Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size In the case that an intended construction project does not correspond to the legal planning law, building in Berlin at these times requires a lot of time. The planning scheme proceeding in Berlin takes 3 times as long as in comparable cities in Germany. This starts the question, how the planning process is regulated by the Berlin planning administration? On one hand, we more and more have a not corresponding planning law to the intended projects, and the planning scheme proceeding takes 8 years on the average, on the other hand, the building permission should be ratificated as soon as possible to avoid delay of the construction projects. These questions caused an analysis of legal facts (1949–1995) concerning the density of regulations and the time necessary for the procedural matter for planning schemes in the borough of Charlottenburg in Berlin. The most essential causes for the long procedures of planning schemes you will find in the internal consultations of the planning design and in its ratification by the administration. To avoid delay for the construction projects, there are instruments used voluminously to pass premature planning permissions for single projects combined with other instruments to accelerate the process. These procedures are often regarded as legally critical.