Connections are devices that are technical elements of the network that ensure the possibility of using the facility in accordance with its intended purpose. They connect the external installation (usually the network) with the internal installation of the building. There are water, electricity, sewage, gas, heat and telecommunications connections. The construction of connections requires the fulfillment of certain formalities. Many people wonder how to obtain a permit for the construction of water and sewage connections. Meanwhile, in the vast majority of cases, a permit is not required for the construction of the connection. Often, there is no need to even submit a notification! Find out what obligations construction law imposes on the investor who is preparing to connect to the network.
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What formalities must be completed when constructing water, sewage and gas connections?
According to art. 29 sec. 1 item 23 of the Construction Law, the construction of electricity, water, sewage, gas, heat and telecommunications connections - as a rule - does not require obtaining a building permit. All that is needed is a notification, which you will read more about in the next paragraph.
Notification of construction works - construction of connections
The formalities related to reporting the performance of construction works, including the construction of connections, are described in Article 30 of the Construction Law. The notification is made to the appropriate architectural and construction administration body. The notification must include:
- type, scope, place and method of carrying out construction works,
- date of commencement of work.
The following documents must be attached to the connection construction notification:
- a declaration of the investor’s right to use the property for construction purposes;
- appropriate sketches or drawings (as needed);
- permits, agreements and opinions resulting from separate regulations (mainly concerning environmental issues), possibly copies of these documents;
- a plot or area development plan together with a technical description of the installation, prepared by a designer with the appropriate construction qualifications.
According to art. 30 sec. 5 of the Construction Law, the notification is submitted before the planned commencement date of construction works in writing (traditional according to the template) or electronically (via the eBudownictwo portal). The architectural and construction administration body has 21 days from the date of delivery of the notification to file an objection. Failure to file such an objection within the specified time is equivalent to permission to commence construction works. It should be remembered that the investor has 2 years to commence construction works, counting from the date specified in the notification.
Construction of connections without reporting the works to the administration
Too many formalities? It turns out that even the obligation to report the construction of connections can be omitted, as stated in the provisions of Article 29a of the Construction Law. According to the procedure described therein, the construction of electricity, water, sewage, gas, heat and telecommunications connections only requires the preparation of a situation plan on a copy of the current base map or a unit map accepted into the state geodetic and cartographic resources.
In such cases, the provisions of the Energy Law or the provisions on collective water supply and collective sewage disposal apply, and the works are carried out without the participation and knowledge of the architectural and construction administration body. In other words, all agreements are made directly with the owner of the specific network. This procedure cannot be used after the notification of the construction of the connection has been made. To sum up, it is up to the investor building the connection to decide which of the two procedures to use.
Building permit - construction of connections
Importantly, there is a third formal path, regulated in Article 29, Section 5 of the Building Law. Instead of submitting a notification regarding the construction of a connection, the investor may apply for a decision on a building permit. In simpler terms, the construction of connections may take place within the framework of a building permit (e.g. a new single-family house).
However, in construction practice, investors rarely include connections in the scope of the building permit, citing the provisions of art. 33 sec. 1a of the act in question. It should be remembered that together with the notification of completion of construction of the building or with the application for a permit for its use, the investor should submit confirmation of acceptance of the connections made. This obligation results from art. 57 sec. 1 item 6 of the Construction Law.
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