Practice Area
Zoning Law
We provide preventive and dispute-focused advisory so that you can conduct your construction and environmental processes in a compliant and uninterrupted manner.
Overview
We provide advisory and representation in administrative and legal processes arising from environmental and zoning legislation. We offer support across a broad range, from real estate development and construction to urban transformation, and from environmental permits to municipal disputes.
Key Risks
- Delays in permit and occupancy permit processes
- Annulment actions against zoning plan amendments
- Non-compliance in EIA and environmental permits
- Demolition, sealing and cessation-of-activity decisions
- Expropriation and encroachment disputes
Zoning Law
- Zoning plans and plan amendment processes
- Building permit and occupancy permit processes
- Parcelling, subdivision and consolidation transactions
- Urban transformation applications
- Expropriation and de facto expropriation (without expropriation) actions
Municipal Actions and Administrative Disputes
- Objections to zoning fines and construction suspension reports
- Annulment of sealing and demolition decisions
- Annulment actions against municipal council and municipal actions
- Requests for a stay of execution
- Permit, licence and activity disputes
Environmental Law
- EIA processes
- Environmental permit and licence applications
- Environmental legislation compliance work
- Objections to environmental fines
- Legal proceedings against cessation-of-activity decisions
- Reflecting environmental obligations in contract processes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What can be done against a demolition decision?+
We take swift legal action through an annulment action and a request for a stay of execution.
How long does the EIA process take?+
It depends on the nature of the project; we plan early to make the process predictable.
Can I object to a zoning plan amendment?+
Yes, administrative application and litigation remedies are available within the relevant time limits.
We are by your side throughout your Zoning Law process
Let us develop solutions tailored to your organization with a preventive and practical approach.
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