At the beginning of July 2026, the Chamber of Deputies approved in the third reading another amendment to the Building Act. Her The aim is to speed up construction procedures, reduce delays and reduce fragmentation of procedures.The amendment will now head to the Senate. What are the main changes to be introduced?
Model "1 office – 1 procedure – 1 stamp"
The most significant change is introduction of a unified state construction administration. A new one is to be created Regional Development Office of the Czech Republic, which is to ensure spatial planning, building permits and expropriation. Under this office, 14 regional territorial development offices with territorial offices in municipalities with extended powers should operate.
The Regional Development Office should operate from January 1, 2027, while subordinate regional offices should begin their activities in the state construction administration only from 2028. In connection with this change, the Transport and Energy Construction Office and the Institute of Territorial Development are to cease to exist as of December 31, 2026.
The fiction of consent
If the owner of public transport or technical infrastructure within the deadline will not issue a statement, it will be considered that agrees with the intention without further conditionsThe aim is to prevent construction projects from being blocked by inaction of the affected entities and thus speed up the process.
Strengthening the role of local governments
The amendment will strengthen the role of local governments, specifically: the acquisition of spatial planning documentation will become the independent responsibility of municipalities and regions.
Dedicated structures
The category of reserved buildings includes will newly include buildings for mass housingSpecifically, these will be buildings or groups of buildings with a predominant residential function. with a total floor area of at least 10,000 m2.
Black buildings
Constructions that require a permit but were carried out without one, it will now be possible to grant additional permission even without fulfilling the previous conditionsThis will be possible if their removal would be in the public interest for the obligor, other persons or clearly disproportionate intervention in relation to the benefits of this measure. At the same time The public interests or rights of third parties must not be affected by leaving the building.The responsible person will still be subject to administrative sanctions for offense.
Summary
The amendment to the Building Act brings a number of changes that should lead to faster and clearer building permitsIt introduces a new organization of the building administration, reduces delays caused by the inaction of the affected entities, strengthens the position of municipalities and regions in spatial planning, and adjusts the rules for reserved and unauthorized constructions. Whether the changes will actually enter into force will be decided by the further course of the legislative process.
Source: Leagle.One
Mgr. Lucie Špičková, Attorney
Nikol Zlámalová, Paralegal
