Draft law: measures to simplify urban planning procedures

On 24 April 2025, the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration launched the public debate of a draft Government Emergency Ordinance on measures to simplify procedures in the field of urban planning and construction and to accelerate investment.

Key aspects of the draft law:

• Introduction of tacit approval, in the sense that if opinions or agreements are not issued within the legal deadlines, they are automatically deemed to have been approved both for the planning phase (urban planning) and the construction authorisation phase.
• Simplification and acceleration of procedures, i.e. all opinions can be requested at the same time and only one duly motivated request to complement the documentation is permitted.
• Clear and short deadlines for issuing permits, e.g. 30 days for town and country planning and 15 days for construction authorisations.
• Establishing the extended validity of permits, in the sense that permits should remain valid until the end of the approval procedure, without annual renewal, in order to match the duration of the implementation of the PUGs (10-20 years).
• Introduction of sanctions where documentation is not submitted on time to the review panels.
• Prioritisation of strategic investments, such as prioritising the approval of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan project documents and other investments of major interest.

Source: Website of the Ministry of Development, Public Works and Administration, Draft GEO on measures to simplify procedures in the field of urban planning and construction and to accelerate investment