Rapid growth of urban areas all over the world causes the expansion and the use of certain areas for residency, business, and industry. For developing countries, area expansion are frequently not grounded on the comprehensive review concerning the aspects of social, legal, and environment, and are not consistent with national policies. This study aims to analyze the legal aspect regarding the spatial planning policy change from national regulation to local regulation. The analysis was conducted in Semarang City, Central Java, Indonesia. The results of this study showed that the spatial planning policy in Semarang underwent a shift in the local regulation in the level of philosophy, normative, and implementation. 

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