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Legalising unauthorised works
Bringing unauthorised construction and changes of use under the current provisions, with the necessary drawings prepared, fines calculated and the file submitted electronically.
An αυθαίρετο is any construction or change of use carried out without the required building permit, or beyond what the permit allowed. The Κώδικας Χωροταξίας και Πολεοδομίας (Spatial Planning and Urban Planning Code) in force provides for υπαγωγή, formal inclusion under the regularisation provisions, of unauthorised constructions and changes of use carried out before 28 July 2011, with different categories according to the date of construction and the type and scale of the breach. For categories 1 to 4 the deadline set by law is 31 March 2028, while category 5 follows a different regime.
Work starts with a site inspection and a detailed survey of the property as it stands, combined with a check and comparison of the approved drawings and the other available details of the property. On the basis of the findings, the planning breaches are identified, whether they can be brought under the provisions in force is examined, and the fine due is calculated through the ΤΕΕ information system. The necessary drawings and supporting documents are then prepared and the declaration is filed electronically. The procedure is completed in line with the conditions and stages the law provides.
Regularising unauthorised construction is a key stage in bringing a property into planning order and in transferring it. Where it is needed for the preparation of the Ηλεκτρονική Ταυτότητα Κτιρίου (ΗΤΚ, Electronic Building Identity) and the issue of the Certificate of Completeness (Πιστοποιητικό Πληρότητας), any breaches found must first have been brought under a regularisation scheme in force, or their lawful treatment secured.
What it covers
- Site inspection and survey of the property as it actually stands.
- Comparison against the building permit and approved drawings, with every discrepancy recorded.
- Classification of each breach by category and a check on whether it qualifies.
- Calculation of the single special fine through the ΤΕΕ information system.
- Drawings prepared: floor plans, sections, coverage diagram and a topographic survey where required.
- Electronic filing of the case and follow-through until the case file is complete.
What we need from you
- Title deeds and historic deeds.
- The ΚΑΕΚ code.
- The drawings of the building permit, where they exist.
- The drawings attached to the establishment of the horizontal properties, where the property is a horizontal property.
Related services
A legality check before purchase or transfer: building permits, approved drawings, the condition on the ground, and any unauthorised works or outstanding issues.
Preparation and issue of the Electronic Building Identity for a building or an individual property, with every supporting document gathered and checked. Required for any transfer.
Issue of an Energy Performance Certificate (ΠΕΑ) for transfers, leases and every other case the law provides for.
Issue of the Έγκριση Εργασιών Δόμησης Μικρής Κλίμακας (small-scale building works approval, ΕΕΔΜΚ) for works provided for under the planning legislation in force.