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Certificate of Compliance of the Intended Use of a Building With the Provisions of the Applicable Local Spatial Development Plan (MPZP)

How to handle the matter

You can obtain the certificate:

What you should know and who can use the service

You need the certificate if you intend to change the use of a building or part of it, or to legalise an unauthorised change of use. Therefore, the certificate is:
  • attached to the notification of the change of use of a building or part thereof
    or
  • submitted to the building supervision authority if it is conducting a legalisation procedure.

What happens if you do not have the certificate

  1. If you do not attach the certificate to the notification of the change of use, the authority will request that you complete the notification. If you fail to do so, the authority will issue a decision objecting to the change of use of the building.
  2. If the building supervision authority is conducting a legalisation procedure and you fail to submit the certificate, you will receive an order to restore the previous use of the building or part thereof.

Note

You can only obtain the certificate if a local spatial development plan is in force for the property on which the building is located. Otherwise, you must attach a decision on land development conditions or a decision on the location of a public purpose investment to the notification or submit it to the building supervision authority.

When you should handle the matter

Obtain the certificate before:
  • submitting the notification of the change of use
    or
  • the deadline set by the building supervision authority in the legalisation procedure for the unauthorised change of use.
Therefore, submit your application for the certificate in advance.

Where to handle the matter

The service can be handled at:
  • city or municipal offices
  • city offices with county rights
If the property is located within the jurisdiction of two or more municipalities, submit the application to the office of the municipality in which the larger part of the property is located.

Step-by-step instructions

1. Prepare and submit the application

Required documents

1. Application for a certificate of compliance of the intended use of a building with the applicable local spatial development plan
Download:

You may submit the document as:
Original

2. Proof of payment of the stamp duty

You may submit the document as:
For inspection
Original
Certified copy

3. Power of attorney for administrative matters
Download:

You may submit the document as:
Original
Certified copy

4. Proof of payment of the stamp duty for the power of attorney

You may submit the document as:
For inspection
Original
Certified copy

 

If you are represented by an attorney, attach the power of attorney along with proof of payment of the stamp duty for granting it (PLN 17). You do not pay for a power of attorney granted to a spouse, child, parent, or sibling. You also do not need to attach a power of attorney if the application is submitted on behalf of an entrepreneur by a person listed as an attorney in CEIDG.

Deadline

Obtain the certificate before:
  • submitting the notification of the change of use
    or
  • the deadline set by the building supervision authority in the legalisation procedure for the unauthorised change of use you carried out.
Therefore, submit your application for the certificate sufficiently in advance.

2. The office will check if your application is complete

If you do not pay the stamp duty for issuing the certificate, the office will set a deadline for payment (between 7 and 14 days). If you fail to pay within the deadline, the office will return your application. Failure to pay the stamp duty for the power of attorney does not result in the return of the application. However, the relevant tax authority (mayor, town mayor, or city president) may initiate enforcement proceedings.

3. You will receive the certificate

The office will verify whether the intended use of the building or part thereof, as stated in your application, complies with the provisions of the applicable local spatial development plan. If it does, the office will issue a certificate of compliance.

Before issuing the certificate, the office may conduct an explanatory procedure. In such a case, you will be informed by an administrative ruling.

When the office may refuse to issue the certificate

If the intended use of the building or part thereof does not comply with the provisions of the local spatial development plan, the office will issue an administrative ruling refusing to issue the certificate.

Received documents

1. Certificate of compliance of the intended use of a building or part thereof with the provisions of the applicable local spatial development plan
You will receive the document as:
Original

 

What is the fee for the certificate?

  • PLN 17 – stamp duty for issuing the certificate
  • PLN 17 – stamp duty for the power of attorney, if you are using one (optional)

Pay the stamp duty to the account of the city or municipal office where you are submitting the application. The account number can be found on the office’s website. For example, if you are submitting the application to the Poznań City Office, pay the fee to the account of the Poznań City Office.

You do not pay for a power of attorney granted to a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling.

Duration of the process

The office should issue the certificate within 7 days.

How to appeal?

You may file a complaint against the administrative ruling refusing to issue the certificate. Submit the complaint within 7 days from the date of receiving the ruling. File it with the competent local government appeals board via the city or municipal office that refused to issue the certificate.

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