Installation or construction of a private swimming pool
Verified 31 January 2025 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)
Are you going to settle or build a swimming pool in your garden? Depending on the type of swimming pool (buried or above ground, with or without shelter, its area and its location, a city planning authorization may be required. We're presenting the regulations.
What applies to you ?
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Before starting your city planning, you should ask your local council if your project is located in a sheltered area. Protected sites are remarkable heritage sites, the surroundings of historical monuments, classified sites or pending filing.
Buried pool (with or without shelter)
The structure of the swimming pool is completely buried in the ground. It's not removable.
The construction of a swimming pool may result in higher local taxes. You must declare it within 90 days of the completion of the work.
If your swimming pool has an area of more than 10 m², you are also subject to the development tax.
Warning
You need to equip your pool with safety features to prevent drowning.
The choice of city planning authorization depends on the surface area of the swimming pool:
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Pool up to 10 m²
General case
You don't have to ask for city planning authorization.
However, the MORE may impose specific rules that you must follow. Remember to consult the service of the city planning of your town hall.
In protected area
You have to make a prior declaration in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration of construction and works not subject to a building permit
Pool of more than 10 m² and up to 100 m²
You have to make a prior declaration in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration of construction and works not subject to a building permit
Pool of more than 100 m²
You must request a building permit in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
The form is different if your pool is the annex of a detached house or other type of construction:
Detached house
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit for a detached house and/or its annexes (CMIP)
Other construction
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit (other than for a detached house or its annexes)
The choice of city planning authorization depends on the surface of the swimming pool basin and sometimes the height of the shelter:
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Pool up to 10 m² with shelter
General case
You don't have to ask for city planning authorization.
However, the MORE may impose specific rules that you must follow. Remember to consult the service of the city planning of your town hall.
In protected area
You have to make a prior declaration in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration of construction and works not subject to a building permit
Basin of more than 10 m² and up to 100 m² with shelter
The choice of city planning authorization depends on the height of the swimming pool shelter:
Shelter up to 1.80 m high
You have to make a prior declaration in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration of construction and works not subject to a building permit
Shelter more than 1.80 m high
You must request a building permit in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
The form is different if your pool is the annex of a detached house or other type of construction.
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit for a detached house and/or its annexes (CMIP)
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit (other than for a detached house or its annexes)
Pool of more than 100 m² with shelter
You must request a building permit in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
The form is different if your pool is the annex of a detached house or other type of construction:
Detached house
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit for a detached house and/or its annexes (CMIP)
Other construction
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit (other than for a detached house or its annexes)
Depending on the height of the shelter you want to build, a town hall authorization may be required:
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Shelter up to 1.80 m high
General case
You don't have to ask for city planning authorization at the city hall.
Please note
The MORE may impose specific rules. Remember to consult the service of the city planning of your town hall.
In protected area
You have to make a prior declaration in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration of construction and works not subject to a building permit
Shelter more than 1.80 m high
You have to make a prior declaration in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration of construction and works not subject to a building permit
Above ground swimming pool
The above ground pool is an unburied, inflatable or kit pool for example.
The construction of a swimming pool may result in higher local taxes. You must declare it within 90 days of the completion of the work.
If your swimming pool has an area of more than 10 m², you are also subject to the development tax.
Warning
You need to equip your pool with safety features to prevent drowning.
You don't have to ask for city planning authorization.
Please note
The MORE may impose specific rules. Remember to consult the service of the city planning of your town hall.
Depending on the area of the pool or the height of the shelter, no declaration or prior declaration or application for a building permit must be made:
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Pool up to 10 m²
General case
You don't have to ask for city planning authorization.
Please note
The MORE may impose specific rules. Remember to consult the service of the city planning of your town hall.
In protected area
You have to make a prior declaration in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration of construction and works not subject to a building permit
Pool of more than 10 m² up to 100 m²
You have to make a prior declaration in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration of construction and works not subject to a building permit
Pool of more than 100 m²
You must request a building permit in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
The form is different if your pool is the annex of a detached house or other type of construction:
Detached house
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit for a detached house and/or its annexes (CMIP)
Other construction
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit (other than for a detached house or its annexes)
Basin with coverage of more than 1.80m high
You must request a building permit in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
The form is different if your pool is the annex of a detached house or other type of construction:
Detached house
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit for a detached house and/or its annexes (CMIP)
Other construction
You must use the following form:
Application for a building permit (other than for a detached house or its annexes)
Depending on the height of the shelter you want to build, a town hall authorization may be required:
Répondez aux questions successives et les réponses s’afficheront automatiquement
Shelter up to 1.80 m high
General case
You don't have to ask for city planning authorization at the city hall.
Please note
The MORE may impose specific rules. Remember to consult the service of the city planning of your town hall.
In protected area
You have to make a prior declaration in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration of construction and works not subject to a building permit
Shelter more than 1.80 m high
You have to make a prior declaration in town hall:
- By dematerialized according to the arrangements made by your municipality (inquire on the site of the town hall or on the spot)
- By letter RAR: titleContent
- In your own hand.
On the Internet
Form
You must use the following form:
Prior declaration of construction and works not subject to a building permit
Who can help me?
Find who can answer your questions in your region
For more information on this topic, you can contact Allô Service Public.
Attention: the service does not have access to users' personal files and cannot therefore provide information on their status.
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The informants who answer you belong to the ministry in charge of housing and city planning.
- Departmental Agency for Housing Information (Adil)
- Architectural, city planning and Environmental Council (CAUE)
New buildings subject to building permits
New construction exempted from authorization
New buildings subject to prior notification
Above ground swimming pools (more than 3 months)
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