Aspect

Level

Planning institutions, activity area and binding character

Planning process

Society incorporation

Plans, spatial planning documents

National level

Parliament (Saeima) - issues laws

Cabinet of Ministers - issues binding regulations and decisions

National Development Council - decisions of a recommendation character

National Regional Development Council - decisions of a recommendation character

Ministry of Regional Development and Local Governments - decisions binding only for  subordinated institutions and municipalities

Ministry of Environment's

Strategic Assessment

Office resolutions of a recommendation character

Other ministries

Legislation

Issues the regulations on the spatial development policy

Coordinates development planning in accordance with sustainability principles

Evaluates national and planning regions' plans

Supervises spatial planning process, prepares national level spatial plan and organises it public participation process, supervises municipalities' work, can withdraw their decisions

Issues opinions regarding the strategic assessment and from the aspect  of the environment protection sector

Issues opinions from the aspect of the respective sector

Parliament elections

Consultancy with representatives of civil society and Local and Regional Government Association

National Spatial Plan's public participation

Laws with norms of binding demands for spatial development and planning

Order of the Cabinet of Ministers on the launch of the National Spatial Plan. National planning binding parts as the Cabinet regulations.  Order of the Cabinet of Ministers on the Spatial Development Perspective of Latvia. National Spatial Plan's guidelines as Cabinet recommendations for state and municipality institutions.

Regional level

Planning Region's Development Council - decisions of a recommendation character

(executive institution - Planning Region Agency)

District Municipality Council - issues binding regulations

Prepares and confirms the plan. Issues resolutions on spatial plans. Fosters the collaboration between municipalities and state institutions

Prepares and confirms the plan. Issues resolutions on spatial plans

Planning Region's Spatial Plan's public participation

District Spatial Plan's public participation

Planning region's spatial plan

District Municipality Spatial Plan

Local level

Local Municipality Council - issues binding regulations

Prepares and confirms municipality and detailed plans. Issues conditions and resolutions to the higher level and neighbouring municipality plans. Adopts Land Organisation Plan.

Municipal Elections

Municipality's Spatial Plan's public participation

Detailed Plan' public participation

Public participation during construction process

Public participation assessing intended activity (EIA)

Consultation Boards

Local Municipality Spatial Plan

Detailed plan

Building permit

Land Organisation (Allotment) Plan