INDUSTRIES, REAL ESTATE | Consolidated Building Act (Testo Unico Costruzioni) proposed

On 26 March 2025, a proposed legislative decree act was presented to the Chamber of Deputies, committing the Government to adopt a new Consolidated Construction Act within six months.  The reform stems from the need to remedy the numerous critical procedural and authorisation issues faced by public administrations, economic operators and professionals. The aim of the legislative intervention is the adoption of a Consolidated Building Act that incorporates the provisions on town planning and building within a coherent legal framework that simplifies the regulatory language.

A further objective of the legislative decrees implementing the delegation will be to indicate the key principles of the subject, referring, for example, to the documentation certifying the legitimate status of the properties or the distinction of the administrative regimes for the different categories of urban planning and building interventions. The legislator has also identified an ulterior objective, aimed at satisfying the instances of simplification: the complete digitalisation and computerisation of administrative procedures. The purpose is certainly to reduce the documentary burdens on private individuals.

Newsletter n. 106 – April 2025