The general plan in the Chojnice district — as at 11 September 2026
Three of the four municipalities now have a general plan. Brusy does not, so a planning decision on a new application is not possible there for now. Checked against the planning register, with figures and resolution dates.
- Establish the municipality and the TERYT codeChojnice district: 220201 town of Chojnice, 220202 Brusy, 220203 rural Chojnice, 220204 Czersk
- Check whether a local plan covers the plotif it does, the general plan changes nothing for you — the local plan governs
- Check the general plan status in the registerthe register gives the status, resolution number and the size of the infill area
- If there is no general plan, check the filing datean application filed before 1 September follows the old rules; for a later one a decision can only follow once the plan takes effect
Four municipalities, three plans — as at 11 September 2026
The planning reform replaces the old study of conditions with a municipal general plan. For a plot owner one thing matters: without a general plan in force, no planning decision can now be obtained on a new application. The table below shows where the four municipalities of the Chojnice district stand.
The figures come from the register of general plans and were checked on the date given in the heading. We return to this page after every resolution — if you are reading it later, it is worth confirming the status in the register.
| Municipality | Status | Resolution | Infill area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Chojnice | adopted | XXIII/303/26 of 22 June 2026, Pomeranian Official Journal 2026 item 2734 | 580.94 ha — 27.64% |
| Czersk | adopted | XXIII/316/26 of 26 May 2026, Pomeranian Official Journal 2026 item 2466 | 638.91 ha — 1.68% |
| Rural Chojnice | adopted, in force from 4 September 2026 | XXIV/336/2026 of 13 August 2026, Pomeranian Official Journal 2026 item 3320 | 857.32 ha — 1.87% |
| Brusy | in preparation | none | 531.04 ha in draft — 1.33% |
Why 27.64% in the town and 1.33% in Brusy is not a difference in generosity
The percentages in the last column invite the conclusion that the town of Chojnice is open to development and Brusy is closed to it. That reading is wrong, and the absolute figures show why.
The infill area in Brusy covers 531 ha; in the town of Chojnice, 581 ha. The areas are almost identical. The difference lies in the denominator: the town covers roughly 2,100 ha and is largely built up already, while Brusy is a rural municipality of several tens of thousands of hectares, mostly forest and farmland. A low percentage therefore means the municipality is large and rural, not that its plan is restrictive. The largest infill area in the district belongs, in fact, to rural Chojnice — 857 ha at a share of 1.87%.
The practical conclusion differs from what the percentage suggests: in both cases the question is the same — does this particular plot fall inside the infill-area boundary, or a few dozen metres outside it.
What changed on 1 September 2026
The rule is stated explicitly. Under Art. 59(3) of the act introducing the reform, a planning decision may be issued on an application filed from 1 September 2026 only where a general plan has entered into force in that municipality. The sole exception concerns closed areas.
Applications filed earlier are governed by Art. 59(2), which applies the previous wording and — importantly — disapplies Art. 61(1)(1a), that is, the requirement that the land lie within an infill area. Applications filed before 1 September are not subject to that gate at all.
A separate deadline ran on 31 August 2026 under Art. 65(1) of the same act: on that day the old studies of conditions lost force wherever a general plan had not already replaced them.
If the plot lies in rural Chojnice or in Brusy
Rural Chojnice adopted its general plan on 13 August 2026. The resolution was published in the official journal on 20 August, and the plan took effect 14 days later, on 4 September. From that day a new planning decision for a house requires the plot to lie within the infill area, which here covers 857.32 ha.
Brusy has a draft general plan but, as at 11 September, no adopting resolution. Until the plan is adopted, published and in force, no planning decision can be issued on an application filed from 1 September. In rural Chojnice three weeks passed between the council session and the plan taking effect.
For a plot in Brusy without a local plan, two things matter now. The first is the draft plan: a plot outside the proposed infill area will not obtain a planning decision once the plan is adopted in its current form either. The second is the filing date: a case opened before 1 September continues under the old rules, and the decision issued is valid for five years and can be transferred to another person.
What exactly to prepare and which parameters to declare we set out in the article on planning decisions step by step.
How to check your own municipality
The register of general plans kept at e-mapa.net gives, for each municipality, the status, the number and date of the resolution, the place of publication, and the size of the infill area in hectares and as a percentage. The address is built from the TERYT code and the municipality name.
Bear in mind that municipalities sharing a name are often split into a town and a rural municipality — in the Chojnice district the town has code 220201 and rural Chojnice 220203. Each has its own general plan with a completely different infill area: 27.64% against 1.87% of the territory. Checking the wrong entry is the most common mistake here.
The general plan in the district — short answers
My plot is covered by a local plan. Does the general plan affect me?
In practice, no. Where a local development plan is in force, it governs what may be built and how, and no planning decision is needed. The general plan and the infill area matter for plots without a local plan.
An application filed at the end of August, a decision in November — which rules apply?
The filing date is what counts, not the date of the decision. The provision refers to a decision issued "on an application filed from 1 September 2026", so a case commenced earlier continues under the previous rules even if the ruling comes later.
When will Brusy adopt its general plan?
That cannot be predicted and we would rather not guess. As at 11 September 2026 Brusy has a draft plan but no adopting resolution. Adoption requires a council session, and entry into force requires publication in the provincial official journal followed by 14 days. In rural Chojnice three weeks passed between the resolution and the plan taking effect. We update this page whenever the register status changes.
Will a planning decision obtained now be voided by the general plan?
No. A decision issued before a general plan enters into force keeps its own validity — from 1 January 2026, five years from the day it became final. A general plan adopted later does not revoke it.
Where do the figures in the table come from?
From the register of general plans, which gives each municipality its status, resolution number and date, place of publication, and the size of the infill area. We copied the resolution numbers and journal items from the register without rounding, so that they can be checked at source.