General plans in the municipalities of GZM

General plan

As of 24 September 2023, the Act of 7 July 2023 amending the Act on Spatial Planning and Development and certain other acts (Journal of Laws of 2023, item 1688) entered into force. This Act introduced a new planning instrument into the spatial planning system — the municipal general plan.

The municipal general plan is a mandatory act of local law, that replaces the study of conditions and directions of spatial development (studium uwarunkowań i kierunków zagospodarowania przestrzennego). It must be mandatorily prepared by municipalities by 30 June, 2026. The provisions contained in the general plans will be binding for local spatial development plans (local zoning plans) and for decisions on development conditions and land development. Currently valid studies of conditions and directions of spatial development will lose their validity upon the adoption of the municipal general plan.

The municipal general plan is prepared for the entire area of the municipality, excluding closed areas other than those designated by the minister responsible for transport.
The general plan designates planning zones, municipal urban standards, built-up area supplementation zones, and downtown (inner-city) built-up areas, and also regulates standards for the accessibility of social infrastructure.

The area covered by the general plan is divided in a mutually exclusive manner into planning zones. As a result of the division, the following planning zones may be designated: multifunctional zone with multi-family residential development, multifunctional zone with single-family residential development, multifunctional zone with farmstead development, services zone, large-scale retail zone, economic/activity zone, agricultural production zone,
infrastructure zone, greenery and recreation zone, cemetery zone, mining zone, open zone, communication/transport zone.

The Board of the Metropolitan Association is the body that issues an opinion on the draft municipal general plan and, consequently, must be notified of the commencement of its preparation. Within the specified deadlines, the Board of the Metropolitan Association may submit proposals to the plan and, at the next stage, issue an opinion on the draft municipal general plan.

The preparation of the general plan has not been initiated

The preparation of a general plan has begun

Draft general plan under development

The general plan was adopted

Data ostatniej aktualizacji: 09.05.2025 r.