{"id":1184,"date":"2026-10-21T12:13:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raychevandco.com\/viza-za-proektirane\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T12:55:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:55:04","slug":"viza-za-proektirane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/raychevandco.com\/en\/viza-za-proektirane\/","title":{"rendered":"Design visa: what it is and how to get one"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rc-tldr\"><strong>In brief<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A design visa is a document from the municipality that sets what can be designed on a specific plot, and how, under the detailed development plan in force. It is issued at the owner's request. It is usually the first step before an investment project, together with a topographic survey of the plot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"s1\">What a design visa is<\/h2>\n<p>A design visa is the official brief for the designers. It shows what the detailed development plan (PUP) allows on your plot: where the building can go, how far from the boundaries, and what height and building density are permitted. It is issued by the municipality's chief architect. In some municipalities the visa takes the form of a copy of the plan in force with the parameters marked on it.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s2\">When you need it<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>before designing a new building;<\/li>\n<li>for extensions and extra storeys;<\/li>\n<li>for certain types of fence, garage and other works, where the municipality requires it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"s3\">Which documents are filed<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>an application on the municipality's form;<\/li>\n<li>proof of ownership;<\/li>\n<li>an up-to-date sketch of the plot from the Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre Office;<\/li>\n<li>in some cases a topographic survey or a site layout.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The exact list is on the municipality's form. In Varna the application is filed with the municipal administration or the district administration.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s4\">Where the surveyor comes in<\/h2>\n<p>Before or right after the visa, a <a href=\"\/en\/uslugi\/geodezicheska-snimka\/\">topographic survey<\/a> of the plot is made: the exact boundaries, the relief, the trees and the neighbouring buildings. The architect positions the building on it according to the visa. The surveyor then prepares the <a href=\"\/en\/uslugi\/investitsionno-proektirane\/\">surveying part of the investment project<\/a>: setting-out plan, grading plan and earthwork cartogram.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"s5\">After the visa<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>an investment project by the architect, structural engineer and other designers;<\/li>\n<li>coordination and approval of the project;<\/li>\n<li>a construction permit;<\/li>\n<li>opening of the construction site and setting out of the building line (see <a href=\"\/en\/uslugi\/stroitelstvo\/\">construction surveying<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"s6\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What is a \"sketch visa\"?<\/h3>\n<p>That is what the visa is often called when it is drawn up on a copy of the plan. It is essentially the same document.<\/p>\n<h3>Can I request a visa without a detailed development plan?<\/h3>\n<p>The visa is issued under the plan in force. If the plot has no plan, or the plan does not allow the construction you want, a <a href=\"\/en\/uslugi\/pup\/\">Detailed development plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Is a topographic survey needed for the visa?<\/h3>\n<p>Not always for the visa itself, but almost always for the design that follows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rc-author\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/raychev-design\/raychev-co-logo-96.webp\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" alt=\"Raychev &amp; Co.\"><\/p>\n<div><b>Eng. Ruslan Raychev<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Licensed land surveyor in Varna, licensed under the Cadastre Act and holding full design capacity with KIIP, reg. No. 16455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-top:28px\"><a class=\"rc-btn rc-btn-primary\" href=\"\/en\/uslugi\/geodezicheska-snimka\/\">Topographic survey: see the service<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What a design visa is, when it is required, which documents are filed and where the surveyor comes in.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-statii-za-geodeziya"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raychevandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raychevandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raychevandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raychevandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raychevandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1184"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/raychevandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1199,"href":"https:\/\/raychevandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1184\/revisions\/1199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raychevandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raychevandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raychevandco.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}