One environmental decision – several authorities

How to avoid the risk of challenging environmental decisions? Marta Banasiak's commentary on this topic can be found on the sozosfera.pl portal

– “Opinions are usually issued at several stages of the ongoing proceedings and each of them is a prerequisite to recognize that a decision closing the process has been properly proceeded. First of all it should be mentioned that applying for a respective approval or opinion to opinion-giving authorities does not fall within responsibilities of an applicant (investor). An authority that conducts the proceedings is in charge of this and it sort of takes place “ex officio”. Nevertheless, an entity interested in obtaining an environmental decision should exercise great care and caution, by constantly verifying whether the authority conducting proceedings is taking appropriate procedural steps.”  

Link to the article: https://sozosfera.pl/prawo/jedna-decyzja-srodowiskowa-kilka-organow/