Electronic means of request:

  • E-mail: governor@velikotarnovo.government.bg
  • Secure electronic delivery system
  • System of electronic exchange of messages

Information about the service:

Plea: Article 154, paragraph 5 in relation to article 145, paragraph 1, item 2 of the Spatial Development Act (SDA)
Awarding authority: Regional governor

Administrative service unit:

Mailing address: 5000, Veliko Tarnovo, 2 Tsentar sqaure, room 201

Working time: From 9.00 to 17.00 with no break. Closed: Saturday and Sunday

Telephone/Fax: +359 62 600839

Awarding procedure:

Identification of the claimant: Verification if the claimant is rightful.
Required documents (Completing Documentation):
1. An investment design and a motivated proposal for its change;
2. Documents according to the requirements of Art. 143 and 144 of the Spatial Development Act (SDA);
3. Notarised consent by the interested persons under the provisions of Art. 149, Para. 2 of the SDA;
4. Filled-in form (Appendix № 1 of Instruction № 3 from 17.12.2001 for application of section ІV of Tariff № 14 for the fees, collected in the system of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works and by the Regional governors) specifying the value of the fee. The assignor may attach a notarised declaration for the building value of the construction;
5. Document for payment of the due fee unless the payment has been performed electronically.
Explications: In the case of changed investment intentions occurred after the issue of the construction permit changes in the approved investment design within the scope of the significant deviations under Art. 153, Para. 2, items 5, 6, 7 and 8 of the SDA are admitted on request by the assignor of the construction before the implementation. These changes are approved under the terms and the order of Art. 145 of the SDA and are reflected with an order for supplementation of the issued construction permit. The order is issued together with the approval of the changes in the investment design. The assessment of the investment design for compliance with the basic requirements to the constructions is prepared according to the provisions of Art. 142, Para. 6 of the SDA – for constructions of first, second and third category compulsory as a complex report, compiled by a registered company – consultant, not connected with the designer; for constructions of lower category – as a complex report on the wish of the assignor, or on the expressed request of the claimant – by the regional expert council for spatial development considering the design before its approval, for which a fee is paid under Tariff № 14 for the fees, collected in the system of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works and by the Regional governors. The interested persons are notified for the issued order for supplementation of the construction permit, together with the investment design approved by the Regional governor, or for the refusal to issue such, by a notice promulgated in the State Gazette. The Regional directorate of national construction supervision in Veliko Tarnovo is notified in writing about the issued order of which a copy is sent also. The order for supplementation of the construction permit is published on the official website of the administration in the public “Register of issued construction permits”. A copy of the enforced order is sent to each of the municipal administrations concerned.

Deadline for submission: 14 days or 1 month, according to Art. 144, Para. 3 of the SDA
Sample forms:
Requesting methods:

– by application in the Administrative service unit;
– by application via mail or licensed postal operator;
– orally, in the Administrative service unit.
By electronic means:
– by e-mail with application, signed using a qualified electronic signature;
– by the System of electronic exchange of messages;
– by the Secure electronic delivery system.

Electronic awarding: No
Duration: The approved investment design loses legal power in case that the construction permit has not been re-certified in the term under Art. 153, Para. 4 of the SDA, as well as when the re-certified construction permit loses legal power.
Fees / rates and payment methods:

The value of the fee is determined in compliance with Art. 28, Para. 8 of Tariff № 14 for the fees, collected in the system of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works and by the Regional governors and equals to 50 percent of the fee under Art. 28, Para. 4, 5 or 6 of Tariff № 14.
The value of the fee for preparation of assessment of compliance under Art. 142, Para. 6, item 1 of the SDA is determined according to Art. 28, Para. 2 of Tariff № 14 for the fees, collected in the system of the Ministry of Regional Development and Public Works and by the Regional governors and equals 0,1 percent of the building value of the construction, but not less than 500 BGN and not more than 3000 BGN.
The due fee can be paid:
– By bank card via real POS terminal in the Administrative services unit;
– In cash on the counter of the Regional administration Veliko Tarnovo;
– By bank on the account below:
BIC: UNCRBGSF
IBAN: BG26UNCR75273141156401
UniCredit Bulbank Veliko Tarnovo

Control: There is no such authority
Appeal: Both the order of the Regional governor for supplementation of the issued construction permit and the refusal to issue such can be appealed through the Governor of Veliko Tarnovo region before the Administrative Court of Veliko Tarnovo within 30 days of the promulgation of a notice in the State Gazette.
E-mail for proposals: frontoffice@velikotarnovo.government.bg
Ways of obtaining the result:

– in the Administrative service unit, personally or by an authorized representative;
– through a licensed postal operator at an address, specified by the claimant, whereas the claimant declares that the postal charges are at his/her expense, payable upon receipt.

Information from Administrative registry: HERE