Building permit for the construction of the 400 kV power line Elk – the border of the Republic of Poland

As part of this project, Eltel Networks was responsible for:

• development of the concept of the 400 kV dual-track power line
• introduction of the line route to the municipal study and adoption of the local zoning plans for the line route
• obtaining the replacement order decision for the line route in one of the municipalities
• acquisition of the environmental approval for the line route
• acquisition of the access rights to properties (1355 plots)
• acquisition of the decisions to exclude lands from agricultural and forestry production
• acquisition of the approval for logging individual trees and forests
  preparation of the application for the construction permit including annexes
• obtaining the building permit decision for the construction of the 400 kV double-track power line Elk – the RP border (Alytus direction) for and on behalf of PSE SA – (total number of plots – 1236, line length – 112 km)
• obtaining the building permit decision for the reconstruction of crossed objects (total number of reconstructions – 36)
• preparation of the building permit design for the construction of the 400 kV double-track power line
• preparation of the building permit design for the reconstruction of crossed objects
• establishment of the easement for the purpose of this line before a notary
  conducting administrative and judicial proceedings (154 plots), including those to the National Court of Administration.

In the course of our work, Eltel Networks had to face a number of events, the most important of which were:

• the need to obtain the so-called replacement order of the Provincial Governor, as one of the first in Poland, introducing the line route to the planning documents in the Municipality of Bakalarzewo
• providing a reply to the European Commission (as the project was co-financed by European Union funds) on the proper conduct of the proceedings, and in particular on ensuring the active involvement of the local community in the selection of the line route
• work correlation with the Lithuanian side so that both projects could “meet” at the same point on the border between Poland and Lithuania in due time.

A particular challenge was that the new line gave rise to a number of controversies among the local community in the context of establishing its route. An unprecedented event occurred in one of the municipalities (Bakalarzewo) where we had to proceed with the so-called replacement order of the Provincial Governor since the Municipality of Bakalarzewo refused to enter the line into the local zoning plans.
In the end, thanks to the strong commitment of the entire project team, the line route was designed so that the environmental approval was obtained, the property rights were acquired from the landowners and the building permit was finally obtained in a very short time frame, as indicated by the investor, PSE SA.