On April 1 this year, an ordinance amending the regulation on technical conditions to be met by buildings and their location will come into effect. The new regulations are supposed to limit pat-development, will it succeed?
What changes will the amendment introduce? They will concern, among other things, the distance of the building from the border of the plot, the minimum area of a commercial unit, as well as the planning of parking spaces and playgrounds and recreational spaces.
Will the statutory changes really affect the quality of life in Polish cities? Will they put an end to the dysfunctionality of Polish housing? Dr. Michal Domińczak, a spatial management expert from the Jagiellonian Club's Center for Analyses, and Malgorzata Tomczak, editor-in-chief of the Architektura & Biznes monthly, talked about the new law, which is intended to fight pat-development, in a Polish Radio 24 broadcast.
The interlocutors drew attention to the insufficient preparation time for the regulations introduced by the legislature and the shifting of full responsibility to developers. They also emphasized the role of local governments in creating common spaces and the cosmetic nature of the changes.
The preparatory process is insanely important, if we want to fight against pat-development, let's not do a pat-right, which results in one thing we are trying to fix, and puts investors in a situation where they have to rush and hurriedly improve something," said Malgorzata Tomczak.
You can listen to the broadcast HERE.
Will the new regulations deal with housing pathologies? As Lukasz Drozda wrote in his book "Holes in the Ground. Patodeweloperka in Poland"
pat-developmentis not an anomaly in the system, but its natural product.
Change will not happen overnight or with minor adjustments, it takes solid changes and cooperation of various communities.
