Applications and permits related to building and housing

• Building application procedure

  Depending on the type and scope of your planned construction project, different approval processes are necessary. Enclosed you will find the most important forms and pre-printed forms for the building application process. If you have any further questions, please contact the Bau-Bürger office.

  • Construction-Citizens Office

  Note on the processing of personal data at the City of Wolfsburg

  We would like to point out that you have various rights as a data subject pursuant to Article 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Detailed information about which rights these are in detail and how your data is processed can be found under the following link:

  • GDPR Information Sheet
  • Lower Saxony Building Code (NBauO)
  • Form "Notification of construction measure not requiring a permit according to section 62 NBauO".
  • Building application according to section 63 or section 64 NBauO
  • Application for preliminary building permit according to section 73 NBauO
  • Application for deviation/exception/exemption according to section 66 NBauO
  • Demolition notices according to section 60 paragraph 3 NBauO
  • Declaration of consent to the construction project from the neighboring property owner
• Buildability of land

  A property owner has the option of dividing the existing property to create a separate plot of land, which can be sold and built on if necessary. Since the end of 2008, such a division of land is no longer subject to approval. Nevertheless, the division of the property must not result in any conditions that violate building law, i.e. both properties must continue to comply with the building regulations.

  • Buildability of land
• Certificate of seclusion (apartment division)

  Anyone wishing to divide their property or building into residential or partial ownership requires a so-called certificate of segregation in accordance with Section 7 of the German Condominium Act. With this, the lower building supervisory authority confirms that the property or building has been structurally separated in such a way that independently usable residential units have been created. This certificate must first be submitted to a notary and then, together with the relevant registration process, to the land registry.

  • Section 7 Condominium Act
  • Certificate of Completeness
  • Application for certificate of seclusion
• Building file archive

  Building files are created in connection with the processing and approval of building applications. The construction file includes all documents and drawings that have arisen in connection with the projects on a building plot (for example, building applications, building permits, construction drawings, area calculations and so on). Building files of land owners and authorized representatives are to be inspected.

  • Building file archive
• Property drainage

  For a house's drainage system to function properly, it must be connected to the existing sewer system. This ensures that both wastewater and rainwater can drain away in such a way that no damage is caused by flooding. You will find all further information on property drainage, including for the area of the joint municipality of Boldecker Land, on the following pages.

  • Property drainage
• Waste disposal

  Around 70,000 tons of household and commercial waste was generated in the city of Wolfsburg in 2023. Around 37,000 tons of this will be recycled. As a subsidiary of the city of Wolfsburg, Wolfsburger Abfallwirtschaft und Straßenreinigung (WAS) is responsible for the disposal of private waste. The most important information on waste disposal can be found at www.was-wolfsburg.de. Here, property owners can order waste containers online, arrange an appointment for bulky waste or receive tips on correct waste separation and waste avoidance.

  • Wolfsburg Waste Management and Street Cleaning
• Building encumbrances

  A building charge is a voluntarily assumed obligation of a property owner to accept an action, toleration or omission on their property. This is made in writing to the building supervisory authority. The register of building encumbrances can be inspected on site for a fee. Alternatively, you can apply online to have the desired extract sent to you.

  • Construction load
  • Request for information/sending of information from the building encumbrance register
• District heating connection and exemption

  Is your property located within the scope of a district heating statute? Then you are obliged to connect to and use the district heating network of Stadtwerke Wolfsburg AG. Would you like to heat your building with a heat pump or use solar energy? Under certain conditions, it is possible for property owners to be exempted from the obligation to connect to and use the Stadtwerke district heating network.

  • LSW
  • Exemption district heating
• Approval property access road

  It may be necessary to lower the kerb when creating a new access road or garage driveway. In principle, every property owner is entitled to a driveway so that the property can be connected to the public road. However, an application must be submitted to the Road Construction and Project Coordination Division in order to obtain the necessary access permit.

  • Approval property access road
  • Application for the construction of a property access road
• Break open permit

  Any excavation in the public traffic area has an impact on road traffic. For this reason, a so-called excavation permit is required if, for example, supply lines are to be laid or renewed and it is necessary to excavate public areas for this purpose. Further information and advice on demolition permits can also be obtained in person from the Road Construction and Project Coordination Division.

  • Break open permit
  • Application for execution of a break-up in public traffic areas and green areas
• Construction site access road

  A construction site access road is a temporary access road that is constructed to protect the public traffic area as part of construction work. The construction of a construction site access road is subject to approval. This applies to both unpaved and paved roads.

  • Request construction site access
• Application for road closure in new urban development areas.

  If you intend to apply for a road closure in a new urban development area with previously undedicated roads (e.g. installation of a crane as part of the construction of a prefabricated house), please use the form available via the link. Further details on the required documents and the contractual provisions can be found on the form. The application must be submitted at least ten working days before the planned measure.

  • Requesting a road closure
• Approval under redevelopment law

  Do you own a property that is located in a so-called redevelopment area? Then, in addition to the usual formalities of a planned construction project, it is also necessary to obtain a so-called redevelopment permit in advance in accordance with Section 144 of the German Building Code.

  • Section 144 BauGB
  • Application for approval under redevelopment law

Links

• Construction Primer
• Construction-Citizens Office

• Contact

  City of Wolfsburg
  Porschestrasse 49
  38440 Wolfsburg

  Telephone: 05361 28-1234
  Fax: 05361 28-1500
  E-mail: servicecenter@stadt.wolfsburg.de