Build a house in Tomelilla Municipality

Tomelilla sells municipal house plots in several communities. You submit an expression of interest and can reserve an available plot while seeking a building permit. The municipality allows six months for the application; the sale is completed after the permit is granted.

Read the details for the plot you want. Check its plan and water services before signing, as conditions differ between Tomelilla town, Brösarp and smaller villages.Plots and housing

Tomelilla maps current detailed plans and planning projects in progress. A plot’s plan can set the buildable area and maximum height. A new proposal for a village is not the plan used to assess a permit today.

Find the property on the map and open its planning rules. Ask the municipality if the plot is outside a plan or an older map is hard to read.Detailed planning

Tomelilla’s permit checklist starts with checking the property rules and the drawings needed. For a new home within a detailed plan, order a new-build map as the basis for the site plan showing the intended house position.

Submit clear drawings and check whether other permissions, such as for an access road, affect the project. Wait for the municipal start notice before building starts.Building permits

Tomelilla explains that town properties often use public water and sewage operated by Österlen VA. Outside towns, private wells and sewage are common. There are exceptions, so check the individual plot.

Ask Österlen VA about connection for its property designation. If a private system is needed, speak to Ystad-Österlenregionens miljöförbund about sewage before fixing the house position.Water and sewage

Tomelilla’s mapping unit prepares a new-build map for a new house within a detailed plan and sometimes outside one. It shows planning rules, measured ground levels and possibly a VA connection point. The municipality also offers setting-out and location checks during construction.

Ask the permit office which map is needed and order through the municipal e-service or mapping unit. Use it to draw the house position and dimensions.Maps and surveying

Tomelilla’s nature guide describes woodland in the north, open farmland in the south and a mixed landscape between them. Fyledalen and Verkeån are two large reserves, but distances to them differ across the municipality’s many villages.

When comparing plots, check which outdoor places, schools and shops are practical from the address. A plot near Brösarp offers a different daily setting from one in Tomelilla town.Culture and leisure