Planning requirement decision or deviation decision

Apply for a derogation from the municipality before applying for a building permit.

Include the following documents in your application:

• an environmental map showing the location of the area
• a site plan showing both the existing and planned buildings or construction work at the construction site
• a document demonstrating control of the building site or another basis for applying for a derogation
• a report on the consultation of neighbours.

State your reasons for applying and assess the potential impacts of your construction project.

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 cases, applying for a building permit can require a derogation permit (i.e. a derogation decision) or an extended building permit review.

If a builder wishes to derogate from the plan or other provisions, regulations, prohibitions or other restrictions established in the Land Use Act and the Construction Act, such as the building code, they will need a derogation permit municipality before getting a building permit. In the derogation permit, the municipality indicates the period during which the builder must apply for a building permit. The period may not exceed two years.

If the builder is applying for a building permit for an area requiring planning, the municipality will consider the specific prerequisites for a building permit during the building permit process and conduct an extended building permit review. An area requiring planning is an area where, due to previous construction or other conditions in the area, special measures need to be taken, such as constructing roads, water pipes or sewers. The environmental effects of construction in an area requiring planning may also require the municipality to conduct a more extensive review than would be typical for a building permit process.

A derogation permit can only be granted if there is a specific reason for derogation.

The derogation must not have a negative effect on planning, a plan’s implementation or other use of the area. It must also not hinder the achievement of objectives related to nature conservation or protecting the built environment, result in construction with significant impacts, or otherwise cause significant harmful environmental effects or other effects.