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Oberhausen city employs the statewide online construction platform.

Digital building applications are now accepted by the city of Oberhausen, including from citizens, architectural firms, and businesses, through the statewide BuildingPortal.NRW, in addition to traditional paper submissions.

City of Oberhausen leverages the statewide construction platform.
City of Oberhausen leverages the statewide construction platform.

Oberhausen city employs the statewide online construction platform.

In the heart of North Rhine-Westphalia, the city of Oberhausen is leading the way in digital transformation, revolutionising the building application process. With the introduction of Bauportal.NRW, citizens, architecture firms, and businesses can now submit applications digitally, ensuring secure transmission of documents and clear documentation of the application process.

This digital shift brings numerous benefits. Real-time access to submitted documents leads to faster results and reduced waiting times for all parties involved. The building application is linked with the city's E-file system for seamless digital processing, allowing different departments to work on a single application simultaneously, optimising the submission and processing of building applications.

Coordination between departments is simplified as all relevant data is centrally accessible. This streamlined approach ensures that everyone involved in the process can track the status of their building application online, a feature that will be available to citizens in the future.

The city's digitization of building application processes enhances the benefits of time, effort, and paper savings for all parties. Architecture firms can now submit their digitally created documents without any media breaks, minimising errors and follow-up work. This efficiency also extends to the citizens, who will enjoy simplified application processes, clear structures, and transparent communication with the building authority.

Bauportal.NRW's clear documentation of the application process provides peace of mind for all involved, ensuring that every step of the application is accounted for. The city's commitment to digital transformation is evident, as it continues to benefit from these simplified application processes, clear structures, and transparent communication with the building authority.

As we move towards mid-September 2025, the city of Oberhausen looks forward to the continued benefits that digital transformation will bring to its building application processes. The future is digital, and in Oberhausen, it's already here.

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