New Building Act and Faster Permits

As of 1 January 2026, the new Building Act is in force. In official announcements it has been emphasised that obtaining building permits should be significantly faster, with communication and monitoring of procedures through digital systems (eDozvola). In practice, for years the most time was lost not on design, but on waiting for various statements: special conditions and connection conditions (electricity, water and sewerage, transport, municipal infrastructure, etc.). The new Act is drafted so that this part of the procedure becomes predictable: it introduces deadlines, accountability and, most importantly, clear consequences when deadlines expire. The central novelty is in Article 48 of...