New Metropolitan Plan Set to Shape Prague’s Growth for Decades: Up to 350,000 New Homes

Prague is facing a landmark decision for the future development of the city. The new Metropolitan Plan is intended to enable the construction of up to 350,000 homes, accelerate key infrastructure projects and at the same time protect green spaces as well as historic urban areas.

The new Metropolitan Plan for Prague has passed another major milestone. Prague City Council approved the final version of the long-term development plan for the Czech capital on Wednesday. The final decision will now be taken by the city assembly at the end of May. If approved, the plan could come into force as early as September 2026.

With the new Metropolitan Plan, Prague aims to create the conditions for significantly more intensive growth across the city. According to officials, the plan enables the construction of up to 350,000 new homes, primarily on former industrial and brownfield sites. At the same time, more than 700 characteristic urban areas, green spaces within and around the city, as well as the historic centre, are to be protected.

The plan also includes numerous major infrastructure projects. These include new tram lines, the expansion of the Prague Ring Road and the planned high-speed railway. Agreements with the state on key transport projects, critical infrastructure and heritage protection are also incorporated into the plan.

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“The city administration clearly recommends that the city assembly adopt the new zoning plan. Its approval will be a key moment for Prague,” said Prague Deputy Mayor for Urban Development, Petr Hlaváček. According to him, it has been possible to largely balance differing public interests. At the same time, the plan creates potential for more housing while also securing public infrastructure and additional protection for green areas such as the “green belt” surrounding Prague.

Metropolitan Plan: Years-long debate approaches decisive vote

The debate surrounding the Metropolitan Plan has already been ongoing for years. Since preparations began in 2013, tens of thousands of objections and comments have been submitted. During the first consultation process alone in 2018, the city recorded around 45,000 comments, followed by tens of thousands more submissions in 2022 and 2025.

According to Prague City Hall, around 70 per cent of the specific demands raised by city districts were taken into account. However, the changes made after the final public hearing in autumn 2025 were not considered substantial enough to require another consultation process.

“City Hall reviewed each individual submission separately and assessed it in accordance with the Building Act,” the city administration stated. However, many demands contradicted one another or were not legally feasible. At the same time, the number of positive submissions had increased significantly in recent stages of the process.

The Metropolitan Plan is being prepared by the Institut plánování a rozvoje hl. m. Prahy (IPR) and is regarded as one of the most important strategic documents for the future development of the Czech capital.

Prague City Assembly will vote on the final approval of the plan on 28 May 2026. If adopted, it is expected to come into force on 1 September 2026.