14 September 2026, 23:12
The Supreme Court overturned the village's master plan in the Mykolaiv region
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The Supreme Court has definitively overturned the master plan for the village of Chornomorka in the Ochakiv District of Mykolaiv Oblast. The reason for this decision was that the local village council approved the urban planning documentation without the required environmental and sanitary-epidemiological assessments.
This was reported by the Mykolaiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
The case concerns the “Master Plan for the village of Chornomorka in the Ochakiv District of Mykolaiv Oblast, including a zoning plan and a detailed plan for the industrial zone for the construction and operation of a deep-water seaport as part of the master plan within the village’s projected boundaries.” The Supreme Court confirmed that the local government had violated legal requirements when approving the plan.
The village council adopted the disputed decision on December 14, 2017. It provided for the approval of a master plan for Chornomorska covering an area of approximately 3,650 hectares, as well as the planning of an industrial zone in the northwestern part of the village, on the shore of the Berezan Estuary.
The prosecutor’s office filed a lawsuit in the interest of the state, pointing to violations during the development and approval of the urban planning documentation. Specifically, the issues included the absence of a proper sanitary and epidemiological assessment, inadequate coordination of the project with the competent authorities, and failure to comply with environmental and water protection laws.
The prosecutor’s office also noted that the planned construction of the port had not been properly coordinated with the Mykolaiv Oblast territorial planning scheme and relevant documents governing the development of seaports.
Previously,the Odesa City Council and the infectious diseases hospital were ordered to restore the circular wing of the city hospital, which is an architectural monument of national significance. The Court of Appeals ruled that the prolonged inaction of the property managers was unlawful, as it had placed the early 19th-century building at risk of collapse.
