The Ministry Of Infrastructure And Construction Keeps Working On A Spatial And Construction Code

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Construction keeps working on a Spatial and Construction Code (hereinafter referred to as the Code). The Code aims at providing for a complex regulation containing spatial (zoning) planning and construction. Draft of the Code is currently subject to public consultations.

The most significant changes wiich are supposed to be implemented by the Code are provided for below.

I. As far as spatial (zoning) planning is concerned the Code implements:

• so called investment consent which superseding a zoning decision and a decdision on location of a public aim investment as well as building permits;
• subject to a local government institution (i.e. Starost), permission to realise investments within areas not covered by local zoning plans within a proceeding for granting of an investment consent;