What authorization should I give to settle a pergola or carport?
Verified 17 August 2023 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Want to build a pergola or carport? An application for city planning authorization is required. We're presenting the regulations.
The regulations are different if your land is located in one of the protected areas. It's the remarkable heritage sites, the surroundings of historical monuments, classified or pending sites, nature reserves, remarkable spaces and coastal environments to be preserved.
You can get this information from your city hall.
General case
The MORE: titleContent of your municipality may consider your project either as a new construction or as an extension of your house. Before filing an authorization application, you must inquire with the city planning department of your town hall.
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New construction
5 m² or less
You don't need city planning authorization.
However, you must follow the rules of the MORE: titleContent or the city planning document in its place.
You can consult it at your city hall or on its website.
More than 5 m² up to 20 m²
When the surface of your project is greater than 5 m² and less than or equal to 20 m², you must make a Advance Work Statement (AD).
You can complete your steps to complete the advance work declaration on the Internet or using a form.
On the Internet
You should check with your city council or its website to find out if it has an online service to complete your application online.
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants have a specific online service for the seizure and deposit of city planning authorizations.
If your municipality has not set up an online service, you can use an Internet-based support service that guides you through each step of building your file.
You can complete and print the DP file using this assistance even if your municipality is not connected to it. From the beginning of the seizure, you will be informed if your municipality is connected.
Form
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration for a detached house and/or its annexes - DPMI
More than 20 m²
When the surface of your project is greater than 20 m², you must apply for a building permit.
You can make your steps to complete the building permit on the Internet or using a form.
On the Internet
You should check with your city council or its website to find out if it has an online service to complete your application online.
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants have a specific online service for the seizure and deposit of city planning authorizations.
If your municipality has not set up an online service, you can use an Internet-based support service that guides you through each step of building your file.
You can complete and print the building permit file using this assistance even if your municipality is not connected to it. From the beginning of the seizure, you will be informed if your municipality is connected.
Form
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit for a detached house and/or its annexes (CMIP)
Expansion
The choice of city planning authorization depends on the situation of your land and the surface of your building.
You should check if your project is in an urban area of a municipality covered by a MORE: titleContent.
You can get that information from your city hall.
Who shall I contact
In an urban area of a PLU
The choice of city planning authorization depends on the surface area of your building.
5 m² or less
You don't need city planning authorization.
However, you must follow the rules of the MORE: titleContent or the city planning document in its place.
You can consult it at your city hall or on its website.
More than 5 m² up to 40 m²
The installation of a carport or a pergola of more than 5 m² is subject to Advance Work Statement (AD) when sound ground right-of-way is less than or equal to 40 m².
You can complete the RFP on the Internet or by using a form.
You should check with your city council or its website to find out if it has an online service to complete your application online.
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants have a specific online service for the seizure and deposit of city planning authorizations.
If your municipality has not set up an online service, you can use an Internet-based support service that guides you through each step of building your file. You can complete and print the DP file using this assistance even if your municipality is not connected to it. From the beginning of the seizure, you will be informed if your municipality is connected.
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration for a detached house and/or its annexes - DPMI
More than 40 m²
Your project is subject to building permit when sound ground right-of-way is more than 40 m².
You can do your work on the Internet or by using the building permit form.
You should check with your city council or its website to find out if it has an online service to complete your application online.
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants have a specific online service for the seizure and deposit of city planning authorizations.
If your municipality has not set it up, you can use an Internet-based support service that guides you through each step of compiling your file.
You can complete and print the DP file using this assistance even if your municipality is not connected to it. From the beginning of the seizure, you will be informed if your municipality is connected.
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit for a detached house and/or its annexes (CMIP)
Other situations
The choice of city planning authorization depends on the surface area of your building.
More than 5 m² up to 20 m²
The installation of a carport or a pergola of more than 5 m² is subject to Advance Work Statement (AD) when sound ground right-of-way is less than or equal to 20 m².
You can complete the RFP on the Internet or by using a form.
You should check with your city council or its website to find out if it has an online service to complete your application online.
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants have a specific online service for the seizure and deposit of city planning authorizations.
If your municipality has not set up an online service, you can use an Internet-based support service that guides you through each step of building your file. You can complete and print the DP file using this assistance even if your municipality is not connected to it. From the beginning of the seizure, you will be informed if your municipality is connected.
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration for a detached house and/or its annexes - DPMI
More than 20 m²
Your project is subject to building permit when sound ground right-of-way is more than 20 m².
You can do your work on the Internet or by using the building permit form.
You should check with your city council or its website to find out if it has an online service to complete your application online.
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants have a specific online service for the seizure and deposit of city planning authorizations.
If your municipality has not set it up, you can use an Internet-based support service that guides you through each step of compiling your file.
You can complete and print the building permit file using this assistance even if your municipality is not connected to it. From the beginning of the seizure, you will be informed if your municipality is connected.
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit for a detached house and/or its annexes (CMIP)
Sectors protected
The MORE: titleContent of your municipality may consider your project either as a new construction or as an extension of your house. Before filing an authorization application, you must inquire with the city planning department of your town hall.
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New construction
Depending on the surface of your construction, you must address in town hall a preliminary declaration of works or a building permit.
20 m² or less
When the surface of your project is less than or equal to 20 m², you must make a Advance Work Statement (AD)
You can complete your steps to complete the advance work declaration on the Internet or using a form.
On the Internet
You should check with your city council or its website to find out if it has an online service to complete your application online.
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants have a specific online service for the seizure and deposit of city planning authorizations.
If your municipality has not set up an online service, you can use an Internet-based support service that guides you through each step of building your file. You can complete and print the DP file using this assistance even if your municipality is not connected to it. From the beginning of the seizure, you will be informed if your municipality is connected.
Form
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration for a detached house and/or its annexes - DPMI
More than 20 m²
When the surface of your project is greater than 20 m², you must deposit a building permit.
You can take your steps on the internet or on a building permit form.
On the Internet
You should check with your city council or its website to find out if it has an online service to complete your application online.
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants have a specific online service for the seizure and deposit of city planning authorizations.
If your municipality has not set up an online service, you can use an Internet-based support service that guides you through each step of building your file. You can complete and print the building permit file using this assistance even if your municipality is not connected to it. From the beginning of the seizure, you will be informed if your municipality is connected.
Form
You must use the following form:
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit for a detached house and/or its annexes (CMIP)
Expansion
The choice of city planning authorization depends on the situation of your land and the surface of your building.
You should check if your project is in an urban area of a municipality covered by a MORE: titleContent.
You can get that information from your city hall.
Who shall I contact
In an urban area of a PLU
The choice of city planning authorization depends on the surface area of your building.
40 m² or less
The installation of a carport or pergola is subject to Advance Work Statement (AD) when sound ground right-of-way is less than or equal to 40 m².
You can complete the RFP on the Internet or by using a form.
You should check with your city council or its website to find out if it has an online service to complete your application online.
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants have a specific online service for the seizure and deposit of city planning authorizations.
If your municipality has not set up an online service, you can use an Internet-based support service that guides you through each step of building your file. You can complete and print the DP file using this assistance even if your municipality is not connected to it. From the beginning of the seizure, you will be informed if your municipality is connected.
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration for a detached house and/or its annexes - DPMI
More than 40 m²
Your project is subject to building permit when sound ground right-of-way is more than 40 m².
You can do your work on the Internet or by using the building permit form.
You should check with your city council or its website to find out if it has an online service to complete your application online.
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants have a specific online service for the seizure and deposit of city planning authorizations.
If your municipality has not set it up, you can use an Internet-based support service that guides you through each step of compiling your file.
You can complete and print the building permit file using this assistance even if your municipality is not connected to it. From the beginning of the seizure, you will be informed if your municipality is connected.
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit for a detached house and/or its annexes (CMIP)
Other situations
The choice of city planning authorization depends on the surface area of your building.
20 m² or less
The installation of a carport or pergola is subject to Advance Work Statement (AD) when sound ground right-of-way is less than or equal to 20 m².
You can complete the RFP on the Internet or by using a form.
You should check with your city council or its website to find out if it has an online service to complete your application online.
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants have a specific online service for the seizure and deposit of city planning authorizations.
If your municipality has not set up an online service, you can use an Internet-based support service that guides you through each step of building your file. You can complete and print the DP file using this assistance even if your municipality is not connected to it. From the beginning of the seizure, you will be informed if your municipality is connected.
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration for a detached house and/or its annexes - DPMI
More than 20 m²
Your project is subject to building permit when sound ground right-of-way is more than 20 m².
You can do your work on the Internet or by using the building permit form.
You should check with your city council or its website to find out if it has an online service to complete your application online.
Municipalities with more than 3,500 inhabitants have a specific online service for the seizure and deposit of city planning authorizations.
If your municipality has not set it up, you can use an Internet-based support service that guides you through each step of compiling your file.
You can complete and print the DP file using this assistance even if your municipality is not connected to it. From the beginning of the seizure, you will be informed if your municipality is connected.
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit for a detached house and/or its annexes (CMIP)
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