Dealing with Construction Permits in
Lithuania
Listed below is detailed summary of the procedures, time and costs to build a warehouse —including obtaining necessary licenses and permits, completing required notifications and inspections and obtaining utility connections.
The information appearing on this page was collected as part of the Doing Business project, which measures and compares regulations relevant to the life cycle of a small- to medium-sized domestic business in 183 economies. The most recent round of data collection for the project was completed in June 2011.
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Building a warehouse
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Estimated Warehouse Value:
LTL 3,639,992
- City: Vilnius
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Request and obtain certificate of Ownership of the land plot
Documents evidencing ownership or any other right allowing construction activities on the land plot should be requested from the Center of Registers, Land and Real Property Registry. The Extract from the Register of Immovable Property proving the ownership of the land plot should be submitted to the Municipality in order to obtain a set of design conditions for the construction works.
The Center of Registers, as of January 2009 reduced the fee for the certificate of ownership of the land plot, and introduced fast track options: obtaining within 1 day is LTL 11, and LTL 6 obtaining it within 7 days.
Agency: Center of Registers
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1 day
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LTL 11
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| 2 |
Request and obtain a Set of Design Conditions for Construction Works
The company must obtain a set of design conditions from the municipal administration. The set of design conditions is valid for the same period as the building permit. However, if the permit is not issued within 3 years after the set of design conditions have been obtained, the set of design conditions must be re-approved. The set of design documentations includes conditions on connection to networks supplying water, gas, electricity, heating and telecommunications. In 2007 according to the Construction Law the term for this procedure was extended from 20 calendar days to 20 working days. The director of the administration of a municipality considers design conditions, harmonizes them, if necessary, proposes their amendments and approve them. Design conditions shall be included in the set of design conditions for a construction works. The municipal mayor (municipal administrator or another employee of the municipal administration) shall, after consultation with owners (users) of engineering and utility networks and traffic routes and institutions as well as entities who prepared construction works design conditions, approve it and issue to the builder not later than 20 working days after the receipt of his request (the time limit comprises 5 working days designated to consult with owners (users) of engineering and utility networks and traffic routes as well as institutions) or within 15 working days inform the builder (client) about the reasons for refusing to issue a set of design conditions.
Agency: Municipality
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28 days
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no charge
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| 3 |
Request and obtain approval of the Design Documentation
After the approval of the design conditions in Procedure 2, the municipal administration is authorized to issue the building permit. Design documentation is considered and approved by the Architectural and Engineering Commissions of the City Development Department. This procedure involves obtaining approval from several entities (mainly utilities for this type of project). The design documentation is filed with the municipal authority, which forwards the approval requests to the necessary entities. Therefore, this procedure involves only one step. However, the process could be made faster if the applicant contacts the several entities directly after the municipal authority forwards the file. The process takes between 30 and 60 days.
Agency: Architectural and Engineering Commissions of the City Development Department
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60 days
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no charge
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| 4 |
Request and obtain construction permit
The building permit is valid for 10 years. Several documents are required in order to obtain the permit, including all the clearances, permits, and approvals obtained through the previous procedures.
This procedure consists of two stages:
- Approval by the Permanent Construction Commission.
- Issuance of the building permit.
The whole process takes 15 days when the building planned for construction is of exceptional significance.
The general time to obtain a building permit, as stated in the Law on Construction, is 10 days. In 2006, the Vilnius municipality extended this time frame to 18 days because of a large number of construction projects in the Vilnius region and the frequent discrepancies or lack of required documentation.
The silence-means-consent rule in the Law on Construction of the Republic of Lithuania allows for construction to start when no response has been given within 18 days after submitting all the necessary documents. In that case, the builder must inform in writing a public administration entity that issues a permit. However, this rule is rarely used in practice. Usually, the application for a building permit is either granted or rejected, with concrete reasons indicated. When an application is rejected, BuildCo is usually asked to amend some documents or to submit additional necessary documentation.
In practice, the procedure for obtaining a building permit usually takes even more than 18 days.
According to the Amendment of the Decree of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania No 1458 dated 16 July 2008 (as of 27 July 2008) the cost for the issuance of the construction permit has increased to from LTL 100 to LTL 250.
Agency: Municipality
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18 days
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LTL 250
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| * 5 |
Request and obtain Deeds of Inspection and Testing of Engineering Networks
The inspection and test are performed by operators of the corresponding engineering networks and systems.
Agency: Operators of the corresponding engineering networks and systems
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5 days
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no charge
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| * 6 |
Request and obtain phone connection approval and sign contract
Utility connections are obtained during construction. The process normally involves requesting on-site inspections, receiving these inspections, and getting connected.
Agency: Teo LT
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7 days
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LTL 250
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| * 7 |
Connect to telephone services
Agency: Teo LT
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5 days
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no charge
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| * 8 |
Request and obtain Deeds of Inspection and Testing of Engineering Networks
The inspection and test are performed by operators of the corresponding engineering networks and systems.
Agency: Operators of the corresponding engineering networks and systems
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5 days
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no charge
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| * 9 |
Request and obtain water and sewerage connection approval and sign contract
Utility connections are obtained during construction. The process normally involves requesting on-site inspections, receiving these inspections, and getting connected.
Agency: Lithuania Water Company
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7 days
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LTL 1,200
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| * 10 |
Connect to water services
Agency: Lithuania Water Company
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5 days
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no charge
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| * 11 |
Request and obtain Deeds of Inspection and Testing of Engineering Networks
The inspection and test are performed by operators of the corresponding engineering networks and systems.
Agency: Operators of Engineering Networks and Systems
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5 days
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no charge
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| 12 |
Hire Private Cadastre Company and obtain Cadastral Measurement of the Structure
The file is prepared by private companies licensed to carry out cadastral measurements and approved by the SE Center of Registers. This procedure is necessary for registering with the Land and Real Property Registry. The price can wary anywhere between LTL 1,5 to LTL 3,5.
Agency: Private Company
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5 days
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LTL 2,000
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| 13 |
Request for Acceptance of Structure and final inspection
The request sent to the Commission for the Approval of Structures must be accompanied by a list of documents related to the construction process, including documents specified in the previous three procedures. A commission is then established to carry out an on-site inspection.
Agency: Commission for the Acceptance of Structures
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1 day
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no charge
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| 14 |
Obtain the Acceptance Certificate from the Commission
After the inspection has been completed, the commission issues the approval.
Agency: Commission for the Acceptance of Structures
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28 days
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no charge
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| 15 |
Register with Real Estate Registry
Upon the completion and approval of construction, the building must be registered with the Land and Real Property Registry. The general term for the registering of warehouse is 10 working days, but it is possible to register it in 1 working day, if supplementary payment is paid. The price for the building registration depends on whether natural or legal person registers the building and on the average market value of the building. As the approximate value of the building is 2 993 119 LTL, the cost for the registering of the warehouse is estimated as follows: 505 LTL (constant price) + 0,055 percent from the sum, which is obtained after subtraction of 800 000 from the average market value of the building. 505 LTL + (0,055 % ( 2 993 119 LTL - 800 000 LTL)= 1711 LTL. The supplementary payment for the registration in one day is 100 % of the price. So in total the registration costs are: 1711 LTL + 1711 LTL= 3422
The following terms and conditions of payment for the registering services were settled by the 2007-06-06 legal act of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania, which came into force on 2007-06-17.
Agency: Real Estate Registry
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1 day
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LTL 3,422
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* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.