Building Permit Processing

The permit process begins once the application is ready to be processed, that it, it contains all the necessary information and attachments, and it has been submitted via the online service Lupapiste.

Building permits are processed in cooperation with several different experts. Lupapiste includes a so-called conversation window where the applicant and the permit officer can discuss the permit and submit information. For example, the applicant or the principal designer may be contacted via this channel if the application has to be completed in some way.

Statements

When necessary considering the project contents, Construction Supervision will contact other authorities and ask them to give a statement in the matter. These requests are submitted via Lupapiste. Within the municipality, statements are given for example by land use planning services, environmental protection services and the water company. Outside actors who give statements regarding construction matters are for example the fire and safety services, environmental health services and the Porvoo Museum.

Granted Permits

A permit is granted when the application meets the prerequisites for a favourable decision. The decision is also published at the Lupapiste service. Permit decisions are presented for public inspection for a predestined time. Lists of granted permits are published on the Construction Supervision website, and they can also be read on the municipal noticeboard.

Validity Times and Extension of Permit

Once granted a building permit, the applicant has been given the right to build a specific building or carry out some other specific construction work.

The permit does not oblige the applicant to execute the permit and build the planned construction. However, the permit expires if the construction stated in the permit is not initiated within three years, or completed in a time period of five years. Action permits, demolition permits and landscaping permits expire if the action stated in the permit is not carried out within three years.

Do the following

Permit decisions are published at the Lupapiste service some days after the decision was issued. When necessary, the permit decision is sent to the applicant or other recipient stated in the application by mail. The letter also contains appeal instructions.

The municipality of Sipoo Construction Supervision Department provides service via email and telephone. Our services are available in two languages, Finnish and Swedish. We recommend that the contact person assigned to your construction project is your principal designer or architect, and that they speak either Finnish or Swedish fluently.