Sketch with design approval or Sketch/Approval

Design visa A sketch/visa is a written document in Bulgarian administrative practice, prepared by the relevant municipal administration on the basis of the current detailed development plan and signed by the chief architect of the municipality for a specific regulated land property (UPI).

Once the client is the owner of a regulated land property (holds a title deed), they are entitled to obtain a design permit. To obtain the permit, they must submit a written application to the technical department of the municipality. The client prepares two copies of the application, one of which is submitted to the municipality, and on the second copy, the employee who accepts the application notes the incoming number and the date of submission of the application. The design permit is issued by the chief architect of the municipality within 14 days of the date of submission of the application.

The design visa has the following parameters: exact name of the building; name of the owner; title deed; location; type of construction and purpose of the building; necessary maximum permissible indicators, measures, and distances of the construction; architectural, environmental, infrastructure, and other information on the use of water, energy, and other resources; necessary documents that must be submitted by the client for the issuance of a building permit.

The purpose of the design visa is to certify that there is a regulated land property for which, according to the detailed development plan in force, boundaries, size, characteristics, access to the property, purpose, and other details have been determined. In addition, the purpose is to allow the design of the regulated property by determining the manner and nature of its development and/or the possibility of its development in accordance with building rules and regulations and the regulatory framework for design and construction. The design permit is the basis for the development of an investment project.

The documents required for issuing a design visa are:

Sample application form
Copy of title deed
Motivated proposal or draft proposal (if necessary)
Notarized declarations from neighbors, if desired, for:

The design visa is valid for a period of 6 months. After that, it needs to be revalidated.