
Two draft laws issued for public consultation by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy propose changes in the law "On planning and development of the territory" and in the law "On control and discipline of construction works".
The creation of the National Council of Territory and Water, a body at the central level, whose competences will include, in addition to the field of urban planning/development, also that of water resources management, within the framework of the review of development/construction permits, is a from the main changes proposed in the law "On planning and development of the territory".
According to the draft, in addition to the current powers, a number of other powers will be added to the KKT. More specifically, KKTU will decide on the determination of the national importance of an issue, area or object in territorial planning, and the approval of detailed plans for areas of national importance, for the approval of interregional and national plans and projects in the field of supply water, agriculture, urban planning, industrial and territorial development or setting restrictions on the use of flooded areas. Likewise, KKTU will have the right to define and change the regime of protected areas declared in unavoidable cases and their limits, to approve flood risk maps and flood risk maps, etc.
Meanwhile, the changes in the law "On the control and discipline of construction works" have as their objective: monitoring the process of construction works, which are carried out on the basis of the decisions approved by the National Council of the Territory, as well as informing the Technical Secretariat of KKT, regarding all possible changes in the project.
According to this draft, there will be no more demolition of illegal constructions, replacing it with confiscation for the public interest, according to the volume built illegally.