Development and infrastructure

Apply for a house number

Every property owner must display the house number assigned by the municipality on their property.

Residents' certificate Issue

If you would like to purchase a plot of land, you can find out which municipal charges based on federal law are associated with this plot of land by applying to the relevant municipality for a residents' certificate.

Development contribution

Development charge collection

The municipalities levy development charges for the initial construction of development facilities (in particular for the roads intended for construction) from the owners of the properties that are developed by the development facility.

Urban redevelopment measures Approval

What is the procedure for an urban development measure or urban redevelopment?

As the owner or operator of a telecommunications line, you require the consent of the landowner to lay or modify this infrastructure. If the property is a public highway, you must submit the application to the responsible highway authority.

Find out about electricity grid expansion projects, get involved and register for upcoming events

Are you interested in electricity grid expansion projects? Then you can obtain information and participate directly in various ways.

Apply for planning approval for measures in the area of federal trunk roads

If you want to build or modify freeways or federal highways under federal administration, you need the approval of the Federal Highway Authority (FBA).

Apply for planning approval for measures in the area of federal waterways

For planned construction work on federal waterways, you must apply for planning permission from the Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping (GWDS).

Acquiring licences, authorisations or permits with a view to starting and operating a business

If you are setting up a business, you can find here information on the procedures, formalities and authorisations you have to follow.

Point of Single Contact

The pan-European network of  Points of Single Contact can provide you with details of any legal requirements and help you to complete relevant procedures.

Applying for planning approval for operating facilities of the federal railroads

If you wish to build, modify or dismantle a federal railroad operating facility, you must apply to the Federal Railway Authority (EBA).

Traffic sign installation

Malfunction of traffic signs and traffic facilities Remedy

Have you noticed a defective or damaged traffic sign or traffic light? Then you can report this to the road traffic authority.

Report Road Damage for Repair

Report road damage on city or municipal roads, or outside of built-up areas, to the appropriate authority.

Structures within the 100 m cultivation restriction zone on the BAB Approval

Are you planning a construction project near the highway, for example laying cables, radio towers or advertising structures? Even if you do not require a building permit for this project, you must apply for a road permit.

Apply for a special permit for buildings within the 40 m no-build zone on motorways

Are you planning a building construction or excavation and backfilling at a distance of less than 40 meters from the freeway? Then you need a special permit under road law.

Find out about electricity grid expansion projects, get involved and register for upcoming events

Are you interested in electricity grid expansion projects? Then you can obtain information and participate directly in various ways.

Provide data on construction work on utility networks for the infrastructure atlas

As the owner or operator of a public utility network, submit information on planned or ongoing construction work via the Infrastructure Atlas portal (ISA portal) and thus fulfill your obligation to provide information, if any.

Request to view the infrastructure atlas

If you are involved in a project to expand public utility networks, you can request to see the Infrastructure Atlas (ISA) to obtain information on network infrastructures in an area to prepare for joint use.

Apply for right of way for telecommunication lines and networks

To lay telecommunications cables in public traffic routes, you can apply to the Federal Network Agency to have rights of way transferred to you. The city or municipality will then grant you permission to lay the telecommunications cables.

Apply for approval for the construction of offshore wind farms

You can apply for permits for the construction of offshore wind farms at the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency.

Submitting objections and comments on measures in the area of federal trunk roads

If you have objections and comments on a planned change or new construction of a highway or federal road, you can submit these to the authority responsible for the project as part of the planning approval procedure.

Submitting objections and comments on measures in the area of federal waterways

You can submit objections and comments on construction measures on federal waterways to the Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping (GDWS) as part of the planning approval procedure.

Applying for exemption from railroad operating purposes for a property on which federal railroad operating facilities are located

If you own a railroad property that is no longer used for transportation and whose infrastructure will no longer be used in the long term, you can apply to the Federal Railway Authority (EBA) for exemption of the property under certain conditions.