LAW – REGULATIONS - TIME

1. The owner of a plot intending to proceed with development has the right to seek preliminary opinions from the competent urban planning authority before submitting his urban planning application. These preliminary opinions are binding and legally obligate the urban planning authority, as well as any of its officials, for a period of one year.

2. The urban planning authority has three months to decide on the application for a permit from the day of its submission. In case the decision is not announced by the authority or a written notification is not given that the application has been referred to the minister for study and decision-making, you have the option, if desired, to submit an administrative appeal to the Ministry of Interior. However, this does not impose a time limit on the minister.

3. According to the law on urban planning and spatial planning, the applicant has the right to file an administrative appeal within 30 days. However, the law does not impose a time limit on the Minister of Interior for reviewing the appeal. To proceed with the examination, the minister requires the submission of a report from the urban planning authority. It is important to note that there is no time obligation for the urban planning authority to provide the report.

4. The law on road and building regulations stipulates that, during the examination of any appeal, a decision must be made as soon as possible. This decision must be communicated to the appellant within 60 calendar days from the day of submitting the administrative appeal.

5. The opinions of the authority are considered executive administrative acts, and in the case of a negative decision, the affected party has the right to appeal to the administrative court, seeking the annulment of the decision. However, legislation does not impose a specific time frame for the administrative court to examine the case.

6. Justice delayed is not justice. Justice that is delivered with delay tends not to be justice.