{"id":8837,"date":"2026-09-29T10:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T10:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/?page_id=8837"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:13:57","slug":"house-permits-country-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/house-permits-country-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"House permits and approvals: choose the project country"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>body.page-id-8837 #page-title{background:#f5f3ed!important;}body.page-id-8837 #page-title .page-title-parallax-background{display:none!important;background-image:none!important;}body.page-id-8837 #page-title h1{color:#21372b!important;text-transform:none;font:400 clamp(30px,4vw,48px)\/1.2 Georgia,serif;}body.page-id-8837 #page-title .breadcrumbs,body.page-id-8837 #page-title .breadcrumbs a{color:#375440!important;}body.page-id-8837 .woodcraft-editorial{max-width:760px;margin:auto;font-size:18px;line-height:1.75;color:#293a30;overflow-wrap:anywhere;}body.page-id-8837 .woodcraft-editorial h2{font:400 28px\/1.3 Georgia,serif;color:#21372b;text-transform:none;margin-top:40px;scroll-margin-top:100px;}body.page-id-8837 .woodcraft-editorial h3{font-size:22px;text-transform:none;}body.page-id-8837 .woodcraft-editorial a{color:#275740;text-decoration:underline;}body.page-id-8837 .woodcraft-editorial nav{padding:24px;background:#f5f3ed;border-radius:12px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"woodcraft-editorial\"><!-- woodcraft-guide-image:start --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"woodcraft-guide-cover\" style=\"margin:0 0 28px\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"woodcraft-guide-illustration\" src=\"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woodcraft-guide-permits-1200.webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woodcraft-guide-permits-640.webp 640w, https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/woodcraft-guide-permits-1200.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width:840px) 90vw, 760px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Concept illustration: House permits and approvals: choose the project country\" style=\"display:block;width:100%;height:auto;aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover;border-radius:8px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.5;margin-top:8px\">Concept illustration, not a photograph of a completed project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- woodcraft-guide-image:end --><\/p>\n<nav aria-label=\"Contents\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#guide-1\">Separate articles for each country<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#guide-2\">How to use the guides<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#guide-3\">Planning a tiny house or building in another country?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#guide-4\">Keep a document register<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<p>The language you read does not determine building rules. Choose the country where the land is located and read its dedicated article. Each guide provides a starting point, relevant authorities, questions for the designer and official sources.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"guide-1\">Separate articles for each country<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/building-house-permits-romania\/\">Romania<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/building-house-permits-france\/\">France<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/building-house-permits-belgium\/\">Belgium<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/building-house-permits-germany\/\">Germany<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/building-house-permits-italy\/\">Italy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/building-house-permits-spain\/\">Spain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"guide-2\">How to use the guides<\/h2>\n<p>Prepare land identification and a description of works before the first discussion. Record what is confirmed and what still needs checking. Procedures and documents are determined for the actual municipality and project. These articles are not submission forms.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"guide-3\">Planning a tiny house or building in another country?<\/h2>\n<p>Ask the competent authority and local designer to classify your solution. Present dimensions, use, connections and whether it is fixed or movable. Do not assume small size or structural material removes administrative checks.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"guide-4\">Keep a document register<\/h2>\n<p>For each document, record issuer, responsible person, status, validity and storage location. Separate submitted requests from obtained responses. Confirm everyone involved is working from the same design revision.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Before ordering:<\/strong> clarify with the team which decisions can be made and which depend on outstanding checks or approvals.<\/p>\n<h2>Read next<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/choosing-land-for-a-house\/\">How to choose a plot for your future home<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/preparing-house-building-site\/\">Preparing the site: before delivery and assembly<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/guides-and-articles\/\">All guides<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/home-planning-worksheet\/\">Worksheet for the first discussion<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choose the relevant house-permit guide for Romania, France, Belgium, Germany, Italy or Spain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8837","page","type-page","status-publish"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8837\/"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page\/"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1\/"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments\/?post=8837"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8837\/revisions\/"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9957,"href":"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8837\/revisions\/9957\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/woodcraft.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/?parent=8837"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}