System of Urban Planningin the Czech Republic

Vladimira SilhankovaAssoc. Prof. Dipl. Ing. arch., Ph.D.

Urban Theory Department, Faculty of AdministrationUniversity Pardubice, Czech Republic

Urban Planning Tradition

• Since the 2nd half of 19th century

• Regulatory and master plans for Czech and Moravian cities

Urban study BrnoL. Förster 1860

Regulatory plan Hradce KrálovéJosef Gočár, 1926

Plánování ve 20. století

Regulatory planHradce Králové

Josef Gočár1926

Building Law in the Czech Republic

• Act No. 50 / 1976 Coll. on Town and Country Planning and on Building Regulations (the Building Act)

• wording regulations Act No. 83/1998

• §§ 1 - 42

• Decree No. 135/2000 Coll. on Non-statutory Planning Material and Planning Documentation in the wording regulations No. 570/2002 Coll.

The Definition Town & Country planning deals systematically

and globally with the land use, sets the principles of area arrangement and co-ordinates the construction and other activities influencing the land development as to their time and contents. Planning provides the background for sustaining the permanent harmony of all natural, civilisation and cultural qualities within the area, particularly with respect to the environmental care and the protection of its principal components - soil, water and air. - §1

Planning Tasks and Activities

• Defines the land use limits

• Regulates the functional and spatial dispositions of an area

• Delimits preserved area, preserved entities, zones of restricted activities and protective zones

• Specifies the principles and condition for co-ordination of locally concentrated construction

• etc.

Urban Planning Components

• Urban planning tools

• Urban planning participants

• Urban planning process

Urban Planning Tools

• Planning Documentation

• Non-Statutory Planning Materials• Planning Permission

Planning Documentation

• Regional plan

• Local (master) plan

• Regulatory plan

Regio-nalPlan

Local / master planHradecKrálové

Local / master planBýšť

Regula- tory planZone AldisHradecKrálové

Non-Statutory Planning Materials

• Area Technical Materials

• Urban Study

• Area Specialized Analytical Study

• Prognosis

Area Technical Materials – Dwelling in the Czech Republic

Urban Study Zone Kluky, Hradec Králové

Area SpecialisedAnalyticalStudy

Public Spaces System in Hradec Králové

Urban prognosis

Planning Permission

• Decision on structure location

• Decision on land use

• Decision on preserved area or protective zone

• Decision on building ban

• Decision on partition or consolidation of plots

Urban Planning Process 1

1. Preparing works

2. Survey and analysis

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Malé náměstí, Hradec Králové 6.10.2001

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buying

looking to shop windows

waiting

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sitting on the bench

sittting out of bench

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Planning Weekend• The main goal is to involve public in planning

process and discuss about the planning possibilities and objectives

• To find new ideas and planning approaches for place problems solution

• Duration usually 2 - 3 days• All day duration to prepare possibility for many

peoples to involve in the processes• Professional moderator1. Speeches2. Discussion

Thank you for your attention

vladimira.silhankova@atlas.cz