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Anyone planning to build a private house\u2014whether a homestead, garden, or summer house\u2014inevitably asks: what is required to start construction and ensure everything is done legally?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the total area of your planned house does not exceed 500 square meters<\/strong>, and the building will not be taller than two stories and an attic<\/strong>, then you may legally proceed with the project by obtaining a Building Passport<\/strong> (\u0431\u0443\u0434\u0456\u0432\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u043f\u0430\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442) or a Development Intent Scheme<\/a><\/strong> (\u0441\u0445\u0435\u043c\u0430 \u043d\u0430\u043c\u0456\u0440\u0456\u0432 \u0437\u0430\u0431\u0443\u0434\u043e\u0432\u0438).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both of these documents entitle you to submit a notice of commencement of construction works<\/strong>, granting you the legal right to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the next article, I\u2019ll explain the key differences between the Building Passport and the Development Intent Scheme, and help you determine which option is better suited for your project.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Is a Building Passport?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A Building Passport<\/strong> is a document that defines a set of urban planning and architectural requirements for the placement and construction of an individual (homestead) residential house, garden or summer house with a height of no more than two stories (excluding the attic) and a total area of up to 500 square meters<\/strong>. It also applies to the construction of auxiliary structures such as utility buildings, garages, engineering protection elements, landscaping, and greening within the land plot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Building Passport can be issued for land plots located in cities or villages<\/strong>, as well as for those in garden communities or dacha cooperatives<\/strong> \u2014 the rules for obtaining a building passport are unified across all these categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The current form of the building passport, as most people know it today, was introduced in 2011<\/strong>, when the Law of Ukraine \u201cOn Regulation of Urban Planning Activities\u201d<\/a><\/strong> came into force, along with the official Procedure for Issuing a Building Passport for Land Plot Development<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before that, building passports also existed, but their issuance required a design or sketches signed by an architect<\/strong>, and the passport itself had to be approved not only by the local department of urban planning and architecture but also by sanitary-epidemiological services<\/strong>, fire safety authorities<\/strong>, and, in some cases, other agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is important to note that both \u201cold\u201d and \u201cnew\u201d building passports are valid indefinitely<\/strong> \u2014 they do not have an expiration date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously, building passports were issued only for houses with a total area of up to 300 square meters<\/strong>. However, starting from January 1, 2019<\/strong>, amendments to Article 27 of the Law of Ukraine \u201cOn Regulation of Urban Planning Activities\u201d<\/strong> came into effect, increasing the maximum permitted area of buildings allowed under a building passport from 300 to 500 square meters<\/strong>. Despite this legislative change, for a significant period of time, some departments of urban planning and architecture continued issuing passports with the outdated 300 m\u00b2 restriction<\/strong>, until corresponding updates were made to the Procedure for Issuing Building Passports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Procedure for Obtaining a Building Passport<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A Building Passport can be obtained offline<\/strong> through an Administrative Services Center (CNAP) \u2014 either by submitting documents in person or by mail \u2014 or online<\/strong> via the Diia Portal<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The passport includes both textual and graphical materials, the most important of which is the development scheme<\/strong> for the land plot.
\u26a0\ufe0f Note: In this article, the term “development scheme” refers to the document that is part of the building passport application package. It should not be confused with the \u201cDevelopment Intent Scheme\u201d (a standalone alternative planning document discussed in the next article). To avoid confusion, I will refer to this one as the \u201csite development scheme\u201d going forward.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The site development scheme<\/strong> must show all the buildings and structures intended to be constructed on the land plot. Any construction of structures not included in the building passport (and therefore not mentioned in the notification to the State Architectural and Construction Control Authority) will be considered unauthorized<\/strong>, meaning carried out without the required legal documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to showing the layout of the planned buildings and structures, the site development scheme must also include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n