Remove whole polygons intersecting a different feature layer of polygons with a certain attribute type, except when OSM classifies them as footway

Hi everyone,

I’m working in QGIS and struggling with a spatial logic issue. I’ll try to describe it clearly.

Data I have:

- Parcels polygons (that includes the streets but is not labeled as such to differentiate between whether street or cadastral building plot)

- Street polygons from another separate feature layer (with an attribute type = 'street')

- OSM roads layer (lines) with highway classification

What I want to do:

I want to delete entire parcel polygons if they intersect street polygons (type = 'street').

BUT:

If that same street polygon corresponds to an OSM road classified as:

footway, path, pedestrian, steps

then I do NOT want to delete the parcel.

So logically:

The problem:

If I use the tool Difference, QGIS cuts the parcel geometry instead of deleting the whole feature.

If I use Select by Location (intersects), it often selects too many parcels because of shared boundaries.

So I need a way to:

Remove entire features (not cut geometry)

Apply a spatial condition involving three layers

Include an exclusion condition based on OSM road type

What I’ve tried:

Difference: cuts polygons (not desired)

Select by location (intersects): too many parcels selected

Extracting OSM footways and subtracting them from street polygons first: partially works but gets messy

My question:

What is the cleanest way in QGIS to:

Remove parcel polygons that intersect street polygons from a different layer

But ignore those street areas that correspond to OSM footways

Any suggestions or workflow ideas would be greatly appreciated

Image example:

The cut out areas from the pink polygons, are according to the street parcels, streets, but according to OSM "path", so I just want to ignore the street and keep original parcel boundary; however if OSM is something like highway and street parcel is also street, I wanna delete the whole parcel entirely.

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