City Planning Department

In Espoo, all areas that are not covered by the town plan are considered areas requiring planning. A building permit consists of examining...

Deviating from the regulations of the valid town plan is subject to a deviation permit, which must be obtained before applying for a building...

Forest felling requires a landscape work permit in the town plan area and areas where there is a building prohibition to prepare a town plan or...

Deviating from the regulations of the valid town plan is subject to a deviation permit, which must be obtained before applying for a building...

As a rule, the city’s permission, resolved in the City Planning Department, is required for dividing or splitting a property outside the town plan...

Place names are the basis of our address system, a vital part of the cityscape and the creator of its symbolic meanings. Various requirements and...

Earthworks, tree-felling or corresponding action altering the landscape may not be carried out without a permit in town plan area and areas where...

Traffic planning is part of the land use planning carried out in conjunction with master and town planning. When town planning is complete, traffic...