The Prague city council approved the amendment to the Prague Building Regulations

Prague – The Prague council today approved an amendment to the Prague Building Regulations (PSP), which eliminates the previous possibility of erroneous interpretation regarding where buildings can be constructed and where they cannot. The amendment defines non-building areas in the city center, said Ondřej Boháč, director of the Institute of Planning and Development (IPR), which is responsible for urban planning. The PSP has been in effect since August 1, 2016, and serves as an implementing regulation for the building law, defining requirements for land use and technical requirements for buildings.

The amendment modifies the detailed description of terms and does not allow for various interpretations. The amended PSP will also be able to correct the definition of built areas in the future in conjunction with the Metropolitan Plan and clarifies terms such as built-up, buildable, and non-buildable in relation to terms in the building law.

As an example of the discrepancies, Boháč mentioned the case of Divoká Šárka, which is considered a built area from the perspective of the building law. "This technical amendment to the PSP, alongside the future Metropolitan Plan, will eliminate this inconsistency between the legal and actual state," Boháč stated.

The PSP was approved by the council of the capital city in July 2014 and came into effect on October 1, 2014. The regulations aim to allow the construction of a sustainable city with trees in the streets and new buildings that respect the character of their surroundings. Every new or reconstructed street wider than 12 meters is to have a row of trees. Unnecessary underpasses and overpasses should not be created, with priority given to barrier-free crossings. It also sets height regulations for new constructions.