Building permits Building permits The Swedish terms are given in brackets.
In Sweden there is, in practice, no right to development in an area without a detailed plan. The applicant has no stated right to receive such a permit, and if the application is refused, he will not receive compensation. Formally the planning initiative and responsibility lies in the hands of the municipality, even if in practice much of the initiative and work to take forward a plan may come from the private developer. If an application is refused, he has right to compensation for losses, provided that the application is made within the prescribed implementation time of the detailed plan. Right to development may be linked with the duty to pay development costs or other obligations.