Zoning and Planning Law is a predominantly public law-oriented branch of law that regulates land use, planning, and construction activities, aiming to ensure the planned, healthy, and environmentally sound development of cities and other residential areas. Zoning plans and administrative acts, which determine the uses of immovable properties, construction conditions, and restrictions on property rights, directly affect both the property rights of individuals and the public interest. The complexity of the legislation and the variety of administrative procedures in this field entail legal processes that require expertise.
As Yılmaz DERVİŞ Law Firm, we provide our clients with comprehensive legal consultancy and representation services for the resolution of disputes arising from Zoning and Planning Law and the management of administrative processes. Our goal is to protect our clients' rights arising from zoning legislation and to defend their interests by resorting to legal remedies against administrative acts.
Our Primary Services within the Scope of Zoning and Planning Law:
Legal Proceedings Regarding Zoning Plans:
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Filing and managing lawsuits for the annulment of Zoning Plans (Master and Implementation Zoning Plans), which contain the general development decisions for cities, on the grounds of their unlawfulness.
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Managing lawsuits against zoning plan amendments that are made to existing plans and result in a loss of rights.
Building Permits, Occupancy, and Construction Activities:
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Managing administrative application and litigation processes against decisions to grant or refuse a Building Permit—the legal start of construction activities—and a Certificate of Occupancy after the building's completion, or against the annulment of those already granted.
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Managing objections and actions for annulment against determinations of unlicensed structures, demolition orders issued for these structures, and administrative fines imposed due to non-compliance with zoning legislation.
Land Readjustment and Urban Regeneration:
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Judicial review and annulment lawsuits regarding the legality of land and plot readjustment procedures (re-parcellation, land pooling/re-allotment), also known as applications under Article 18 of the Zoning Law.
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Disputes within the scope of Urban Regeneration Law; in this context, legal support for objections to 'risky structure' determinations, assistance in agreement processes with property owners, expropriation processes in cases where no agreement is reached, and annulment actions against urban regeneration procedures.
Other Zoning Law Matters:
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Consultancy and representation in legal processes related to offenses of causing zoning pollution, which harms the environment as a result of construction and constitutes a crime under the Turkish Penal Code.
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Detailed legal consultancy regarding the current zoning status and construction rights (e.g., Floor Area Ratio, number of stories) of immovable properties.
Zoning and Planning Law is a technical field that is closely intertwined with different branches of law such as administrative law, property law, and criminal law. Since zoning plans and their applications are administrative acts with significant effects on property rights, obtaining legal support is of great importance to avoid a loss of rights during these processes.
Yılmaz DERVİŞ Law Firm, with its knowledge and experience in Zoning and Planning Law, aims to offer its clients effective solutions for the legal problems they encounter in planning and development processes. You can contact our firm for all your legal consultancy and litigation needs related to zoning law.
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