Obligations before the commencement of construction works

Before the commencement of construction works, you must submit a notification for the commencement of construction, secure the construction site, and mark it properly

You must report the start of construction in writing or electronically via the ePermit service to the competent Office for Construction and physical planning no later than eight days before the start of construction. The list of competent offices is available on the website of the Ministry of Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets.
 
List of competent offices

In the application for commencement of construction, it is necessary to indicate the class, registration number and date of issue of the building permit, Contractor and Supervising Engineer, and to accompany the application with proof that the building plot was formed in the cadastre, if the building for which the building plot is determined is being constructed.
 
The competent Office for Construction and physical planning shall inform the Ministry of the Interior, Construction inspection and Labour inspection thereof by e-bulletin board within five days of receipt of the application for the commencement of construction.

Building staking

Prior to the commencement of construction, the investor shall ensure that the staking of the structure is carried out. Staking out the structure is drawing the ground plan of the external contour of the structure on the construction site, i.e. determining the exact location on the building plot on which the structure will be built. It's made by an authorized surveyor. The list of chartered surveyors, members of the Croatian Chamber of Chartered Geodetic Engineers, is available via the ePermit service.
 
List of chartered geodetic engineers

Site security and marking

The site must be secured and fenced in order to protect passersby and prevent uncontrolled access of people to the site. In case of construction interruption, the investor is obliged to take measures to secure the building and neighbouring buildings, land and other objects.
 
The construction site must be fenced and marked with a board which must contain the name, i.e. the company of the investor, designer, contractor and person performing the expert supervision of construction, the name and type of the building being constructed, the name of the body that issued the building permit, the classification mark, the registration number, the date of issue and the validity of the permit, or the date of application of the commencement of construction.
 
If the building under construction is registered in the Register of cultural goods of the Republic of Croatia, there must be an indication on the board that it is a cultural good.

Deadline for completion of construction 

The family house must be completed within seven years from the date of registration of the commencement of construction.
 
The completion dates begin to run from the date of notification of the commencement of construction, and do not apply to buildings that are individually protected cultural goods. The amendment and/or amendment of the building permit shall not affect the prescribed deadlines