Lokalizacja instalacji odnawialnych źródeł energii – aspekty prawne

The article analyses in detail legal regulations governing the location of wind and photovoltaic farms. It also describes the basic planning instruments adopted in Poland. The analysis includes the principles adopted in the so-called “Distance Law”, i.e. the principle of investment location based on the local spatial development plan, and the principle of minimum distance of a wind tourbine from residential buildings. Next, the decisions permitting the location of PV farm were described – the decision on development conditions and the decision on the location of a public purpose investment. The article identifies legal and factual problems related to the adoption of legal regulations and offers potential solutions