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20.12.2021

The responsibility for offenses in the urban planning sector is strengthened: the Parliament adopted a draft law

Yesterday, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted draft law #5877 on strengthening the responsibility in the urban planning sector in the first reading.

The law drafted with the participation of BRDO experts provides for the following changes:

  • increasing in fines for offenses in the urban planning sector;
  • defining a clear range of entities that may be subject to administrative penalties;
  • the temporary arrest of illegal (unauthorized) construction objects
  • increasing criminal liability for unauthorized constructions, including in the territories of cultural heritage objects.

We are thankful to everyone involved in drafting the law and look forward to its adoption as a whole.

As a reminder, draft law 5655 drafted with the participation of BRDO experts and adopted in the first reading provided a new legislative framework for effective public administration in the urban planning sector. Generally, the urban planning reform is based on three draft laws: 5655 (urban planning reforms), 5656 (on amendments to the Budget Code), and 5877 (on strengthening the responsibility).

Learn more about changes in the urban planning sector after the reform from our infographic.