Carport building permit

In most German states, you will need a Carport a building permit. The provisions of the respective state building code apply to the construction, and there are also requirements and approval procedures in the individual municipalities that differ greatly from one another. Whether a building permit is required for a carport depends on various factors. To be on the safe side, inquire in advance about the regulations for construction. Information can be obtained from your local building authority.

The German federal states regulate the respective state law specifically in the state building code. Under the following conditions, the construction of a carport can be procedure-free, i.e. permit-free, so that no building application has to be submitted. The prerequisite for this, of course, is that other public law provisions are complied with.

• Baden-Württemberg: LBO-BW of 05 March 2010 (Art. 50, 1)
  Garages including covered parking spaces with an average wall height of up to three metres and a floor area of up to 30 square metres are considered to be procedure-free, except outdoors.
• Bavaria: BayBo of 14 August 2007 (Art. 57, 1)
  Garages and covered parking spaces with an area of up to 50 square metres do not require a permit. Outdoor carports are exempt from this.
• Berlin: BauO Bin of 29 September 2005 (Art. 61)
  Garages, covered parking spaces and covered parking spaces for bicycles as well as their storage rooms with an average wall height of up to three metres per wall and a gross floor area of up to 30 square metres do not have to be approved. This does not apply to outdoor construction projects.
• Brandenburg: BbgBO of 19 May 2016 (§61, 1c)
  Garages and covered parking spaces, each with no more than one storey and no more than 150 square metres of floor space within the development plan, are exempt from the procedure.
• Bremen: BremLBO of 6 October 2009 (§61)
  Garages and covered parking spaces with an average wall height of up to three metres and a gross floor area of up to 50 square metres do not require a permit. Construction projects in the outdoor area are excluded.
• Hamburg: HBauO of 14 December 2005 (Annex 2 to §60)
  Garages with a wall height of up to three meters and a gross floor area of up to 50 square meters per associated main building do not have to be approved in Hamburg. Excluded are carports in outdoor areas.
• Hesse: HBO of 15 January 2011 (Annex 2 to §55)
  In Hesse, garages with a gross floor area of up to 50 square metres, including a storage room including driveways, with a floor area of no more than 200 square metres, are considered to be procedure-free.
• Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: LbauO M-V, version 18 April 2006 (§61)
  Garages including covered parking spaces with an average wall height of up to three metres and a gross floor area of up to 30 square metres do not require a permit (except outdoors).
• Lower Saxony: NbauO, version 03 April 2012 (§60)
  Garages with a floor area of up to 30 square metres are considered to be procedure-free within the development plan.
• North Rhine-Westphalia: BauO NRW of 1 January 2019 (§62)
• According to the NRW state building code, the construction of a carport or garage in North Rhine-Westphalia is only permit-free if the average wall height is a maximum of 3 meters and the gross floor area does not exceed 30 square meters.
• Rhineland-Palatinate: LbauO of 15 June 2015 (§62)
  Garages, covered parking spaces and parking spaces for bicycles with a floor area of up to 50 square metres and an average wall height of the outer walls of no more than 3.20 metres each do not require a permit. In the case of walls with gables, the ridge is then no higher than four metres.
• Saarland: LBO, version 18 February 2004 (§61)
  Garages, including the storage room, with an average wall height of up to three metres and a gross floor area of up to 36 square metres do not require a building permit.
• Saxony: SächsBO of 16 December 2015 (§61)
  Garages, including covered parking spaces, with an average wall height of up to three metres and a gross floor area of up to 50 square metres per plot do not have to be approved in Saxony, unless they are located outdoors.
• Saxony-Anhalt: BauO LSA of 10 September 2013 (§60)
  Garages including covered parking spaces with an average wall height of up to three metres and a floor area of up to 50 square metres are exempt from proceedings within the development plan.
• Schleswig-Holstein: LBO of 05 March 2010 (§69.1)
  A garage or carport in Schleswig-Holstein does not require a permit if its total length per property boundary is not greater than nine metres and the average wall height does not exceed 2.75 metres. The roof pitch is then no steeper than 45 degrees.
• Thuringia: ThürBO of 13 March 2014 (§60, 1)
  Garages, including covered parking spaces, with an average wall height of up to three metres and a gross floor area of up to 40 square metres do not have to be approved. An exception is construction projects in the outdoor area.

Caution : Details for determining the average wall height can be found in the state building code of your federal state. In addition, do not disregard other provisions, for example on distance areas (neighbourhood law) and fire protection.

In the development plan you will find all the regulations set by your city or municipality for various buildings, including Carports , garages or parking spaces. In line with the urban planning order, it specifies, for example, the location of carports and the roof pitch and roofing. If there is no development plan for your city or municipality, follow the information in your state building code.

The application process, as well as the type of documents required, differs from state to state. In addition to the application form, you usually submit:

• Construction drawing (scale 1:100)
• Land map (real estate cadastre)
• Structural analysis
• Depending on the federal state, a building description and a site plan from the land registry office may also be useful.

You can have the application prepared by a qualified design author such as an architect or civil engineer with a building submission authorization.