City of Hof introduces digital building application
The city of Hof is taking a further step towards a digital town hall: from 1 August 2025, the city will officially be part of the Bavaria-wide digital strategy in the construction sector and will participate in the digital building application process in accordance with the Bavarian Digital Building Application Ordinance (DBauV). This means that in future, building applications can also be submitted electronically to the lower building supervisory authority of the city of Hof.
Christian Bernreiter, Bavarian State Minister for Housing, Construction and Transport: "Digitalisation is a great opportunity - for citizens as well as for the building supervisory authorities. This is because building applications can be submitted and processed much more easily thanks to the digital process. I am delighted that the city of Hof is now also joining in and that a total of 112 cities and district offices in Bavaria will be offering the digital building application from 1 August. Trial operations are underway in seven more. Together, that is already over 88 per cent of all Bavarian building supervisory authorities. The experience has been positive all round: more than 3,500 applications are submitted every month in Bavaria via the digital building application."
The city of Hof is thus consistently pursuing its digitalisation strategy and making building applications more modern, simpler and more transparent for citizens and planning offices. The digital building application makes it possible to complete applications online, attach the required building documents directly and submit them securely to the authorities. Instructions in the online wizard help applicants to complete the application in full, thus avoiding queries and shortening processing times.
An additional service is the subsequent submission assistant, which has also been activated and can be used to submit additional documents digitally. All digital assistants will be linked in the BayernPortal at the start or in the days immediately following. The city of Hof will also provide the corresponding links on its municipal homepage on 1 August 2025. Until then, digital submissions are not yet legally effective.
Important: Building applications in paper form are still possible - the digital route is a supplementary, convenient option, not a mandatory replacement.
By joining the digital building application, the city of Hof is now actively participating in the nationwide standardisation and digitalisation of building procedures. The entry is part of a larger initiative to modernise municipal administrative processes and make them more citizen-friendly.
Further information on the digital building application in Bavaria: