What it is
Objections are written challenges to a draft planning document during public insight. Under Serbia's Law on Planning and Construction, after expert control a draft plan is put on public insight for 30 days; if public insight is repeated only for part of the draft, it cannot last less than 15 days.
Who reviews it
For plans within city jurisdiction, public insight and objections are handled by the local government's Planning Commission. After public insight, the commission prepares a report that should include data on the procedure, all objections, and a decision on each objection. By law, the chief urbanist chairs the commission.
What an objection can change
An objection does not stop a plan automatically. The commission can accept or reject it, and the body drafting the plan must act on the report's decisions within 30 days after receiving it. If accepted objections substantially change the draft, the commission can order a new draft planning document; that new draft then goes through expert control again.
Current status in Novi Sad
In the dispute over the General Regulation Plan for the citywide centre and sports-recreation facilities along Bulevar despota Stefana, 021 reported that several thousand objections had been filed. The Planning Commission session scheduled for June 18, 2026 was postponed because of the large number of objections; the new time is June 30, 2026 at 09:00 in the Blue Hall of the Novi Sad City Assembly. According to 021, the former "Neimar" site is planned for residential buildings, business premises, and public areas, with the investment valued at 150 million euros and planners expecting more than 7,500 residents. Mayor Zarko Micin referred to 5,000-6,000 objections that he considers unfounded and said the plan covers only the former "Neimar" area.
What remains open
As of June 22, 2026, the public record includes the several-thousand-objection range, the mayor's position, and the new session date, but not the commission's final report on each objection. The open question is which objections the commission will accept, whether that will change the draft, and whether a new version of the plan will be required.
Why it matters
For residents of Liman and nearby neighborhoods, the objection procedure is one of the few formal ways to influence building heights, density, public spaces, traffic, parking, and infrastructure pressure before a plan is adopted. For the city, it is also a transparency test: a contested project cannot be judged only through political statements until the commission shows what was rejected, what was accepted, and why.
Next deadline
The next checkable date is June 30, 2026 at 09:00, when the Planning Commission is due to meet in the City Assembly. After the session, the key document should be the commission report with a decision on each objection.