The planning power that should stay local
Co-ownership of immovable property often creates a difficult planning impasse. What happens when an owner has a lawful right to develop their property, but one or more co-owners do not ...
Town planning decisions without sufficient reasoning
The department of town planning and housing and the municipalities acting as town planning authorities are materially responsible for the granting of town planning permits, authorising building or the execution ...
Claim for compensation due to town planning
Claim must be submitted within six months from the date of the notice of the town planning decision
When seeking compensation due to land value being negatively affected by a ...
Criminal investigation into zoning changes expected to wrap soon
Police are soon expected to wrap up a criminal investigation into functionaries at the Department of Town Planning and Housing as well as municipal councilors over potentially unlawful property developments, ...
Fast-tracking of building permits a success, says Nouris
The fast-track licensing – town planning and building permits – has proven immensely successful and there will now be an overhaul for larger projects too, Interior Minister Nicos Nouris said on Monday.
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Hierarchical recourse against a town planning decision
‘It constitutes the first step in checking the correctness of the decision’
IF someone isn’t happy with a town planning decision regarding a permit to develop immovable property, they ...