Thursday, 15 January 2026
The city district of Prague 4 will file a lawsuit against a zoning decision issued by Prague City Hall that permits the construction of an administrative building more than 70 metres high at the corner of Budějovická and Vyskočilova streets.
According to the district authority, the planned 19-storey building, with a proposed height of 72 metres, is incompatible with the character of the area and would adversely affect nearby residents. District spokesperson Aleš Berný said the project would lead to a loss of daylight and sunlight for surrounding homes, reducing living comfort and overall quality of life.
The zoning decision was issued on 17 December last year. Prague 4 has until 18 January to lodge its legal challenge. District representatives have criticised the timing of the decision, arguing that its release shortly before the Christmas holidays limited the opportunity for a timely response. Deputy Mayor for Territorial Development Patrik Opa (ODS) described the procedure as both substantively flawed and unfair.
The dispute has already been reviewed by the Supreme Administrative Court, which annulled an earlier zoning decision in July 2023 and returned the case for reconsideration. At that time, the court raised concerns over how authorities defined the so-called stabilised area, a key planning concept used to assess whether a new development is appropriate in scale and character for its surroundings.
Prague 4 now argues that the revised decision fails to reflect the court’s guidance and does not sufficiently address the project’s impact on residential living conditions in the area.
Prague 4 is home to around 135,700 residents and comprises the full cadastral areas of Braník, Hodkovičky, Krč, Lhotka and Podolí, as well as parts of Nusle, Michle, Záběhlice and a small section of Vinohrady.
Source: CTK
