How do I get an individual alignment order?
Verified 14 September 2023 - Legal and Administrative Information Directorate (Prime Minister)
If you are proprietor and that you are planning to make roadside works, you need to know the limit between the public road and your property (land, garden...).
To do so, you must request a individual alignment order.
It's a act drawn up by theadministrative authority in charge of public road management.
Step-by-step approach
You must request an individual alignment order when your work is on the roadside and the municipality does not have an alignment plan.
An alignment plane is a administrative servitude which determines, after a public inquiry, the boundary between the highway and the riparian properties. A parcel plane is attached to the alignment plane.
General case
When you undertake work outside the public domain (for example, an extension or fencing), you must request individual alignment.
One surveyor is responsible for drawing up the parcel plan annexed to the individual alignment order.
Warning
Individual alignment does not exempt you from request city planning permissions necessary, for example the preliminary declaration of works or the building permit in case of extension of your property or fencing.
Commune with alignment plane
When your land has an alignment plan, don't ask individual alignment.
Warning
The rural roads are not in the public domain. The alignment procedure is reserved for public roads. Thus, the alignment is not not applicable.
Your request must be made on free paper.
Your mail must include the information following:
- Your name and address
- Description of your planned works
- Address of your property
L'public authority which issues the individual alignment changes according to road type.
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Communal road
Your request must be sent to the City Hall.
Departmental road
Your request should be sent to the department.
National road
The situation changes if you live in Ile-de-France or in another region.
General case
Your request must be sent to the Interdepartmental Roads Directorate (DIR).
Who shall I contact
In Île-de-France
Your request should be sent to the regional and interdepartmental directorate for environment, planning and transport of Île-de-France (DRIEAT).
The deed is a document written. It takes the form of a decree.
Individual alignment is a right. It can't be denied. If there is no response, you can form a appeal to the administrative court.
The individual alignment request is free.
The cost of surveying expert for alignment planes are at charge of the municipality.
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
Telephone administrative information - Allo Public Service
The informants who answer you belong to the ministry in charge of housing and city planning.
Cost: free service
Attention: the service does not have access to users' personal files and therefore cannot provide information on their progress.
The service is available at the following times:
- Monday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Tuesday: 8:30 to 12:15
- Wednesday: 8:30 to 12:15
- Thursday: 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Friday: 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m
- Town Hall
- Highway Code: Articles L112-1 to L112-7Alignment
- General code of regional and local authorities: Article L2321-2Costs of the intervention of the surveyor-expert for the alignment plans at the expense of the municipality
- Practical life in individual accommodation (house)Service-Public.fr
- City planning AuthorizationService-Public.fr
