EU

CHARACTERISTICS DESCRIPTION

national planning level

regional level
local level

Wien

city zone
building

Population
5 397 036
Lattitude/ Longitude
4840 N, 1930 E
Land area
48 800 sq Km
Coastline
0 Km
Capital city Bratislava
Density of inhabitants
111,3 ihbts per sq Km
Governent structure
parliamentary democracy

LAND USE PLANNING IN SLOVAKIA

INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT OF SETTLEMENT CENTRES

Slovakia is a landlocked country of central Europe divided into 8 Greater Territorial Units (vyie zemn celky)
Self-governing Regions ( samosprvne kraje). Each region is named after its principal city: Bratislavsk, Trnavsk, Nitriansky, Treniansky, Banskobystrick, ilinsk, Preovsk a Koick.

finished plans
plans in progress

TERRITORIAL MASTER PLAN IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA AFTER 1948

CENTRES OF SETTLEMENT
core zone of settlement centre - 1st level
suburban zone of settlement centre- 1st level
marginal zone of settlement centre - 1st level
associated zone of settlement centre
centre of settlement - 2nd level
centre of settlement - 3rd level, 1st group
centre of settlement - 3rd level, 2nd group
MAIN AREAS OF CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
1st level
2nd level
3rd level

1. Process of planning and how it influences building permits

Slovak spatial planning system is defined by Act 50/1976 on Land Use Planning and Building Order (Building
Act), as last amended in 2003, no matter the type of plan or the authority is in charge.
The Ministry of Construction and Regional Development is the central body responsible for spatial planning in
terms of general regulations and strategies, while the regions (greater territorial units) and the municipalities are
responsible for the spatial development of their territories.
According to the Building Act, the basic tool for spatial planning are territorial planning materials, territorial planning documentation and territorial decision.
The respective territorial planning authorities decide to prepare new territorial planning documentation for their
area of interest based on their own judgement or after an application of from other authorities or individuals. In
these later cases, the applicants should finance any cost connected with the preparation of the documentation.
The first step for the preparation of a territorial planning documentation will be an assignment prepared by the
planning authority in each case. It must be approved by a Governement if it is an assignment for the elaboration of the Territorial Development Conception of Slovakia or a regional territorial plan. In the next step, the planning authority prepares a concept of the plan, on a basis of the objectives and requirements contained in the
approved assignment . Then the final proposal is prepared, taking into account all the information from the
concept. Prior to final approval of the proposal is checked for conformity with the binding parts of any approved
land-use planning documentation of a higher level and if the overall process conforms to legal regulations.
According to the Building Act, each construction activity needs to obtain a decision on construction siting or a
decision on the use of territory, and building permission from a competent building Office. Both permits must
be obtained separately, following independent procedures.
2. Content and issues of masterplan
There is a absence of strictly defined system context between territorial, national and socio-economical (regional)
development planning. Other issue is slowness and administrative difficulty in planning processes. Or inabilty to
reflect new possibilities of digital processing territorial planning documentation and its changes.

POLYCENTRIC SYSTEM OF SETTLEMENT CENTRES

1st level
1st level - proposal
2nd level
2nd level - proposal
3rd level
3rd level - proposal

DEVELOPMENT AXIS

3. Form, scale and hierarchy of planing documents

The spacial planning instruments are Territorial Development Conception of Slovakia, Regional territorial plan,
Municipal territorial plan and Zonal territorial plan.
The Territorial Development Conception (or National Development Plan) is oriented towards socio-economic development, aimed at reducing disparities among the different areas of the country.
Regional plans define the basic structure of the terriotory, which is urban areas transportation network, infrastructure and protected areas.
Municipal plans designate the areas to be developed and those where construction is restricted or forbidden, public utilites, transportation infrastructures and protected areas.
Areas designated for development as well as for public use or construction require the development of a Zonal
Territorial Plan, regulating in detail land uses, building conditions, links with public utility networks, etc.
All these plans are organised in a hierarchical structure where lower levels must always be in conformity with
higher levels. All spatial plans have a binding part applying both to public and private parties.
4. Participatory processes and involving public in the planning and building process
All the plans must be subject to a public discussion with affected municipalities, state administration authorities
and the citizens. Materials do not have to be discussed. Participation of the citizens and associations of interest
is in many cases very low. Even though all the preparatory works, including assignments, concepts and draft
proposals of regional, municipal and zonal territorial plans are published and time for comments and objections
is provided. Regarding policy integration, the binding order of territorial planning documentation ensures vertical
coordination and integration of policies set at higher levels of government. If any plan is approved despite nonconformity with other plans approved at higher levels, the approval will be invalid.
5. Experiences and SWOT analysis of the whole planning process
STRENGHTS
- historical plans of the cities
- developed railway network
- connection with other EU countries
- diverse geological relief

OPPORTUNITIES
multimodal transformation node
airport
combined transport terminal
harbour
multimodinal corridor
proposed multimodinal corridor
additional corridor
additional corridor - alternative
Danube waterway

- EU funds
- technology development
- still construction of buildings - job opportnities

WEAKNESSES
- bad highway network
- mountains - big construction costs
- undeveloped south of the Slovakia
- few job opportunities

THREATS
- corruption
- influence of the rich (policy) at the expense of the
poor
- differences between east and west
- big differences between cities and countryside

main highway network

additional highway network
main railway network
additional railway network

EUROPEAN MULTIMODAL CORRIDORS AND SUPPLEMENTARY NETWORKS

LAND
USE PLANNING - WINTERDESIGN
TERM - 3rd SEMESTER
- 2013/2014
ARCHITECTURAL
3 KYJE
ROW HOUSING MICHAL PALAK STUDIO WINTER TERM 2013/2014 SHEET 1/1

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