Pergola: regulations and procedures

More and more fashionable, Pergola has been appreciated over the years. Ideal for offering you a shady corner, it requires compliance with some regulations. Therefore, discover in this article everything you need to know to comply with the regulations.

Pergola regulations: generality

The installation of a pergola in your garden or any other place is not without rules. This is the reason why it will be important to be interested in the regulations and administrative procedures to be performed before installing it. Here's what you have to be careful before taking such a project.

First of all, the land surface of your pergola must be taken into consideration. In fact, depending on the size of the imprint and the surface of the floor, the regulations are not always the same.

All these examples must be the subject of a previous declaration of work, both this, both for a pergola of 5m2 and for those of less than 20m2. Over 20m2, a construction permit is required by law.

As mentioned above, once all the information has been collected, you will have to make a request for construction permit from the town hall of the city of construction of your pergola or send a previous declaration to work.

For the declaration before the work here are the steps to follow:

When you want to make a previous statement to work (DP), you need to fill in the Cerfa 13703-07 form and provide certain documents such as plans, photos or even more detailed descriptions of the project. So, you will have to abandon everything in 2 copies in your town hall or send it by registered mail. Once this step is carried out, you will have to complete a necessary declaration for calculating taxes. Finally, when the file is complete, you will receive a registration number from the Town Hall and the date you can start the job.

For the request for a construction permit, here are the steps to follow:

To request a construction permit, it is necessary to fill in the Cerfa 13406-07 form that you can download or recover directly in the Town Hall. In this form and as regards the DP, floors, photos, etc. will be added. Once the file is completed, you can send it to your town hall. Finally, you will therefore receive a receipt including the date of the deposit and the registration number.

Please note, if you do not have a construction permit or not perform a previous work declaration, you can pay a fine between 1,200 and 6,000 euros per m2. In addition, sometimes you will be forced to demolish it. Therefore, it is essential to respect the law not to take risks and avoid penalties.

Legislation for a supported pergola

The legislation from one pergola to another is often not the same, in reality depending on the size and type of pergola, the rules to be respected float.

The ordered pergolas are pergolas fixed for most of the time to a wall. Therefore, it is equipped with two wall fixings and two fixed pillars on the ground. Perfect to offer you a shaded corner on your terrace, these pergolas can be classic, surmounted by a polycarbonate or double glass roof. Finally, we can also find bioclimatic models.

As for their legislation, it is not very different from those indicated above. The pending pergolas lower than 5 m² do not need any declaration to be installed.

When the pergola measures between 5 m² and 20 m², a simple previous declaration of work is required. Finally, if the surface of the pergola is greater than 20 m², you will have to have a construction permit that must be asked for your town hall.

Should we declare a self -supporting pergola?

Unlike an attached pergola, the car pergolas -sustem are independent of the house. They are found so often in the garden, although they can be close to the house.

The legislation in force for a self -supporting pergola and what it matters if it is made of aluminum, wood or wrought iron is exactly the same as a supported pergola.

However, the rules change if your pergola is removable. In fact, if its installation dates back to less than 3 months, no declaration will be required.

What is the difference between the surface of the floor and the grip on the ground?

To talk about the surface of a pergola, you can use the surface of the floor or the footprint. Depending on the measure in which it is used, this will have an impact on taxes, since a surface of the floor enters the calculation of the land taxes. To respect the regulations, it will be necessary to take the most unfavorable of the two. So what is the difference between 2?
– Reasons on the ground: According to the urban planning code, the ground on the ground includes all the protrusions and protrusions included. For example, for an open pergola, it is necessary to take into account the surface on the ground from the outside of the poles.
– Floor surface: In order for an area of ​​the floor, the pergola must be closed entirely or in part. There will also be a pergola completely closed with curtains, lighters or partitions. In the event that there is only a part closed with a blind man, we will therefore talk about an grip on the ground.

Therefore, whatever the project you imagined for the installation of your pergola, it will be essential to comply with the various administrative procedures and regulations in force for the pergolas. Therefore, you will be safe from any penalty and you can take the maximum advantage throughout the year.

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