Planning & Environment

Our experts are recognised in the field of construction, planning and spatial development law. Our clients are offered practical and efficient advisory and representation services with respect to all matters related to spatial development and planning law.

In the field of construction and spatial development law, we provide services mainly to construction companies, developers, investors and other companies, which are active on the real estate market. We provide advisory services to our clients with respect to matters related to the legal and planning status of real estate, we represent them in procedures for obtaining building permits and local spatial development plans. Based on our knowledge of the regional structures and our experience in communications with public authorities, we usually manage to obtain administrative planning decisions corresponding to our clients’ interests, which allow at the same time achieving the optimum economic utilization of the potential of their real estate in conformity with public interest in terms of well-ordered city development. If it is not possible to reach a consensus, we successfully represent our clients in administrative and court disputes.

With regard to construction, change of use, purchase or removal of buildings, we often encounter issues related to environmental protection. Our expert teams support a wide group of clients with respect to such issues, including, for instance, property owners, construction companies, developers, investors, banks and public authorities. We provide our clients with comprehensive advisory and representation services with respect to all matters related to environmental protection.

In particular, industrial plants, apart from a building permit, need an environmental approval. We provide advisory and representation services to our clients in such proceedings, as well as – if necessary – in court proceedings. This also includes administrative decisions concerning environmental protection law. As a rule, our experts in environmental protection law, based on their specialist knowledge and long-standing experience, manage to protect our clients against adverse conditions and the commitment to rehabilitate the land by means of prior interventions with relevant authorities. For instance, rehabilitation agreements are increasingly important in the legal regulations concerning protection against pollution and soil protection.

If reaching an agreement is impossible, we provide advisory and representation services to our clients in administrative and court disputes. For instance, when a competent authority refuses to issue an administrative decision or if clients have to defend themselves against unlawful administrative decisions.

Environmental issues may be of great importance to real estate buyers, too. Unrecognized or inadequately contractually excluded environmental risks often pose a threat to the economic success of a business transaction. Our experts advise buyers or sellers on potential risks at the earliest possible stage of a project in order to eliminate or at least minimise threats that could arise from liability for damages to the environment.

Our experts specialised in environmental protection law have unique know-how and many years of experience in advising and representing entrepreneurs and public institutions in matters related to the supply of utilities and waste treatment. Our understanding of the market and the industry, as well as knowledge of legal regulations regarding waste and water are particularly beneficial to our clients. In this sector, we provide support with respect to privatization projects, restructuring of public institutions, and advisory and representation services to our clients with respect to legal and construction and environmental and construction matters, as well as in relation to funding, planning, development, construction and start-up of plants and dispute resolution.