The Technical Board acts as a building supervision authority under the Construction Act. The task of building supervision is to handle permit matters under the Construction Act and related inspection and supervision tasks.
The municipal administrative regulations define the matters within the competence of the building inspector.
The building inspector is the technical director. You can contact the building inspector by email, mari.vallimaki@pomarkku.fi
The new Construction Act entered into force on 1 January 2025. At the same time, the construction regulations in the Land Use and Building Act were repealed, and the name of the remaining act was changed to the Land Use Act.
The Construction Act concerns the design, construction and use of buildings and construction sites. The Land Use Act provides for the design, construction and use of areas.
The new Construction Act will apply to permit applications submitted after January 1, 2025.
The building permit, the action permit and the action notification have been replaced by a single permit form, the construction permit. Other permit types include the landscape work permit, the deviation permit, the demolition permit and the demolition notification.
A building permit is required for: a residential building or a leisure building, a building with a floor area of at least 30 m2, a canopy of at least 50 m2, a public structure (which can be used by at least five people at the same time), a mast or chimney that is at least 30 m high, an illuminated advertising device that is at least 2 m2 in size, an energy well, and an area built for a specific activity that has an impact on the use of the surrounding areas (e.g. a sports area, storage or parking area).
The extension is always subject to a permit. The landscape work permit, demolition permit and demolition notice remain unchanged. Some projects still require a deviation permit.
The permit threshold has been raised – the limits of permit requirements are defined in the Construction Act (Section 42 of the Construction Act).
• For example, a yard building of less than 30 m2 or a shed of less than 50 m2 generally does not require a building permit, but the construction must comply with the area's zoning regulations and the municipality's building regulations.
• A substantial change in the purpose of use, repair of the building's features or significant repair of a protected/valuable building requires a building permit.
Although a construction project does not always require a building control permit, construction, planning and fire regulations must be followed. The above regulations set boundary conditions, for example, on distances, building rights, materials and appearance. Construction is only possible on a construction site that is specified in the plan or in a separate location permit decision.
ELECTRONIC APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT
Permits are applied for electronically Permission pointprevent. Permit point instructions: FROM HERE!
Permits are issued by the building inspector.
The builder can also authorize a designer or a similar supervisor to apply for a permit. A case manager authorized by a power of attorney can complete the application on behalf of the applicant.
Larger projects should be presented to the building inspectorate at the draft stage, before the final master drawings are prepared.
The use of advance guidance from building supervision improves the quality of design and construction, facilitates the permit process, and shortens the permit processing time.
The application must be signed by the owner/owners of the construction site.
CONTROL
Inspections during construction are ordered from the building inspection authority. The inspections to be ordered are shown in the permit decision.
The responsibility for the inspections to be ordered and the notifications to be made lies with the responsible foreman, who is supervised by the person undertaking the construction project (the applicant).
A building inspector provides advice and supervision in building permit matters.
A building permit is required when:
- residential building or leisure building, regardless of size
- a building with a floor area of at least 30 square meters or 120 cubic meters
- a canopy of at least 50 square meters in size
- an audience structure that can be used by at least five people at a time
- a mast or chimney at least 30 meters high
- an illuminated advertising device of at least 2 square meters in size
- energy well
- an area built for a specific activity that has an impact on the use of the surrounding areas (e.g. sports area, storage or parking area).
The construction of a new building site also requires a building permit if the construction has a minor or significant impact on the use of areas, cityscape, landscape, cultural heritage or environmental aspects, the construction requires official supervision to ensure that essential technical requirements are met, or building supervision is necessary to supervise the construction of the building site in the public interest.
A building permit is also required for repair and alteration work that is comparable to the construction of a building, as well as for the extension of a building or the increase in the floor area of a building. When repairing a building, a building permit is required if the repair is aimed at eliminating a health hazard identified in the area of the measure to a greater extent than minor, the load-bearing structure of the area of the measure is damaged, or the repair measures may endanger the health and safety of the building, or the repair has a significant impact on the cityscape, landscape or cultural heritage. A building permit is also required for repairs that affect the essential characteristics of the building.
A building permit is always required if:
1) a building protected by a plan or by law or of historical or architectural value is repaired or altered in a way that has a significant impact on the protected or architectural value of the building;
2) repair or modification work related to the building envelope or technical systems can significantly affect the building's energy efficiency or energy and environmental impacts during the building's entire life cycle;
3) the purpose of use of the building or part of it is substantially changed.
The applicant must consult the neighbours regarding the building permit application. Neighbours as referred to in the law are the owners and occupants of the adjacent and opposite property. A report on the consultation must be attached to the application for each neighbour. The consultation is generally carried out by the applicant himself. The building inspectorate carries out the consultation if necessary at the applicant's request for a price 50 €/neighbor. If the measure does not affect the neighbor's conditions, the consultation may be omitted as unnecessary.
A building or part of it may not be demolished without permission in a local plan area or in an area where the master plan so provides, or in an area where a building ban referred to in Section 53 of the Land Use Act (AKL) is in force for the preparation of a local plan (Construction Act, Section 55, subsection 1).
A permit is not required if a valid building permit, a street plan in accordance with the Land Use Act, an approved road plan in accordance with the Act on the Transport System and Roads, or an approved railway plan in accordance with the Railway Act require the demolition of the building. A permit is also not required for the demolition of a household building or other comparable small building, unless the building is considered to be historically significant or architecturally valuable or part of such an entity (RakL, section 55, subsection 2).
If a permit is not required for demolition, the person undertaking the construction project must notify the municipal building control authority in writing of the demolition of the building or part of it 30 days before commencing the demolition work (demolition notice). The building control authority may, for justified reasons, require a permit to be applied for within the specified period (Section 55, subsection 3 of the Building Act).
Earthworks that alter the landscape, felling trees or other comparable measures may not be carried out without a permit issued by the municipality (Construction Act, Section 53):
- In the station plan area
- In the coastal zone plan area, if the coastal zone plan so provides
- In a general plan area, if so provided in the general plan, except for felling trees in an area designated as predominantly agricultural and forestry in the general plan
- In an area where a building ban referred to in Section 53 of the Land Use Act is in force for the purpose of preparing a local plan or for which a general plan has been so ordered for the purpose of preparing or amending a local plan.
Landscape work permits are applied for through the Lupapiste service. Permit point (electronic permit application)
No permission is needed
– to carry out work necessary to implement a master plan or local plan;
– to carry out work in accordance with the granted building permit; and
– measures with low impact.
You can request a building inspector's assessment of the need for a permit before submitting an application.
For a special reason, a municipality may grant permission to deviate from a provision, order, prohibition or other restriction provided for in the Land Use Act (AKL) or issued pursuant to it and from a provision, order, prohibition or other restriction provided for in this Act or issued pursuant to it (Construction Act, Section 57).
The most common cases are those where a deviation is sought from the provisions of a local plan or coastal master plan. However, the deviation may not cause harm to the planning, implementation of the plan or other organisation of the use of areas, make it difficult to achieve the objectives of nature conservation or make it difficult to achieve the objectives of protecting the built environment. A deviation may not be granted if it leads to construction with significant effects or otherwise causes significant harmful environmental or other impacts.
The building permit consists of a list of land use conditions (investment requirements) review and the essential technical requirements (implementation conditions) review. The construction permit is issued by the municipal building control authority. If the permit applicant so requests, the municipality may decide whether the conditions for investment exist by a separate decision (investment permit) (Construction Act, Section 43, Subsection 1).
If the person undertaking a construction project applies for a separate decision on a location permit, the permit application must be accompanied by reports on the basis of which the municipality can assess whether the requirements laid down in sections 44–46 have been met. The report must include information on the massing and facade, as well as the location on the construction site, the arrangement of the road connection and, in the case of areas where municipal engineering has been or is to be implemented, information on where the building is intended to connect to it (Construction Act, Section 62).
Applications for investment permits are decided by a technical committee.
With the construction act that came into force at the beginning of 2025, it will be possible to convert a second home into a home more freely than ever before, as non-compliance with the planning regulations can no longer be an obstacle to the change.
RThe building still has to meet a long list of requirements to be considered permanent housing.
You need a building permit to change the purpose of use and a deviation permit for non-compliance with the plan.
Changing the purpose of a holiday home to a permanent home requires a permit procedure. Depending on the construction site and zoning situation, the permit application will be decided using one of the following procedures:
- By a decision to deviate (Section 57 of the Finnish Building Act) when it concerns an unplanned coastal area or a building site designated for leisure living in the plan and with a building permit,
- With building permit (Section 42 of the Finnish Marine Protection Act) elsewhere than in the coastal area.
Where to start?
- Get in touch municipal building control, where you can find information about the municipal permit procedure.
- Pay attention to the municipality's building regulations (found on the municipality's website).
- Read the guidelines for permanent housing. Is it technically and financially realistic for the cottage to meet the requirements of a permanent home, including energy efficiency, domestic and wastewater arrangements, road connections, plot size, ventilation and fire safety?
- Often needed deviation permit – it is sought first. After receiving it, it is sought building permit.
- Neighborhood consultation means that neighbors are told about the project. The municipality can also hold a hearing.
- A prior discussion with the municipal building inspectorate will help you prepare a good application.
Decisions depend on the municipality and always use case-by-case judgment.
Pomarkku is sympathetic to changes in the uses of holiday homes.
Building ordinance
Pomarkku Municipality Building Regulations from 1 August 2026
Pomarkku Municipality Building Regulations from 1.1.2021 January XNUMX
taxa
Building inspection fee from 25.4.2025
Archival and copying service fees according to the 2020 rates:
- Fee for drawings, land register extracts or other documents €28
- Fee for work exceeding the usual standard: €44/h
- Orders should be sent to rakennusvalvonta@pomarkku.fi with the property ID.
Building inspection fee from 1.1.2020
Forms (under reform)
- Building permit/operation permit application
- Neighbor Consultation/Consent Form
- Application for a responsible foreman/specialist foreman
- Extension application
- Construction project notification (RH1)
- Apartment information for the construction project (RH2)
- Construction phase notification (RH5)
- Notification of leaving the building (RH9)
- Wastewater system report form