Planning law · Paris
Advice before planning permission is sought and assistance following adverse decisions, with a clear assessment of the risks and available remedies.
Project
Planning law comprises the rules governing construction and land development: what may be built, to what height, at what distance from a property boundary and subject to which restrictions.
Sophie Maréchal assists individuals, professionals and local authorities with planning permission procedures and disputes with the authorities.
Permissions
The firm advises before a planning permission application is filed, helping to prepare the application and secure the project.
It also assists after an adverse decision, providing a clear assessment of the risks and available remedies.
After a refusal
A building permit refusal, an objection to a prior declaration or a disputed condition must be read carefully. Some projects can be regularised or defended.
The strategy may involve discussions with the authorities, reconsideration, a new application, changes to the project or court proceedings.
The firm
The firm is located at 11 boulevard de Sébastopol in Paris and assists with planning matters in Paris and the wider Île-de-France region.
The main planning law page and dedicated building permit refusal page provide further information.
Expertise
A practice grounded in public law and administrative appeals.
Assistance before filing or after an adverse decision.
Assessment of the rules, documents, correspondence and deadlines.
Consultations in Paris’s 1st arrondissement or remotely.
Frequently asked questions
Before a permission application to secure the project and assess the risk of refusal, or after an adverse decision to consider the remedies.
Yes. Depending on the case, it may be challenged by reconsideration or proceedings before the administrative court.
Yes. The firm assists individuals, professionals, project owners and local authorities.
An early review identifies applicable rules, refusal risks and documents that should be strengthened.
Initial consultation
An initial consultation helps us understand your situation, check the applicable deadlines and identify the most appropriate strategy.