How delays work
Today we had notification of the reception of our application for a building permit. Or rather, a “NOTIFICATION DU DELAI D’INSTRUCTION” (their caps)… In other words, we’ve waited two months to tell you you’ll have to wait two months.
It’s like this: the official allowable delay for a permit de construire is two months after the receipt of the application—if there’s no word after that time, the application is deemed successful and you can start work. The problem is, the paper pushers have a clever trick to knock your schedule on its ear.
