Preparation of permitting documentation for the construction and installation of charging stations

In accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 66 of the Code of the Republic of Belarus on Architectural, Urban Planning, and Construction Activity (hereinafter referred to as the "Code"), the development of design documentation, the construction, reconstruction, or demolition of a facility, and repair and restoration works shall be carried out on the basis of construction authorization documentation, except in cases provided for by Paragraph 2 of Article 66 of the Code.

Pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 66 of the Code, construction authorization documentation is not required for:

2.1. modernization, technical modernization, and repair works on facilities;
2.2. the demolition by individuals of non-residential permanent structures located on land plots granted to them;
2.3. construction carried out for the purpose of eliminating or preventing emergency situations or disasters;
2.4. the construction of garden houses, utility structures, and facilities on land plots granted for collective gardening;
2.5. the construction of summer houses (dachas), utility structures, and facilities on land plots granted for the construction of summer houses;
2.6. the construction and reconstruction of a single-family residential house and/or non-residential permanent structures classified as "complexity class five" in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 82 of the Code.

Please note that, in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 78 and Paragraph 1 of Article 66 of the Code, site improvement (landscaping/amenity) works are not classified as construction activity; therefore, obtaining construction authorization documentation for such works is not required.

The procedure for the preparation and issuance of construction authorization documentation is defined by the "Regulation on the Procedure for the Preparation and Issuance of Construction Authorization Documentation," approved by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated December 18, 2025, No. 735, "On Construction Authorization Documentation" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulation"). Section 4 of the Regulation specifies the documents that comprise the set of permits required for construction and the installation of charging stations.

In accordance with Section 6 of the Regulation, the Municipal Unitary Enterprise "Minsk City Center for Engineering Services" prepares construction permits on a fee-paying basis, upon the request of the Minsk City Executive Committee or the district administrations of the city of Minsk, as part of the relevant administrative procedure.

Information regarding administrative procedure 3.16.1 (under item 3.16 of the Unified List of Administrative Procedures for Business Entities, approved by Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus No. 548 dated September 24, 2021; hereinafter referred to as the "Unified List").

If an interested party requires permits for the development of design documentation, the construction, reconstruction, or demolition of a facility, repair and restoration work, or the installation of charging stations, they must submit an application to the local executive and administrative body. This is done within the framework of the administrative procedure stipulated by sub-item 3.16.1 of item 3.16 of the Unified List, accompanied by the documents specified in the Regulation.

Information regarding administrative procedure 3.16.1-1 (under item 3.16 of the Unified List). In the event that a deviation from the requirements of construction permitting documentation is necessary for the installation of charging stations (specifically regarding the preparation of an architectural and planning assignment and/or a site layout plan—or the amendment thereof—as well as the obtaining of new technical requirements and technical specifications), the interested party shall submit an application to the local executive and administrative body. This must be done in accordance with the administrative procedure stipulated in sub-paragraph 3.16.1-1 of paragraph 3.16 of the Unified List, with the documents specified in paragraph 8 of the Regulation attached.

Pursuant to Article 14 of the Law of the Republic of Belarus dated October 28, 2008, No. 433-Z, "On the Fundamentals of Administrative Procedures," an application submitted in writing by an interested party must also include "the name of the administrative procedure for which the interested party is applying."