After three years of litigation and two rounds of proceedings, ȘOMLEA & ASOCIAȚII obtained before the Cluj Court of Appeal a partial annulment of the General Urban Plan (PUG) of Cluj-Napoca and a functional reclassification of the land belonging to the “Record” complex, covering an area of 7,985 square meters.
By Decision no. 175/06.02.2019, the Cluj Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal filed by the Local Council of Cluj-Napoca Municipality, fully upholding the judgment of the Cluj County Court, which had partially annulled the General Urban Plan and ordered the reclassification of the land’s functional use.
ȘOMLEA & ASOCIAȚII represented the landowner, Trisom Record S.A. The team of lawyers included Radu Șomlea, coordinating partner, Elisabeta Popescu, senior partner, and Adrian Manole, senior associate.
Radu Șomlea: “This is an extraordinary decision, as it allows the development of an 8,000 sqm site located in the central area of the city. The 2014 General Urban Plan imposed a restrictive functional classification for that land, which blocked investment interest for five years. The mandate entrusted to us by Trisom Record S.A. and the result obtained confirm the quality of the legal services we provide.”
Elisabeta Popescu: “It was a complex case, with extensive evidence, through which we demonstrated both the unlawful land-use classification provided in the PUG and the appropriateness of the new urban zoning, which was directly ordered by the court.”
Adrian Manole: “Beyond urban planning aspects, the case also raised procedural challenges — the cherry on top being the rebuttal of a ground for annulment raised ex officio by the appellate court.”
ȘOMLEA & ASOCIAȚII is a law firm based in Cluj-Napoca, associated since 2007 with ȚUCA, ZBÂRCEA & ASOCIAȚII. The firm provides legal consulting and representation services in key areas of business law, including corporate law, commercial law, private and public acquisitions, commercial litigation and arbitration, insolvency, competition law, intellectual property law, energy law, urban planning, and administrative litigation.
