# Uruguay metropolitan and land-use planning developments > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/uruguay-metropolitan-and-land-use-planning-developments > Updated: 2026-09-20T00:00:00.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. Uruguay has entered a period of significant territorial and land-use restructuring. The process began with the Ministry of Housing and Territorial Planning (MVOT) launching its first metropolitan planning review in 15 years. This initiative, led by the National Directorate of Territorial Planning (DINOT), focuses on four pillars: green infrastructure, mobility, metropolitan rurality, and governance, aiming to manage territories that cross administrative boundaries. This planning effort has encountered political and legal friction. National Party mayors have called for the withdrawal of Decree 128/026, which imposes stricter requirements for soil type transformation. The Rocha Intendencia has formally appealed the decree, claiming it exceeds legal authority and infringes on departmental autonomy. In Montevideo, tensions have surfaced regarding urbanization in the environmentally sensitive Bañados de Carrasco. The municipal government suspended a proposal to recategorize soil for a 3,000-unit housing project, opting instead for a year-long evaluation of the area’s environmental and territorial impacts. ## Timeline ### 2026-09-20: Uruguay faces disputes over land recategorization and soil decrees Uruguayan authorities face pushback over land recategorization rules, with mayors challenging a new presidential decree and Montevideo suspending a major urbanization project in protected wetlands. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/uruguay-faces-disputes-over-land-recategorization-and-soil-decrees ### 2026-09-12: Uruguay initiates metropolitan planning review after 15 years Uruguay has initiated its first metropolitan planning review in 15 years, focusing on green infrastructure, mobility, and rurality to improve territorial governance. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/uruguay-initiates-metropolitan-planning-review-after-15-years --- Cite as: Uruguay metropolitan and land-use planning developments. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/uruguay-metropolitan-and-land-use-planning-developments