Architects and building owners in some Saxon municipalities will in future be able to submit building applications without any paper at all via the so-called building portal. "This is an important milestone in the digitalization of our construction services," said Leipzig's Mayor of Construction Thomas Dienberg (Greens). The process has been tested as part of a pilot project in Leipzig and elsewhere since January.
Digitalization is progressing
In addition to the trade fair city, the project also took place in the district of Leipzig, the district of Central Saxony and the municipal administrations of Glauchau and Zittau. The digital process has already been introduced in Leipzig and the district of Central Saxony, with the other municipalities set to follow soon.
The aim of this measure is to create a user-friendly and clearer process without media disruptions, making the planning application process more efficient and time-saving. Media disruptions occur when information has to be transferred from one medium to another. With the launch of the digital building application process in Leipzig, eleven other application and notification procedures can now also be handled completely digitally, including the notification of the start of construction or a change of use.
