The cases connected with non-observance of Spatial Planning Act are running very hard, sometimes include many parties, concern different rights, establishing owners and neighbors is very hard, shared her experience judge Maria Vranesku. The often change of the Spatial Planning Act additionally embarrasses the course of such proceedings, added the judge. Also a problem is the lapse or the diminution of the cadastre which impedes the outlining and elucidating property. Together with magistrates, journalists, representatives of non-profit-making organizations and citizens, judge Vranesku participated in open discussion over the public monitoring on the Spatial Planning Act legal practice, the contradictions and necessity of its equalization in the various regions. The forum is part of the project “Civil monitoring and analysis of the jurisprudence in Bulgaria as of administrative cases”.

Spatial Planning Act has been changed over 25 tomes after its entering into force on March, 31th 2001, noticed Stoil Sotorov, chairman of The Civil Association Against Corruption And Illegal Construction. The change of legal treatment and sometimes dualism when applying its texts embarrasses the court in constituting parties for the case.

The expert Yolanta Nedeva stated it was quite often that the municipal administration straitened the work of the experts as delaying information inquiries, moreover it has occurred incorrect and incomplete information to be produced by them. According to Nedeva, the local authorities should be obliged to submit all and any available documentation about given case. Judge Helly Koutzkova explained that this obligation is foreseen by order of law. The problem is in complying with the act.

The corruption issue was brought forward. Documents were hidden and courts decisions weren’t executed, shared concerned people. Representatives of non-profit-making organizations and citizens shared their experience in participating in proceedings as of Spatial Planning Plan. Journalists also expressed their own impressions, having enquired similar cases.