Applying for building permits

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Most of the permits related to construction are granted by building control services. Building and action permits are processed weekly by the permit authorities in the building control. By submitting an application for processing during Thursday, the permit application will be processed the following week.

If the plan is to be built in the summer, start preparing the project in the previous autumn, apply for a permit in winter, so then construction can begin as soon as snow melts.

Steps for applying for a permit

The building permit and action permit are applied for through the Lupapiste service. A user ID is created in the service, after which the application can be started. When the application is in the “draft” state, it can be freely modified before being processed by the authorities.

It is a good idea for a professional planner to take part in the application from the beginning. With their help, the application can be processed more quickly and the number of errors is lower. A qualified planner is responsible for the accuracy of the application and its appendices.

The best permit applications come from applicants who trust their professional planner and allow them to manage the permit process on their behalf. Please check together with your planner that all the necessary fields in the application have been filled out.

Please check together with your plannerr that all necessary sections of the application have been completed. Once the application has been completed, you can submit it for processing on the “submitting the application” tab. The application is submitted to the authority when it is in the “application submitted” state. Construction supervision does not process applications in the “draft” state.
The following matters are usually discussed in the processing of a building permit:
- - inspection of site management
  - registration of holders as applicants at the authorisation point
    compliance with the project plan (possible deviations, design needs solutions, etc.)
  - required permit drawings and their contents (site drawing, facade, floor and cutting drawings with structural types)
  - written hearings of neighbours (all neighbouring property holders must be heard)
  - a report on the establishment and foundation conditions of the construction site
  - wastewater treatment plan in sparsely populated areas
    energy report (usually includes e.g. an energy certificate)
In addition, other necessary reports may be required in connection with the permit application. When building in sparsely populated areas, you may need a deviation decision or an action superman decision, on the basis of which a building permit decision can be made.

For the designer, initial information is available for the design of the station drawing. Street plans can be ordered from street planning(at)kuopio.fi.

Electronic map data, such as .dwg-shaped plot templates, can be ordered using an e-form.
The following matters are usually discussed in the processing of an action permit:
- - inspection of site management
  - registration of holders as applicants at Lupapiste
  - project’s compliance with the city plan (possible deviations, action decisions, etc.)
  - the necessary permit drawings and their content (which drawings are included in the permit set depends on the action)
  - written hearings of neighbours (all neighbouring property holders must be heard)

Apply for a permit at Lupapiste!

Lupapiste

You can apply for a change permit or an extended permit for a valid building permit.

If your permit has expired, you must apply for a new building permit for the changes. In this case, contact the permit authority. An extension to the completion of the work cannot be granted if the permit has expired.

A change permit is applied for in the Lupapiste service. The service opens a permit matter for which a change is applied for. Press the “Apply for a change permit” button.

All parties who have control of the property must be invited to the change permit application. In addition, a competent planner must be invited to add drawings of the changed area. The plan must include clear revision texts on top of the label. The area or areas of change must be clearly indicated in the floor plan. Only such changes will be taken into account in the permit processing.

Once the application has been completed, remember to submit it for processing on the “Submitting the application” tab.
An extension permit is applied for in the Lupapiste service. The service opens a permit matter to which the appeal is applied for. Press the “Apply for extension” button.

All parties who have control of the property must be invited to the extension permit application. No planners or other parties are necessary.

Building control may grant an extension to a building permit of two years for the start of work and three years for the completion of work. An extension may only be granted once for the start-up phase, and an extension may be granted on a discretionary basis for three years at a time.

To demolish the building, either a demolition permit or a demolition notification is required. The permit or notification matter is applied for in the same way, so the applicant does not need to know which procedure is used.

The demolition permit and the demolition notification are processed through the Lupapiste service. Both the processing method and the required attachments are the same.

The following factors are covered in the processing of the demolition permit:
- - Report on site ownership/holder status
  - Applicant’s signature
  - Treatment plan for demolition waste
  - Photographs of the building to be demolished
  - In the city plan area, a site drawing showing the building to be demolished and the future use of the area (e.g. A landscaping plan)
  - In sparsely populated areas, instead of a site plan, a map extract showing the building intended to be demolished and the property identifier
The demolition notification must be submitted, i.e. left at the permit office 30 days before the demolition begins. During this period, the permit authority may, for a justified reason, request that the permit be applied for.

The regional environmental protection authority in Kuopio supervises the demolition of buildings by incineration. Demolition of buildings by incineration is only possible for the purpose of rescue services’ exercises. Incineration is not permitted in important groundwater areas. In addition to the demolition permit or notification, an inspection must be requested from the regional environmental protection services of the City of Kuopio. During the inspection, environmental protection measures and the waste generated are reviewed. Further information is available from the Regional Environmental Services of Kuopio.

What will my building permit cost?

The applicant for the permit or the person performing the action is obliged to pay the municipality a fee for official duties, the basis of which is determined in the fees approved by the municipality (Land Use and Building Act, section 145). The fee is determined in connection with the permit decision.

Permit fees are invoiced after the permit decision has been made. Especially during summer rushes, invoicing can be handled several weeks after the permit decision. We try to invoice all payments related to the building permit with the same invoice, and there are usually no separate invoices for inspections, for example.

The permit fees in Kuopio are approved annually by the Environmental and Building Board of the City of Kuopio. The City Council of Suonenjoki is responsible for approving permit fees for Suonenjoki.

Payments for the tasks of the building control authority in Kuopio and Suonenjoki

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Schedule for the building permit process

We process permit applications every week. Applications submitted during Thursday will be processed immediately the following week. Deficiencies found and observations made in the permit processing are reported in a statement at Lupapiste. The observations are directed to the planner who, as a professional, is able to supplement the application. The deficiencies observed in permit processing can be supplemented until the end of the week and until 9:00 on Monday. Permits supplemented by then will be processed further the same week. Once the deficiencies and observations have been rectified, permission may be granted. The permit decisions are published on the notice board of the City Council building and on the Permit decisions page of building control on the day following the decision.

The most common issues related to the delay of a building permit are the absence of a competent planner, overriding observations made during the processing and missing consultations with neighbours. It is important that all parties with the holding rights to the plot, such as spouses, are applicants on the permit application. The same issues should also be taken into account when hearing neighbours.

Actions under a building permit may only be started after the decision has become final. You can see the period of validity of your permit as well as other conditions related to starting the permit actions in your permit decision. The decision made by the official is legally valid 14 days and the decision of the building board 30 days after the decision has been issued if the decision is not appealed.

The Land Use and Building Act enables the applicant to be granted the right to start the action before the permit decision is legally valid. The right to start is processed on the basis of a separate justified application. You can apply for the right to start on Lupapiste, in the “Project description” field when the permit has not yet been granted. Justifications for the right to start must be provided.