Bulgarian Authorities Begin Illegal Construction Inspections

Bulgaria's Directorate for National Construction Supervision (DNCS) started inspecting the legality of completed and ongoing construction along the Black Sea coastline on February 25, the institution announced on its website.

Аccording to the Spatial Planning of the Bulgarian Black Sea Coastline Act, which entered into force on January 1 2008, all entities that have erected illegal constructions on the beaches are under the obligation to voluntarily demolish them within a month of the law going into effect. If they failed to do so, DNCS would order the buildings demolished.

Two inspecting expert panels from the DNCS will be checking construction along the northern and the southern coastline until March 7.

All violations of Bulgaria’s existing regulations on regional development and zoning would be sanctioned in line with the administrative offence and sanctions law, DNCS said.

All violations of Bulgaria’s existing regulations on regional development and zoning would be sanctioned in line with the administrative offence and sanctions law, DNCS said.