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Change of purpose of a land plot of communal property
Change of Land Designated Purpose allows the owner or user to modify the type of its use. For municipally owned land, this procedure has specific особенності — from applying to the local self-government body as the land administrator to developing a land management project. More details about the main stages of this procedure are provided in the article below.
What Types of Land Designated Purpose Are Provided by Law?
Under current legislation, the designated purpose determines the legal regime of a land plot and establishes the relevant restrictions. The state land fund is divided into 9 categories, in particular:
- agricultural land (for production, research purposes, and livestock grazing);
- residential and development land (for construction of housing, offices, administrative buildings);
- nature protection land (for reserves, national parks);
- health and recreational land (for resorts, mineral springs);
- historical and cultural land (for architectural monuments);
- forestry land (for forestry needs);
- water fund land (coastal protective zones);
- industrial and other designated land (for infrastructure functioning, etc.).
Who May Change the Designated Purpose of Municipally Owned Land?
The administrator of municipally owned land is a village, settlement, or city council. However, the law provides cases when the initiative to change the designated purpose may be transferred to the land user. This is possible if the land plot is granted for permanent use and at the same time:
- there is privately owned real estate on the plot (residential or non-residential);
- the land belongs to residential and public development, industrial, transport, electronic communications, energy, or defense categories;
- the land plot does not belong to the nature reserve fund.
Important! In other cases, the procedure requires a decision of the local council, development of a land management project, and subsequent registration actions. For a detailed assessment of your situation, we recommend obtaining legal consultation.
Is Permission Required to Change the Land Designated Purpose?
The Land Code of Ukraine provides for standard and special procedures for changing the designated purpose. For land with special status (nature reserve fund, historical and cultural significance, forestry land), a government decision is required.
However, government approval is not required when changing the purpose of forestry land for:
- placement of energy facilities;
- construction of communications;
- installation of communication towers on land plots up to 0.05 hectares.
What Documents Are Required to Change the Designated Purpose?
The key document is a land management project regarding land allocation and change of its designated purpose. For municipally owned land, the process begins with obtaining permission from the local council to develop the project (as a general rule) and preparing the following documents:
- copies of title documents (for example, an extract confirming the right of permanent use);
- copies of the passport and tax identification number of the land user;
- land plot extract (graphical layout).
How Can a Land Lawyer Help?
A land lawyer is a strategic partner in complex land procedures. In matters of changing the designated purpose, their role is crucial at every stage.
- conducting legal analysis and land verification;
- obtaining urban planning documentation;
- removal of encumbrances (arrests, pledges, etc.) on lawful grounds;
- preparation and submission of petitions to local authorities or the government;
- organization of land management project development;
- support in disputes with third parties;
- making amendments to the State Land Cadastre and the State Register of Property Rights;
- other relevant legal services.
Thus, changing the designated purpose of land is a complex legal procedure requiring strict compliance with legislation and interaction with authorities. The key stages include development and approval of a land management project and внесення changes to state registers.
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In which regions of Ukraine do you work?
The department of real estate and land law, as a rule, works in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.
- We provide our services in all regions of the Kyiv region, for example:
- Bilotserkiv district (towns of Skvira, Tarasha, Bila Tserkva, Uzyn, Tetiiv).
- Boryspil district (the cities of Boryspil, Pereyaslav, Yagotyn).
- Brovary district (the cities of Brovary, Berezan).
- Buchansky district (towns of Bucha, Irpin, Vyshneve).
- Vyshhorod district (the cities of Vyshhorod, Slavutych).
- Obukhiv district (towns of Obukhiv, Boguslav,
- Vasylkiv, Kagarlyk, Myronivka, Rzhyshchiv, Ukrainka).
- Fastiv district (the cities of Fastiv, Boyarka).
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Yes! If you do not have the opportunity to come to the office in Kyiv, then you can pay and receive a consultation by phone or in one of the applications for conducting calls/conferences.
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