Authorisation for the construction and alteration of mountain huts and bivouacs

Provincial authorisation must be sought for the construction or alteration of alpine huts, hiking huts and bivouacs (defined as mountaineering facilities). This authorisation is issued by the Co-ordination Committee and applies to works relating to the main buildings and ancillary structures (for example: cableways, water supply and storage systems, wastewater management systems, storage facilities of any kind, helicopter landing pads, hydroelectric power stations and power lines).

Landscape authorisation for mountaineering facilities is granted by the Town Planning and Landscape Protection Service within the framework of the Co-ordination Commission; therefore, authorisation from the Community’s Landscape Commission is not required.

 The authorisation from the Coordination Committee does not include:

• an impact assessment for projects affecting, even only partially, protected areas within the Natura 2000 network (Special Areas of Conservation and/or Special Protection Areas) or other protected areas, to be obtained from the Sustainable Development and Protected Areas Service prior to submitting the application;  
• authorisations relating to cultural heritage – to be obtained following authorisation by the Coordination Committee;
• authorisations and/or concessions for the protection of public waters, the occupation of provincial water resources, or relating to hydraulic works – to be obtained following authorisation by the Coordination Committee;
• measures referred to in the provisions on the protection of the environment from pollution – to be obtained following authorisation by the Co-ordination Commission;
• a fire safety assessment where the number of beds exceeds 25 – to be obtained following authorisation by the Co-ordination Committee.

The application may be submitted by the property owner (the legal representative of a company, association or public body, the owner of a sole trader business, or a private individual) 

The application for authorisation must be submitted to the Tourism and Sport Department using the appropriate form, complete with the required attachments and in accordance with the instructions set out in the relevant guidelines, and sent to the certified email addressserv.turismo@pec.provincia.tn.it.

The application must be accompanied by the project documentation in digital format, as described in the following section on forms

Applications may be submitted at any time of the year.

The procedure comprises the following stages:

• technical assessment;
• opinion of the Co-ordination Committee;
• decision by the Co-ordination Committee to grant or refuse authorisation.

The outcome of the procedure will be communicated to the applicant. 

If the prescribed time limits are exceeded, the applicant may contact the Director-General of the Department of Crafts, Trade, Promotion, Sport and Tourism. Alternatively, they may lodge an appeal with the Regional Administrative Court or the Civil Court.

In the event of a negative outcome, without prejudice to the possibility of appealing to the competent court depending on the grounds raised, an appeal may be lodged with the President of the Republic within 120 days of notification of the decision.