Do you need a city planning permit to divide land?

Verified 06 March 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

If you plan to divide your land into several parcels, an Advance Declaration (AD) or Planning Permit (PA) may be required depending on the situation of your land (protected site or not) or the improvements you plan to make.

To find out if your land is located in a protected site, you must ask your local council.

Who shall I contact

You must file a advance notification (PNR) if you do any of the following

  • Division of land to detach one or more lots from it for construction outside a classified site or pending filing, of a remarkable heritage site or to historic monument approaches
  • Division of land to detach one or more lots from it for the purpose of constructing without creating or fitting out of tracks, spaces or equipment common to several lots and specific to the subdivision

You can create your file by paperless means or using a form depending on whether you are in Paris or in another municipality.

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General case

You must file your file in the city hall:

  • By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
  • By letter RAR: titleContent
  • In your own hand
Who shall I contact

In Paris

You must submit your file to the BASU: titleContent by dematerialized means only:

Office Accueil et Service à l'Usager (BASU) de Paris: one-stop-shop

FYI  

You are not subject to RFP in the following cases:

  • Division authorized under an authorized development operation
  • Division in the framework of a rural land development operation
  • Division resulting from a rural lease consent to a farmer

You must file a advance notification (PNR) if you divide a land located in a particular protection area, because of the quality of the sites, natural environments and landscapes, delimited by a municipal council deliberation.

To find out if your land is located in a particular area, you must ask your local council.

Who shall I contact

Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement

General case

You must file your file in the city hall:

  • By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
  • By letter RAR: titleContent
  • In your own hand
Who shall I contact

In Paris

You must submit your file to the BASU: titleContent by dematerialized means only:

Office Accueil et Service à l'Usager (BASU) de Paris: one-stop-shop

You must file a development permit if you are subdividing by any of the following:

  • Division of land to detach one or more lots from it for the purpose of constructing with creation or fitting out of tracks, spaces or equipment common to several lots and specific to the subdivision
  • Division of land to detach one or more lots for construction, located in a remarkable heritage site, to historic monument approaches or in a classified site or pending filing

To know if your land is located in a protected site, you will need to ask your local council:

Who shall I contact

You can create your file by paperless means or using a form depending on whether you are in Paris or in another municipality.

Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement

General case

You must file your file in the city hall:

  • By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
  • By letter RAR: titleContent
  • In your own hand
Who shall I contact
Form

You must use the following form:

Application for a development permit

In Paris

You must submit your file to the BASU: titleContent by dematerialized means only:

Office Accueil et Service à l'Usager (BASU) de Paris: one-stop-shop

Support for your city planning authorization request

Office Accueil et Service à l'Usager (BASU) de Paris: one-stop-shop

Who can help me?

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  • For information on city planning regulations and administrative procedures

    Telephone administrative information - Allo Public Service

    For more information on this topic, you can contact Allô Service Public.

    Cost: free service

    The informants who answer you belong to the ministry in charge of housing and city planning.

    Attention: the service does not have access to users' personal files and cannot therefore provide information on their status.

    The service is available at the following times:

      • Lundi : de 08h30 à 16h15
      • Mardi : de 08h30 à 12h15
      • Mercredi : de 08h30 à 12h15
      • Jeudi : de 08h30 à 17h30
      • Vendredi : de 13h00 à 16h15

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  • For information on your local city planning plan or file

    Town Hall

  • For information on the local city planning plan or your file in Paris

    Paris: Reception and service desk (BASU)