Permit preparation and coordination
Soleta provides the relevant local specialists with the technical documents available for completing building permit application files. Permit requirements differ by country, municipality and plot. We navigate this process together with the local specialist, but we do not guarantee outcomes.
Building permit requirements vary from country to country more than most clients expect. The same structural system, the same energy specification and the same architectural approach can be straightforward to permit in one country or municipality and complex in another. What we bring is experience across multiple situations, a technical documentation standard that authorities usually recognise, and a clear understanding of where the work is ours and where it requires a licensed local professional.
We prepare, we support, but the permit decision rests with the authorities, not with us. We are honest about that from the first conversation.
What we prepare
Our technical team can produce the technical documentation that permit authorities typically require for a timber-frame residential building: architectural drawings to planning authority standards, structural calculation summaries, energy performance documentation, fire safety and access statements, and site plans. The quality of the documentation remains consistent regardless of market.
How we work with local professionals
Building permit submission and liaison with the planning authority must be handled by a locally registered architect or professional — this is a legal requirement in most jurisdictions, not a preference. We work alongside these professionals: we provide the documents that fall within our scope, and they handle file assembly and submission, correspondence with the authority and any planning hearings. Choosing a local professional whose experience with timber-frame construction is relevant is important, because it reduces the risk of technical misunderstandings.
Pre-purchase site advice
For certain markets, if you are considering a plot and have not yet committed to a purchase, we can review the zoning classification, the planning history and any known restrictions before you buy. We cannot tell you what a planning authority will decide — but we can help you understand what questions to ask and what conditions are typical for that site type. This review is available as part of the Private Consulting service.
Architectural drawings prepared to planning authority standards
Structural calculation summary for planning submission
Energy performance documentation
Fire safety and access statement
Site layout and location plans
Suggestions for strong, vetted local collaborators
Technical package handover to the local professional
Response to technical queries from planning authorities
Important: what this service does not include
We are not a law firm. We do not provide legal advice, represent you in legal proceedings or guarantee planning approval. Permit outcomes depend on local authority policy, site-specific conditions and factors outside our control. In most cases, permit submission and liaison with the planning authority are handled by a locally licensed professional; our role is technical preparation and coordination. Timelines for permit decisions vary by municipality and cannot be guaranteed. We will give you our honest assessment of likely timelines based on comparable projects, but we will not make promises that planning authorities have not authorised us to make.
The most common cause of permit delays is documentation that does not meet the technical standard the authority expects. Our permit documentation is prepared by the same team that produces the manufacturing drawings — the level of technical precision is the same. Authorities rarely need to ask twice for information we have already provided.
Permit coordination
Discuss your permit requirements
Tell us about your site and country. We will explain what the permit process typically involves and what we can prepare.