09.07.2025
The State Duma Committee recommended that the bill on state lands be adopted in the second reading
The State Duma Committee on Property, Land and Property Relations recommended the adoption in the second reading of a bill allowing investors to learn in advance about the existence of encumbrances and restrictions on state-owned land put up for auction, which will significantly accelerate further architectural and construction design.
The document provides for the inclusion of an urban development plan for a land plot (GPZU) owned by the state or municipal authorities in the documentation used during the auction for its sale or lease. At the same time, plots without GPP are excluded from the list of objects put up for auction, except in cases when construction on them is not expected. The relevant amendments are being made to the Land Code.
As a result, even before determining the winning bidder and registering the rights to the land plot, investors will be able to learn about the presence of encumbrances and restrictions, zones with special conditions for the use of territories on this site, as well as about the parameters of the planned use and permitted construction. According to the explanatory note, this will allow for architectural and construction design at an earlier stage.
"The proposed changes have obvious advantages for bidders. To achieve full effect, it will require detailed elaboration of by-laws regulating the preparation of urban planning plans and responsibility for their maintenance, as well as additional measures to reduce bureaucratic costs at the municipal level," Chairman of the committee Sergey Gavrilov told reporters.
Developers will now be able to start designing immediately after acquiring a land plot, bypassing the lengthy process of obtaining an urban development plan, he added. This is especially true for projects where the timing of implementation plays a crucial role, for example, in the field of housing construction or commercial real estate with fixed obligations for the commissioning of facilities, Gavrilov explained.
Currently, the GPP is provided to the winner of the auction only after registration of land rights. This creates certain risks for investors, as the building parameters may not meet their expectations or financial capabilities, the deputy noted. According to him, the inclusion of GPP at the stage of auction preparation changes the situation: potential bidders receive information in advance about the possibilities of using the site, its limitations, and acceptable construction parameters, which allows them to objectively assess the return on investment even before participating in the auction.
It is assumed that the bill will be submitted to the State Duma in the second reading on July 15, and a third reading is possible immediately. If adopted, the law should enter into force 10 days after its official publication.
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