Easier Construction Of Transport Infrastructure

The planning and construction procedures for transport infrastructure have been simplified and shortened under new legislation introduced on 27 November 2009.

The new law aims to prevent property rights being abused to obstruct construction, which has frequently affected transport construction projects in the Czech Republic in recent years.

The key changes include:

• enabling the building authority, on request by the builder, to join together the planning and construction proceedings
• enabling construction proceedings to be commenced even if no documents have been submitted to the building authority proving the builder's title to the relevant land plots (although no building permit may be issued until after they have been submitted)