Dealing with Construction Permits in
Sweden
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:
SEK 9,105,000
- City: Stockholm
| No. |
Procedure |
Time to Complete |
Associated Costs |
| 1 |
Obtain building permit
The building permit may be granted by the Building Committee, if considered appropriate and in accordance with the Municipal Comprehensive Plan. If the application is refused, the applicant does not receive compensation.
The only way to secure an almost automatic right to a building permit is via the Detailed Development Plan (DDP). Formally, the planning initiative and responsibility lie in the hands of the municipality, though in practice much of the initiative and work to take a plan forward may come from the private developer. When a DDP is adopted, the landowner can get approval of the building permit application if the building is in accordance with the plan regulations and if the construction satisfies the requirements. If the application is refused, the applicant has a right to compensation for losses, provided that the application is filed within the prescribed time of the DDP.
Agency: Municipality
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60 days
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SEK 43,000
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| 2 |
Notify about commencement of construction works and appoint person responsible for the quality of the building project
Notification of the start of construction must be provided to the building committee at the municipality at least 3 weeks before the start of the building process. Notification must also be given of the appointment (by BuildCo) of a person responsible for the quality of the project, who must hold a certificate stating this ability. This person can be a BuildCo employee.
Both notifications should take no longer than a day and can be done simultaneously. However, other procedures take place between the time of the notification and the start of the construction. Those take 3 weeks in total.
Agency: Building Committee of the municipality
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21 days
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SEK 39,000
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| * 3 |
Obtain decision on staking out the building on ground and following certificate hereon
The agency involved in this procedure is the building committee of the municipality.
Agency: Building Committee of the municipality
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20 days
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SEK 10,000
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| * 4 |
Attend building consultation meeting and obtain a decision for a control scheme
BuildCo must attend a meeting with the building committee and the builder. The associated cost is included in the building permit application fee.
Agency: Building Committee of the municipality
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19 days
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no charge
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| 5 |
Obtain final certificate
At the end of the project, the building committee issues a final certificate if all requirements have been met. The building permit does not concern the technical requirements for the building. It is BuildCo's responsibility to ensure, and to certify to the committee in writing, that the building meets mandatory provisions.
Agency: Building Committee of the municipality
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10 days
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no charge
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| 6 |
Obtain water and sewerage connection
The time and cost for water and sewerage connection depend, to some extent, on the distance from the excavation works.
Agency: Stockholm Water Company
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25 days
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SEK 190,000
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| * 7 |
Obtain telephone connection
Agency: Vattenfall
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20 days
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SEK 10,000
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* Takes place simultaneously with another procedure.