Supreme Court quashes administrative decision allowing house extension within 4m boundary due to lack of 8m separation from existing building.
Poland (PL)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe Supreme Court quashed the administrative decision permitting a residential building extension within 4 meters of the neighbor's boundary. The court found that existing regulations require an 8-meter distance between the new structure and the adjacent existing building when no fire wall is present. Consequently, the lower court's approval violated statutory distance requirements and the plaintiff's property rights.
Legislator headnote
AI generated§ 12 ust. 1 rozporządzenia Ministra Administracji, Gospodarki Terenowej i Ochrony Środowiska z dnia 3 lipca 1980 r.; § 12 ust. 2 rozporządzenia Ministra Administracji, Gospodarki Terenowej i Ochrony Środowiska z dnia 3 lipca 1980 r.: A residential building extension within 4 meters of a neighbor's boundary is prohibited unless the adjacent existing building is at least 8 meters away or has no windows/doors facing the new structure.