Planning requirement decision or deviation decision

Does my project require planning requirement permit or deviation permit?

Submit the enquiry on the matter in the electronic License Point e-service. Include a map extract where you have marked the location of the site and provide a brief description of your project and its scope (area). As feedback, we will provide you with comments and instructions.

Application and processing

Submit the permit applications electronically through the Licence Point e-service.

Material to be provided

• Maps (same map material as in the building permit application)
• Proprietary Statement
• Local Detailed Drawing
• Neighbourhood consultation form

Applying for a building permit

A building permit can be applied for at the same time as a planning permit, in which case proactive preparation related to the permit will be made possible. A planning requirement permit may be granted in connection with a building permit.

The deviation permit decision issued by the City Development Division must be legally valid before the building permit can be processed. Apply for a legally valid entry in the original permit decision document at the registry of the Turku Administrative Court and submit it as an attachment to the building permit. The validity marking is available no earlier than 30 days after the date of the permit decision.

If the entrepreneur has established itself in another country in the European Economic Area and temporarily offers services in Finland, the same permits are required as from entrepreneurs established in Finland.

In certain situations, applying for a building permit may first require a planning requirement decision or a deviation decision.

The builder must have a valid planning requirement decision if they are applying for a building permit in an area requiring planning. The application for a planning requirement decision must be submitted to an authority designated by the municipality before applying for the building permit.

The municipality will determine whether the site in question is located in an area requiring planning. An area requiring planning is an area that is not covered by the municipality’s local detailed plan but where there may be a need to take measures such as constructing roads, water pipes or sewers.

The planning requirement decision will be in effect for the period stated in the decision (a maximum of two years). An application for the building permit must be submitted during this period.

If the builder wants to deviate from the local detailed plan or other provisions, regulations, prohibitions or restrictions that are in accordance with the Land Use and Building Act or that have been issued under it (such as the building code), they must obtain a deviation decision before being granted the building permit. The municipality may grant the deviation under certain conditions.

There must always be a particular reason for deviations. The deviation may not interfere with other uses of the area, for example, or cause damage to nature.

The deviation decision will be in effect for the period stated in the decision, which is two years at most.