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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MikeK" data-source="post: 1575373" data-attributes="member: 26481">Ah, the Internet.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Once these threads go off tangent, there's no turning back.Based on my experience, modifications to residential systems don't require any prior approval or inspections, but changes to the building that affect load bearing structures might need approval.  Commercial property might be different, but I can make any changes to my electrical, gas, and water distribution after the meters without any approval.  I did ask the local planning office if I needed permission or inspection reports to add 3-phase distribution panels to my garage and shop, and the clerk was surprised that I even bothered to ask, since the answer was "nein".  I did have to get approval to put a roof on my unfinished garage because the required gutter system would feed into the city sewer system, but no permit was needed to extend an existing retaining wall an additional 20 meters in my garden.</blockquote>

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