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Dept. 65 - County Building Authority
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The District Building Authority (Department 65) is assigned to Division V.
Our Tasks
The district building authority decides on building applications and preliminary inquiries for projects within the district* and assumes general building administration tasks. As part of the special supervision, it also performs the tasks of the higher building supervisory and monument authority. The legal basis for performing these tasks is the North Rhine-Westphalia Building Code.
* The cities of Gummersbach, Radevormwald, Wiehl, and Wipperfürth decide independently on building supervisory matters.
Our tasks also include
- building consulting
- checking preventive fire protection
- conducting building condition inspections
- construction supervision
- recurring inspections according to special building regulations
- approval of temporary structures
- maintaining the building encumbrance register
- granting approvals for the division of properties
- issuing certificates of completion according to the Condominium Act
- structural safety
- building regulatory tasks
- archaeological excavation permits
- modernization of residential buildings
- housing promotion
Our Goals for You
Through competent advice before and during ongoing procedures, we help private and commercial builders realize their planned projects promptly.
A focus of our work lies in the area of commercial projects.
The Oberbergischer Kreis has been awarded the RAL quality mark “Business-Friendly Municipal Administration.”
Our Service Promise: The decision on your commercial building application will be made within 40 working days.
Private building projects are also close to our hearts. We want to support you in realizing your dream of owning a home.
As a building authority, we also work in the area of hazard prevention and thus for your safety.
These tasks include, for example, recurring inspections according to special building regulations (schools, venues, hospitals, etc.), approval of temporary structures such as carousels and tents at fairs, and ensuring compliance with public building law within the framework of building regulatory work.
Our Achievements in Numbers
Since 2008, the Oberbergischer Kreis has held the RAL quality seal “Business-Friendly Municipal Administration.” As the holder of this certificate, the Oberbergischer Kreis ensures compliance with various service promises for medium-sized businesses. A central area here is the building approval process. On average, a quarter of all approval procedures concern commercial projects. Regarding processing times, we fully meet the target specifications according to RAL quality criteria to issue a building permit within 40 working days.
