Building Permits Granted
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This statistical information is based on the results obtained by the processing of the Stav 2-12 questionnaire and includes numbers of building notification and permits granted on the territory of the Czech Republic as well as of dwellings that ceased to exist thereon.
Building permit lays down binding conditions for the implementation and use of a construction as stipulated by Section 104 and 115 of the Act No. 183/2006 Coll., on Town and Country Planning and the Building Code (the Building Act).
Approximate value of constructions includes total costs, including technology, at current prices, spent on the preparation, implementation and commissioning of constructions.
New construction includes new structure, new construction Work, irrespective of whether it has been built up before, without regard to its technical construction execution, purpose and duration.
Renewals and enhancement include:
a) top extensions which raise the height of a construction,
b) side extensions (annexes) which enlarge the plan view of a construction,
c) building modifications (built-in extensions) which maintain the plan view as well as height dimensions of a construction.
Building is an above-the-ground construction integral in space, largely enclosed with external walls and a roof structure on its top.
Residential buildings are constructions designed for housing with the function of housing prevailing. The family house is a construction designed for housing, whose building arrangement corresponds to requirements for family housing. Over half the usable floor area of rooms and spaces is designed for housing. Such house may accommodate not more than three separate dwelling units and not more than two above-the-ground levels and one under-the-ground level and an attic.
Environmental protection refers to construction projects implemented to control air and water pollution, dispose of and recover waste, reclaim soil, and reduce the impact of physical factors on the environment.
Floor space of rooms and other areas is their inner walkway surface between the planar structures in the plan view of the house.
Removal of constructions is carried out in accordance with Section 129 of the ACT no. 183/2006 Coll., (Building Act).