey diagram
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by: Persons, Public bodies
Notes: The survey diagram is dependent on the State coordinate system, in accordance with the applicable specifications, pursuant to Article 39 of Law 4495/2017 ‘Specifications for preparation of survey diagram and coverage diagram’.
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Coverage diagram, in accordance with the applicable specifications ...
Drawings / studies by an engineer / architect
Coverage diagram, in accordance with the applicable specifications
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by: Persons, Public bodies
Notes: The coverage diagram is prepared in accordance with Article 39 of Law 4495/2017 ‘Specifications for preparation of survey diagram and coverage diagram’.
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3
Title deed ...
Property titles
Title deed
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by: Persons, Public bodies
Notes: Title deed and a recent certificate of ownership or a cadastral map or extract of a cadastral map for each property.
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Proof of legality of existing buildings ...
Βuilding permit
Proof of legality of existing buildings
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by: Persons, Public bodies
Notes: Depending on the case, the proof of legality may be the issued building permits, engineer certificates in accordance with the provisions of Law 4495/2017, subjection to the law on unlawful construction, etc.
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Technical report ...
Technical report
Technical report
Submission by: Submitted by the applicant (digital)
Submitted by: Persons, Public bodies
Notes: A technical report that describes the project, sizes and uses with precision.
Requirements
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Possession of passwords to enter software
Engineers are the sole applicants for the preliminary approval of a building permit and they must hold passwords to the digital services of the Technical Chamber of Greece.
Link Link
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Administrative
The preliminary approval procedure for the issuance of a building permit is optional and concerns all categories of permit issuance of Article 36 of Law 4495/17.
The procedure for the preliminary approval of a revision permit is optional insofar as it concerns a change in urban planning sizes of coverage, height and volume. Alternatively, the written certification of Article 38(2)(b)(ba) and (bb) of Law 4495/17 is required.
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Administrative
The preliminary approval of a building permit is compulsory in the following cases:
a) Buildings with a surface area added to the structure of more than 3,000 m2 and additions to existing buildings with a total resulting surface area added to the structure of more than 3,000 m2.
b) Where a building permit needs to be issued by services other than the City Planning Agency, a preliminary building approval is compulsory and is granted by the competent City Planning Agency.
c) For the construction of permanent building facilities, projects of particular environmental and residential importance, or projects subject to special inspection as regards building regulations.
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Administrative
The preliminary approval is issued exclusively by the
competent City Planning Agency, unless more specific provisions provide otherwise. In this case, the survey diagram will be checked by the competent City Planning Agency and sent to the department responsible for issuing the preliminary approval. Investment plans that have been included in Strategic Investments in accordance with the relevant legislative framework on strategic investments.
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Administrative
Preliminary approval is not required for investments that have been or are subject to Law 3986/2011 (Government Gazette, Series I, No 152).
Fees
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1
TCG state fee
20 €
Cost Calculation One-off
Method of Payment Bank cashier, Digital (debit / credit card), Digital (web banking)
Type of Cost Impost
Related
Means of redress or appeal:
Hierarchical appeal/recourse
Rules concerning a lack of reply from the competent authority and the legal consequences for the use:
The appeal must be filed within a time limit of thirty (30) days from the notification or otherwise-obtained full knowledge of the act by the applicant by registering it with the City Planning Agency that issued the contested act.Other
Output & Results
Output
Steps
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Receipt of the application for preliminary approval of a building permit
Responsible for Implementation Competent Directorate
Μethod of Implementation Software action
Description The competent City Planning Agency of the local municipality receives the relevant request of the engineer via the platform of the Technical Chamber of Greece, with the necessary supporting documents and designs attached.
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Checking of dossier completeness
Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation Software action
Description The competent employee of the Municipal City Planning Agency checks the completeness of the dossier.
Notes If the City Planning Agency finds omissions or errors, the administrator of the application is notified through the information system so that they can make the necessary additions or corrections within a time limit of two (2) months; otherwise, the application submitted with the attached dossier will be closed.
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Checking of title deed and survey diagram
Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation Inspection
Description The title deed is checked to verify the integrity, buildability and time of segmentation of the plot or parcel of land, and the survey diagram is checked as regards compliance with general and specific urban planning provisions and specifications, as well as verification of the information included therein.
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Approval of a survey diagram
Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation Software action
Description Following approval of the survey diagram, the dossier is forwarded for the purpose of checking the coverage diagram.
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Vetting of a coverage diagram
Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation Inspection
Description The coverage diagram and any required relevant contribution form for parking space acquisition are checked with regard to compliance with the general and specific urban planning provisions and the specifications of the required data, described in Article 39 of Law 4495/17, as well as the proof of legality of existing buildings on the plot or parcel, which are produced under the responsibility of the engineer.
Notes The checking of the proof of the legality of existing buildings on the plot or parcel involves the verification of the information included in the building permits already issued, as well as any declarations for subjection to the law on unlawful construction, and is limited to the correct matching of the sizes indicated in the plans of the building permits already issued and the plans accompanying declarations of subjection to laws on unlawful construction with those shown in the coverage diagram.
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Approval of a coverage diagram
Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation Software action
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Issuance of preliminary approval of building permit
Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation Software action
Description The administrative act of preliminary approval is issued and the necessary studies, approvals and other supporting documents to be submitted for the issuance of the building permit are determined.
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Omissions or errors in a survey diagram
Description If the City Planning Agency finds omissions or errors in the survey diagram, the administrator of the submitted application will be notified through the information system so they can make the necessary additions or corrections within two (2) months; otherwise, the application with the attached dossier with the studies and supporting documents will be closed in the information system.
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Re-checking of a survey diagram
Description In the event of errors or omissions, the application will be rejected.
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Approval of a survey diagram
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Checking of a coverage diagram
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Omissions or errors in the coverage diagram
Description If the City Planning Agency finds omissions or errors in the coverage diagram, the administrator of the submitted application will be notified through the information system so that they can make the necessary additions or corrections within two (2) months; otherwise, the application with its attached dossier of studies and information will be closed in the information system.
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Re-checking of a coverage diagram
Responsible for Implementation Competent Employee
Μethod of Implementation Inspection
Description The corrected/completed coverage diagram is checked.
Notes If the necessary corrections have not been made as of the re-checking of the corrected coverage diagram, the application will be rejected.
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Approval of a coverage diagram
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Issuance of preliminary approval of building permit
Other information
Alternative titles
Official title
Languages supported
Legislation
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Law 4495/2017 (Government Gazette 167/Α)
Description Control and protection of the Structured Environment and other provisions.
Legal references Link
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Law 4067/2012 (Government Gazette 79/Α)
Description New Building Regulation
Legal references Link
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Ministerial Decision 3046/304/1989/1989 (Government Gazette 59/Δ)
Description Building Regulation
Legal references Link
Categories
Τype of procedure
Trigger
Trigger (submission method)
Life events
Type
End of Process
Ιndefinite
