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Regulation hierarchy – from law to general recommendation

Read about the description of what regulations are and of the regulation hierarchy in Sweden.

Regulatory hierarchy

This is an introduction course to The Planning and Building act (PBL). In the first part, we give a general introduction to the PBL, followed by four parts – the comprehensive plan, detailed development plan, building permit and construction process and supervision.

PBL introduction course in English