The need to define and establish a public construction plot in accordance with the protection status of Hall 1 of the Belgrade Fair is proclaimed as the reason for developing this urban planning project. However, this statement is suggestive and untrue. Hall 1 has enjoyed the status of protection since February 19, 2009, when it was declared a cultural monument, regardless of the fact that it is not located on a single public construction plot.
Therefore, this project, in its form and content, resembles more a student or a seminar paper than an actual urban-technical document. The project lacks a whole series of mandatory elements prescribed by the by-laws under the Law on Planning and Construction, such as urban planning parameters on the level of construction, occupancy of the plot, percentage of green areas etc… while the graphic attachments do not have precisely drawn roads, parking spaces, green areas and trees.
These shortcomings, as well as numerous other illegalities, were emphasized by RERI during public presentation of the urban project, which took place in the period from October 26 to November 1, 2023. However, although obliged by the Law on Planning and Construction to consider and comment on every submitted opinion, the author of the urban planning project responded only to a half of RERI’s comments. As a result of all of the above, on February 13, 2023, RERI submitted a request to the urban planning inspector to initiate an extraordinary inspection.