Planning Notices

In recent decades, the State of Israel has been in the midst of an extensive construction boom that is changing the quality of life, environment, and landscape for all of us.

The first stage in any construction project is a statutory planning process (by law) of submitting a plan to the planning institutions, and only according to its instructions will construction be possible. Without an approved plan, it is not possible to promote new construction with significant additional rights, additional floors, and economic viability.

After the planning institution files a plan, the public has a limited period of only two months to submit objections, provided that the plan is expected to harm the objector. It should be noted that many years can pass from the date on which objections to the plan can be submitted until the actual construction of the project under the plan, because the next stage is the issuance of building permits.

The possible harms are varied – traffic congestion, parking shortages, allocation of public areas or unreasonable planning that may harm the quality of life or property value, which can be improved by filing an objection. Therefore, it is important to know that filing an objection is the only opportunity the law gives to anyone who sees themselves as being harmed, to voice their position and try to change the planning reality in their environment, such as ensuring that there will be a park in the neighborhood, regulated parking spaces, local commercial areas, equitable allocation of rights in plans with consolidation and division provisions, and more.

After the objections phase, the planning authority will decide whether to approve, reject or modify the plan. If the plan is approved by the planning authority, property owners within the plan area or adjacent to it may be entitled to claim compensation for the decrease in the value of their land – within three years from the date the plan comes into effect and subject to proof of the damage from an appraiser's perspective.

Because the announcements of the plans in the press, on signs, and on government websites sometimes go unnoticed by the public, and because many property owners do not live in the area where they have rights to the properties and do not visit there, we have set up a search engine for you on this page that makes available the announcements in the Reshumot (as required by law) of all plans that have been deposited for the purpose of submitting objections and all plans that have been approved for the purpose of examining a claim for impairment (as of 5/22/22). What can be done?

• Find building plans by city of residence (when you type in the name of a city, you will receive all publications in the records of plans deposited for the purpose of submitting objections or approved plans for the purpose of claiming depreciation).

• Check whether it is still possible to submit an objection to the plan (when you identify a notice of the deposit of a plan in the publication files in Reshumot, you will know that you usually have about 60 days to submit an objection from the date that appears in the file title).

• Examine whether it is still possible to file a claim for depreciation (when this is a notice of approval of a plan in the publication files in Reshumot, you will know that you generally have about 3 years to file a claim for depreciation from the date that appears in the file title and after examining eligibility by a lawyer and appraiser).

The information is updated regularly and is intended to help you become familiar with the rights you have under the Planning and Building Law and to act within the deadlines set by law. You are welcome to leave a request if you identify a relevant plan in your city of residence or in the city where you have rights to property or land.