New Edition Released: ARL Country Profile Poland

Poland’s spatial planning system has recently undergone significant reforms, with major implications for how planning is done at the municipal level and how land-use decisions are made.

The updated ARL Country Profile of Poland, authored by Izabela Mironowicz, presents a concise overview of the country’s spatial planning and territorial development system within its constitutional and administrative framework.

The profile outlines the key features of Poland’s planning system in a unitary state with a three-tier territorial structure, highlighting the distribution of responsibilities between national, regional and municipal levels, as well as the strong role of local governments in spatial planning.

Particular attention is given to recent reforms integrating spatial and strategic planning and to the introduction of new planning instruments, including the General Plan. These developments are discussed against the backdrop of Poland’s polycentric urban structure, regional disparities, demographic change and ongoing debates on spatial order, coordination and sustainable territorial development.

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