WALLESS Senior Associate and Counsel Angel Kase in EHITUSEST: The Planning Act is under reform – market participants expect better

Planning Act changes are currently underway in Estonia, with a clear policy objective: to make planning procedures genuinely faster, simpler and more efficient. The key question, however, is how far these changes have actually progressed and whether they will address the core bottlenecks developers face, or leave the same structural issues in place.
WALLESS Senior Associate and Counsel Angela Kase provides a detailed insight in the April issue of Ehitusest, outlining both the rationale behind the reforms and their practical implications for real estate development. She highlights that the challenge is not only the length of procedures, but also how planning requirements are applied in practice.

Her article is particularly relevant for anyone assessing market entry, development timelines or regulatory risk in Estonia.

Read the full article (pp. 16-18, in Estonian): https://meediapilt.ee/ehitusest-aprill-2026/