Puhuri Oy – Legal advice on land use issues

We act as legal counsel to Puhuri Oy in all matters related to land use.

We have assisted in matters such as land leasing and land use, zoning, planning, building permits, and road access, and have also acted as legal counsel in related administrative proceedings. Our advice also regularly covers nature conservation and environmental law issues related to land use.

Our recent public references in land use law include the appeal against the amendment to the partial master plan for the Piipsanneva wind farm. The Administrative Court of Northern Finland initially overturned the partial master plan for the wind farm approved by the Haapavesi City Council on the grounds of, among other things, the comprehensiveness of bird surveys and the potential impact of the plan on birdlife in the area. We also assisted the city and Puhuri Oy in the Supreme Administrative Court, which ruled in favor of our client. The case concerned an area connected to a former peat production area, and the main issue was how to assess the birdlife values in an area where industrial activities have created constantly changing watersheds that have become important bird habitats and birdlife values. The decision can also be considered significant and positive in general terms for the further development of former peat production areas.

For land use and related matters, please contact Partner Aimo Halonen and Senior Associate Hanna Tuominen.

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