An English and French-speaking surveying service for the purchase and restoration of property in France

 

 


Use our experience to get the right result in the shortest possible time.




There are basically two forms of planning/building consent in France - the Permis de Construire and the Déclaration de Travaux.

If approached correctly, the French Authorities are generally sympathetic to most restoration projects - but the application forms are complicated, and significant delays and other problems can arise if the forms are incorrectly completed or are filed with inadequate information. We can also provide all appropriate drawings and supporting information for these applications.

The demolition of existing buildings requires a Permis de Démolir for which a separate, additional application must be made.

    For property in rural areas you are also likely to need permission for a private drainage system (fosse toutes eaux) for which new rules and regulations were introduced in 1998. These new regulations have effectively put a miniature "time-bomb" under 25% of the French population - all those living in rural areas where mains drainage is not available. After 1 January 2006, a new Inspectorate will start checking whether 4 million existing fosses septiques comply with the new regulations. The vast majority (which do not comply) will have to be replaced with the type of system shown here.
 
 


A new "fosse toutes eaux"


A modern sand filter bed

 




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