Poland standardises markings in development-conditions decisions

The Minister of Finance and Economy has issued a regulation standardising the markings and nomenclature used in decisions on establishing the location of a public-purpose investment and on development conditions. The act was signed on 7 September 2026 and published in Dziennik Ustaw of 9 September 2026 under poz. 1191, entering into force 14 days after publication.

The regulation is based on Article 67(3) of the Act of 27 March 2003 on spatial planning and land development, as amended. It replaces the earlier regulation of the Minister of Infrastructure of 26 August 2003 (Dz.U. poz. 1589), which loses force on the day the new rules take effect, in line with Article 72 of the amending Act of 7 July 2023.

Unified wording of decisions

The regulation sets out how the findings of both types of decision must be recorded, aligning them with the land-use class nomenclature defined in the implementing rules issued under Article 16(2) of the 2003 Act. Findings must be expressed through clear categories rather than free-form text:

• type of investment, including the function of the development and land use;
• requirements for spatial order, such as building lines, maximum and minimum above-ground intensity, built-up area share, front elevation width, building height, roof geometry, minimum biologically active surface and minimum parking spaces;
• environmental and public-health protection, expressed as orders, prohibitions, permissions and restrictions;
• protection of cultural heritage, monuments and contemporary cultural assets;
• technical infrastructure and communications, including water, electricity and heat supply, sewage and storm-water disposal, waste management and access to a public road;
• protection of third-party interests, including access to a public road, utilities, daylight and protection from noise, vibration, electrical interference, radiation and pollution;
• protection of structures in mining areas.

Graphic part on the map

The graphic part of both decisions, drawn on the map referred to in Article 52(2)(1) of the Act, must use markings and nomenclature that can be unambiguously linked to the text of the decision. It must be produced in a graphic technique that keeps both the decision’s findings and the underlying map legible and reproducible, and it must include explanations of every marking used.

The regulation also allows supplementary markings where the specific nature and scope of the findings require them, and requires the graphic part to apply the basic markings, nomenclature and spatial-data presentation rules laid down in the rules issued under Article 16(2) of the Act.

Transitional rules

For proceedings on public-purpose investment location or development conditions that were opened but not finally concluded before the regulation takes effect, the previous rules on markings and nomenclature continue to apply. The regulation was signed on behalf of the minister by M. Jaros.

Source: Dziennik Ustaw, No. 2026, 9 September 2026, poz. 1191 (regulation of the Minister of Finance and Economy of 7 September 2026).