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Poznań: until 2 October to comment on Wolne Tory
The first consultation on the future local plan for Wolne Tory closes on Friday 2 October. This railway and industrial area of around 146 hectares near the central station raises a major question: how should its future be organised in the heart of Poznań?
Original AI-generated illustration: a symbolic consultation scene. The drawing is not the official Wolne Tory plan, and the landscape does not reproduce the exact site.
In Poznań, a public consultation still offers a few days to contribute to preparations for the Wolne Tory local plan. Its first stage opened on 11 September 2026 and closes on 2 October. The process is led by the City and its Miejska Pracownia Urbanistyczna, the municipal planning office.
A central area shaped by the railway
The perimeter covers around 146 hectares between the Św. Łazarz and Wilda districts. It includes railway land, former industrial workshops and, in the north, Poznań Główny station and its surroundings.
Some buildings have heritage value or are protected. Other underused spaces contain spontaneous vegetation. The future plan therefore needs to consider the existing site, its uses and its constraints.
How to submit a contribution
Anyone interested can participate. Organisers ask contributors to use the official form for submissions relating to planning documents, available through the municipal planning office.
Contributions may, among other channels, be emailed to mpu@poznan.mpu.pl or posted to Miejska Pracownia Urbanistyczna, ul. za Bramką 1, 61-842 Poznań. The official page also explains electronic submission methods. Check its instructions and the form before sending; the notice does not specify a deadline time.
A preparation stage, rather than an announced construction project
The consultation concerns preparation of the plan. It does not constitute final adoption of its rules or announce a construction timetable. A useful contribution can identify a specific place and explain a need involving travel, connections between districts or heritage preservation. Comments feed into the procedure without guaranteeing that every proposal will be accepted.