Design permission (architectural-planning assignment)

Steps

Terms and fees depend on the project; create a project for exact numbers.

1. 1.Design permission (architectural-planning assignment)

   Apply on the platform (form N 1-1). The community itself requests utility technical conditions within 3 days. Since 30 August 2026 no answer counts as a refusal, not an approval.

   Authority

   Head of community (Yerevan: Mayor or district head)

   Statutory term

   5–90 dayscounts as refusal

   Fee

   • Yerevan: residential under 300 m² — 0 AMD
   • Yerevan: 1,000,000 (zones 1–2), 500,000 (3–7), 250,000 (8–12)
   • Yerevan: by area and zone, up to 20,000,000 AMD (see the yerevan.am calculator)
   • Local fee set by the community council, if any; outside Yerevan there may be none

   Sources: [1] www.arlis.am[2] www.arlis.am[3] www.yerevan.amurban-permits.e-gov.am· not yet checked by a lawyer

2. 2.Simplified design assignment (APA)

   Apply on the platform (form Պ-ՃՀԱՀ). Only your passport, the plot plan with the proposed siting and the ownership or development-right document are attached. If there is no answer within 7 working days, the assignment is generated automatically. Valid 1 year.

   Authority

   Head of community via urban-permits.e-gov.am

   Statutory term

   7 working dayscounts as approval

   Fee

   • Yerevan: residential under 300 m² — 0 AMD
   • Local fee set by the community council

   Sources: [1] www.arlis.am[2] www.arlis.am[3] www.yerevan.amurban-permits.e-gov.am· not yet checked by a lawyer

Documents

• Plot plan with the proposed siting

• Ownership or development-right certificate

• Heritage authority opinion

  Requested by the community

  Required only in some cases

• Owner's written consent or a contract that allows construction

  If you are not the owner (leaseholder, user)

  Required only in some cases

• Power of attorney or authorization

  If a representative, architect or contractor applies

  Required only in some cases

• Passport or ID card