Building permit in Batumi: stages, documents, deadlines, fee

Building permit in Batumi: how the procedure works

A building permit in Batumi is issued by City Hall, and a private house almost always needs one. The procedure has stages: first City Hall issues the plot's development conditions, then it approves the architectural design, then it issues the permit itself. For a class II private house the procedure is simpler than for an apartment building, but the documents are essentially the same: an extract, a topographic survey, a design and confirmation that the house fits the zoning rules.

Stages of the procedure

If City Hall does not reply on time, the decision is deemed made. In practice the time goes not on waiting but on preparing documents and revising the design in response to comments, so together with the design it comes to one to three months.

Which documents are needed

• a fresh Public Registry extract;
• a topographic survey and a site location plan;
• photos of the plot and an access diagram;
• the architectural design with site plan, floor plans and elevations;
• for higher classes, the structural section and a soil report;
• technical conditions for utility connections.

We make the topographic survey for submission in the Public Registry coordinate system; more on the topographic survey page. A private house does not always need a soil report, but we recommend one for a slope or a basement; more on the geotechnical survey page.

Zoning rules

City Hall checks whether the house fits the zoning rules: what share of the plot may be built on, how much floor area may be built on the plot, setbacks from the boundaries and height. These limits are set by building coefficients, and we check them already at the concept stage. If the house does not fit, the design is changed or a special zonal agreement is sought, which takes considerably longer. How the design is prepared for submission is on the architectural design page.

Separate approvals

Sometimes a permit is not enough. In Batumi the facade part of the design is approved separately, the heritage service gets involved near monuments and in the old town, and pipelines and roads have their own protection zones. We check which approvals your plot needs at the very start; more on the approvals from City Hall and agencies page.

Validity and changes

The permit is valid for the construction period stated when applying. If construction drags on or the design changes, the permit is extended or amended: moving a wall inside the house usually does not need a new permit, while an extra storey or a different footprint does. After construction the house is commissioned; more on the house commissioning page.

How much a building permit costs

Gathering documents and obtaining a building permit for a house costs from 2 280 ₾, obtaining the plot's development conditions separately from 720 ₾, extending or amending a permit from 720 ₾. A topographic survey of a plot up to 1 000 m² from 1 020 ₾, a soil report from 3 000 ₾, an architectural design from 57 ₾ per m². By law the City Hall fee for a private house permit is no more than 4 ₾ per m² of new floor area; the rate is set by the city council and paid separately. The final cost is set after checking the plot and agreeing the scope of work.