Kaczor Klimczyk Pucher Wypiór – Lawyers (KKPW) and Horizone Studio have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement to provide investors with comprehensive services in the areas of legal and design services, related to the implementation of investments through the tools provided by the latest major amendment to the Law on Planning and Spatial Development (Integrated Investment Plans – ZPI), as well as within the framework of the Law on Facilitation of the Preparation and Implementation of Housing Investments and Associated Investments of 2018. – colloquially known as lex developer (determination of the location of housing investments and associated investments – ULIM).
Conducting investments on the basis of the so-called developer lex has not always met with favor from local authorities. Recent years have shown that there are cities that have been able to make good use of this tool. At the same time, in others – investments were not allowed to be carried out in this mode at all. The last major amendment to the Law on Spatial Planning and Development of September 2023, introducing MIPs, which will be able to apply not only to residential investments but also, for example, services or manufacturing, opens up new opportunities. Currently – especially in places where the housing speculative law has not been applied, and in time – throughout the country, as eventually ZPI will completely replace ULIM.
Cooperation between KKPW and Horizone Studio opens up new opportunities for investors. Both companies’ previous experience with procedures based on the so-called developer lex will help. The combination of the knowledge and experience of a law firm specializing in real estate industry issues and a renowned architectural firm is expected to assist developers in going through the process of investment planning, preparation of documents needed to conduct procedures, negotiation with municipalities of agreements on the implementation of an accompanying investment or urban planning agreements, and final design, tailored to the specifics of the site and requirements set by individual municipalities.
As part of the comprehensive service, KKPW and Horizone offer advice, preparation of legal analyses, functional and spatial analyses, including complementary investments, preparation of formal documents, especially an application for ULIM or an application for ZPI with the ZPI project, and assistance in negotiations with municipalities.
From now on, developers planning investment activities can benefit from combined comprehensive legal and design services, both within the already proven procedures based on the Special Housing Act and implemented based on the new solution, the Integrated Investment Plan.
