The study aims to analyse the functioning of the city of Nowy Targ in the context of maintaining the principles of spatial order. The concept of spatial order is used not only by city planners, but also by other representatives of sciences related to spatial management. Spatial order is an interdisciplinary concept as it appears in many fields of sciences, not only technical ones. Inextricably linked to the idea of sustainable development, spatial order combines issues from urban planning, architecture, economy, and environmental protection. It can be considered in relation to several categories, such as: conscious space design, development of appropriate spatial patterns, protection of characteristic spatial systems, shaping space in accordance with tradition and culture, and counteracting spatial disharmony trends. This study begins by discussing various definitions of spatial order found in the literature. A study on the maintenance of the principles of spatial order in Nowy Targ covered a range of factors from the socio-economic, functional, cultural, environmental to compositional and aesthetic. While developing such a topic it is important to verify the stages of implementation of the assumptions of source documentation, like the ‘Nowy Targ City Development Strategy for 2019-2023 with an outlook to 2030’. The following research tools were used in the study: Desk Research (a review of publicly available data, including a study of legal regulations and a review of the literature on the subject) and CAWI (Computer Assisted Web Interviews – an online survey addressed to a wider audience). The results of the analyses showed Nowy Targ’s significant potential for the implementation of spatial order principles and high social awareness of the need to respect them by its inhabitants.