EN
Under the art. 59 p. 1 of the Act on Spatial Management, the change of the development, in the absence of spatial development plan, requires the prior acquisition of the zoning decision. This solution helps to ensure the spatial order, since the condition of receiving the zoning decision is its compliance with the function and development of the area in which the investment is to be realized. The analysis of the legal doctrine and judgments of the administrative courts reveal that the legal character of the zoning decision is still open to discussion. Therefore the aim of the article is to characterize the institution of the zoning decision and find the answer as to its legal character.