No construction ban has been imposed whilst the amendment to the local plan is being drawn up.

No building moratorium has been imposed whilst the amendment to the local plan is being drawn up

The town of Příbram is currently drawing up Amendment No. 4 to the Příbram Zoning Plan, which covers the northern part of Fantova louka. No building freeze is in force whilst the amendment is being drawn up; however, this does not mean that building in the area is permitted without restriction.

According to the current local plan, the Fantova louka area is designated for development. It is a site that is the subject of debate in view of the proposed construction. It should be noted that, in the past, the city commissioned an assessment of the impact of the proposed major intervention for the construction project at the site in question, as well as a hydrogeological and hydrological survey. 

“Several surveys have been carried out in the Fantova louka area in recent years; an application was submitted to have it designated as a significant landscape feature, and an assessment was commissioned to determine how the site might be developed. The assessments indicate that part of the site should remain undeveloped, whilst in another part, development should not be a problem under certain conditions,” says Mayor Jan Konvalinka by way of introduction. 

The town of Příbram is currently drawing up an amendment to the local plan, which aims to examine the removal of development rights in the southern part of the area in question and to amend and supplement the regulations in the northern part of the area.

“The town of Příbram is having an amendment to the local plan drawn up. Whilst this amendment is being prepared, no building moratorium has been imposed and the situation remains as set out in the current local plan. Any proposed construction plans must go through the standard planning permission process,” says Mayor Jan Konvalinka. 

As previously reported, the town of Příbram has taken several steps to protect the area, whether by commissioning the aforementioned assessments or by submitting a proposal to register the site as a significant landscape feature (VKP). When the VKP was designated, an objection was lodged alleging the town’s bias.

So what is the current situation?

All development proposals undergo the planning permission process. Given that specially protected species of plants and animals are found in the area in question, all construction work is subject to an exemption granted by the regional authority. In response to the question of whether it is realistic, in the current situation, for development to be permitted in the aforementioned area, we can quote the statement from the Regional Authority: 

“With regard to the legal protection of specially protected species (ZCHD), nothing changes, regardless of the status of the VKP registration process or any amendment to the local development plan. In principle, the outcome of the administrative proceedings concerning the exemption depends primarily on the balancing of competing public interests. The interest in protecting specially protected species therefore stands in opposition to the interest in carrying out the development. Unless the developer (applicant) demonstrates that the public interest in their proposed project outweighs the other interests, an exemption, within the meaning of Sections 49 and 50 of the Nature and Landscape Protection Act, cannot be granted, regardless of whether the area is zoned for development.”

Eva Švehlová, DiS.
, press officer
eva.svehlova@pribram.eu
Town of Příbram, Tyršova 108, 261 19, Příbram I
Tel.: 318 402 240
Mobile: 778 533 946 

Official Facebook page of the town of Příbram: https://www.facebook.com/mestskyuradpribram

Published: 28. January 2026

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