What is the difference between REGULATED and NON-REGULATED land in Bulgaria?

[Everybody's Bulgaria]

I believe a lot of people that are looking to buy a property in Bulgaria do not know what type of land there is in Bulgaria. Note that buying a land do not actually mean that you can build on it !!!
Want to know more about LAND in Bulgaria, please reply with question and I will be more than happy to answer it.

[Will Ross]

Answer re Regulated Land in Bulgaria by Secure Finance Bulgaria

There are basically 2 types of land in Bulgaria: “Regulated” and “Unregulated”.

Unregulated land is effectively bare ground with no official purpose designated to it.

For land to be used for agricultural, commercial or development purposes, then application must be made to the local area municipality for the land to be regulated for the required proposed usage.

For development purposes, the regulation process is detailed and relatively time consuming. The granting of “regulated” status for development purposes, the local municipality commits itself to the development regarding utilities and services (water, sewerage, electricity and roads). Clearly the local municipality is not going to award “regulated” status to land where they cannot easily make provision of utilities and services.

Additionally, the regulation process fixes other aspects of the development and a “Kint” is issued which states:

• Development Density (between 0.7 and 1.8x the surface area of the plot)
• Maximum height of Construction
• Maximum footprint of building
• Minimum area of landscaped grounds

The nearest US/UK approximation of defining “regulated” land would be to describe it as land with Outline Planning Permission for construction. However in Bulgaria because the local municipality takes a much more detailed inspection of the application and commits itself to supporting the project re services etc and defining the development characteristics, “regulated land” has considerably more “added value” than mere land with outline planning permission.

Application for Building Permit (“Pup Certificate”) can only be made following the regulation of the land and the issuing of the “Kint”. Application involves all of the plans, specifications and drawings relating to the development being submitted for consideration.

Provided the design of the building conforms to the criteria specified in the “Kint” re development density etc then the issuing of detailed planning should be a formal conclusion.

I hope this helps you, but if you ahve any further questions fire away...