The urgently needed pavilions for the Erich Kästner elementary and middle school in Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn will not be erected in time for the start of the new school year.
Mayor Mindy Konwitschny (SPD) announced this in the local council. "We are still waiting for the building permit from the district office," she said.
But the authority rejects the guilt and blames inadequate application documents for the delay.
Höhenkirchen-Siegertsbrunn - Time is of the essence.
As reported, there are too few classrooms in the school.
In order to alleviate the shortage of space as quickly as possible, the municipal council decided a year ago to set up containers.
In the long term, the school is to be renovated and expanded or rebuilt - possibly elsewhere.
That should clarify a feasibility study.
Containers should be the fastest solution
When making the decision in July 2020, the Independent Citizens advocated expanding the school with a modular building at short notice.
This offers a higher standard and takes the time pressure off when it comes to long-term planning.
Because it was assumed that the pavilions could be erected more quickly, the majority in the committee voted in favor of the containers.
But it will take some time before the containers are up and running.
Because there is still no green light from the district office for the construction.
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Dark atmosphere: due to lack of space, classrooms were even set up in the former bike cellar.
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At the end of April, the building application for the container had been submitted to the district office, says building manager Tanja Englbrecht.
Since then, the town hall has been waiting for approval.
Englbrecht doesn't know exactly what the problem is, because an architecture firm commissioned by the municipality is entrusted with the project.
However, it is customary that building permits for special buildings in which many children are housed are carefully checked by the district office - for example with regard to safety-related requirements such as fire protection.
The question of an adequate supply of extinguishing water has not yet been clarified
The district office spokeswoman Christine Spiegel confirmed on request.
According to her, the application was received by her authority on May 4th.
There were delays because several documents had to be revised and requested.
The question of the adequate supply of extinguishing water has not yet been clarified, said Spiegel.
“It is an urgent concern for us to process important projects such as schools and day-care centers quickly,” emphasizes the district office spokeswoman.
However, the duration of the processing also depends to a large extent on the completeness of the construction plans.
"We are confident, however, that the outstanding questions can be resolved in the short term," said Spiegel.
Containers are now to be erected in the first half of the school year
Mayor Mindy Konwitschny also hopes that the building permit will be granted soon. She assumes that the containers can be erected in the first half of the school year. The school management and parents would have been informed about the delay early on, she says when asked. So the school had time to adjust to the new situation.