Germany approves ‘Bau-Turbo’ to speed up housing construction

Neil Gerrard Senior Editor, Construction Briefing

13 October 2025

An urban construction site in Kiel, Germany (Image: snapshotfreddy via AdobeStock - stock.adobe.com) An urban construction site in Kiel, Germany (Image: snapshotfreddy via AdobeStock - stock.adobe.com)


The Bundestag in Germany has passed a new law to speed up planning and approval processes for the construction of housing, aimed at kickstarting its ailing residential construction sector.

Construction activity in Germany continues to lag, according to the latest survey of construction buyers in the country.

The so-called “Bau-Turbo” law, approved on Thursday last week (9 October) is intended to give more flexibility to municipalities and cities to greenlight construction projects, while allowing regulatory exemptions such as noise…

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