Sometimes you might wish to build new Property in a location, because either there is nothing in the Auctions, or any other property on Sale by their owners.
In that case, you can get Planning Permission from FsHub to create & build a new property on a location of your choice.
A property can only be "built" (i.e., planning permission applied for) if your current location—based on your airport/ICAO position—is within 500 km of the build site. Think of it as the owner needing to travel to the site (or local area) to inspect the location, meet with builders to review and approve plans, and then apply for permission to build with the local authorities in person. If you're unable to fly an aircraft yourself, you can use the "Travel Ticket" system to automatically travel to the location and begin the planning/build process.
¶ Requirements
Last Update: 6th Sep 2025
Requirements apply to applications even prior to this date, however any new requirements that fail your application will also result in a full refund.
It is important to remember the following requirements when applying for Planning Permission, as not meeting them will reject your application.
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POLICY A: Your property details must be realistic, just like a real property.
- A.1A: The building location must be on terrain, near a road (local or private does not matter) and relatively close to civilization.
e.g. The location cannot be in water, extreme mountains or other locations known to be impossible to access. - A.1B: The building address lines must be real life locations that you can find on an active map
Note: You can confirm the address is valid by either checking it on Google/Apple/OpenStreet maps or the integrated map on the right side of the form panel. - A.2: The property name must make sense, be in English (or local language) and be somewhat serious.
e.g. You can not name your property names like "Tax Heaven" or "{your va/username} Hotel". It should be a name that a real life property could have. Generally inappropriate names are strictly not allowed and may result in action to your account.
- A.1A: The building location must be on terrain, near a road (local or private does not matter) and relatively close to civilization.
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POLICY B: The photo/screenshot of the location must meet these criteria:
- B.1: The building shown in the image must be similar to the property type
e.g. You can not depict a large villa as a "House" or a small hut for a "Hotel" type. We work on the basis that if the photo shows a property that has arguably more "bedrooms" than 4 it's NOT a house (should be classed as a Mansion), if more than 8 bedrooms is bigger than a mansion (should to be classified as a Hotel). Photos of luxury properties that contain a large pool will also, likely to be "classified" as a mansion. - B.2: The area/background in the image should be as similar as possible to real location
Note: Simulator-taken pictures are accepted. - B.3: The image must be Safe For Work and For All Ages
- B.4: The image must depict the property as seen from the street, yard, or similar perspective.
e.g. Satellite imagery of a property is not permitted.
- B.1: The building shown in the image must be similar to the property type
Should you not meet these requirements, your application will be rejected, and you will not be refunded for the application fee!
¶ Apply for Planning Permission
In an attempt to ensure that users understand the requirements, and not repeatedly spend our team's time:
- You must be located within 500 km of the build site (your "current location" set to an airport within this range) before you can apply for planning permission with the local authorities.
- Each application will cost AED $3,000 (Τhree Thousand Aeroconomy Dollars).
- Application fees are NOT refundable, regardless of acceptance, rejection or cancellation - however building fees will be refunded.
Temporary Limitation: You can only have one application active at a time. This limitation will be removed once the platform gets more active to prevent 'early birds' from buying all the prime locations for a fairer experience.
Please remember that planning applications are processed by humans, our support team, and depending on the current load on the team it may take up to a week for your application to be reviewed.
Please only nudge our team if your application has taken more than a week.
Applications are handled on a first-come first-serve basis. Should two people apply for the same location, only the first one will be accepted.
As per the Property Ownership requirements, in the event your application is after such a case, it will be rejected.
¶ How to Apply
- Visit the Properties page on Aeroconomy (https://aeroconomy.com/property)
¶ Property Status
When you first apply for planning permission, the property will appear in the list of "My Property", the status will automatically change from "Planning permission" (which means this is "Pending approval"), once approved the property will enter the "Building" phase and depending on the size of the property will take a number of (real) days to complete the build process.
For a house, this is 2 days. A mansion takes 4 days and a hotel, 10 days!
Once the property has completed the "Building" phase, it will become "Active" and the attributes (that affect the economy and PAX/cargo generation numbers) will become effective. You will also then be able to travel instantly and "free of charge" (using the "Travel Ticket" system) to any airport within 100 km of any of your "Active" properties.
¶ Checking your Application Status
Currently, applications are handled the same as a support ticket, which means you can not check your application status in real time. You will receive with our decision (acceptance/rejection) as soon as possible.
If it has been a week and you have not heard from us, please use the FsHub Contact page with your application ID (ticket number) to check its status.