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The article indicates how approach to regional and local development programming has been changed during the last 20 years, particularly in connection with the EU accession. In addition, it presents an attempt of assessment how a comprehensive dimension of sustainable development concept is taken into account in the development planning. In the last part of the article one can find information about the current shape of the system of strategic development management in Poland and the challenges related to the implementation of sustainable development in the new programming period.