There is great skepticism in the Berger municipal council about the reconstruction plans at Gut Biberkor, the location of the Montessori sponsoring association.
Owner Werner von Kahlden-Gmell, whose latest building application was rejected, finds this "very strange".
He emphasizes: He is only concerned with the future of the school.
Biberkor - When councilors say they are “surprised” or “very skeptical,” they are usually understating. Often they are then actually frightened or angry, and only express themselves more diplomatically in public meetings. Said words fell this week in the Berger municipal council. A local politician, Dr. Andreas Ammer (QUH) even felt he was being "duped". The topic of the impetus: the renovation plans at Gut Biberkor, the location of the largest Montessori school in Bavaria.
Landowner Werner von Kahlden-Gmell, or to be more precise, his GWM Wohnungsgesellschaft München, had applied to be allowed to rebuild one house on the site and another one. In the plans, some councils had counted 26 office spaces that were not explicitly mentioned in the building application. Hence Ammer's comment. According to the building authorities, it was not even necessary to mention that offices are generally permitted according to the development plan on Gut Biberkor, said office manager Beatrix Neubert. In the end, the municipal council rejected the requested change of use including the construction of a new residential and teaching house. Only Third Mayor Elke Link, who stood behind the administration as an interim session leader, voted for it. The other resolutions, in which there is a ramp for accessibility,a tin roof for a photovoltaic system and a balcony (i.e. for exemptions from the development plan) were wasted.
"That then has nothing to do with special education"
Annatina Manninger (CSU) was “surprised”.
She wondered if the inclusive multi-generational housing project for Kahlden-Gmell owners had died.
Verena Machnik (Greens) was “very skeptical”.
Alluding to the offices in the plans and the dwindling guest rooms of the Montessori Academy, she said: "That has nothing to do with special needs education." Link replied that the owner had told the community when asked that he needed the building for the school and the Montessori Association.
Werner von Kahlden-Gmell confirms this in an interview with Starnberg Mercury. “This is about Montessori pedagogy and nothing else. It's about rooms that I rent to the Montessori Association and its administration. ”His GWM housing company, owner of Gut Biberkor, is not expanding, he says when asked, contradicting an assumption that was heard in the local council. The GWM will have five offices in the building at Biberkorstrasse 19, with the Montessori administration taking up the greater part. In house 21, individual areas are blocked for fire protection reasons. “We want to rebuild it so that we can use all floors again,” says von Kahlden-Gmell. As the former founder of the growing Montessori facility, which has now been attended by 630 children, he wanted to secure their future.He finds the statements in the municipal council and the mood itself "very strange".
In the northern outer area of the estate area, von Kahlden-Gmell would like to have an inclusive multi-generation house built in which people with and without disabilities can live together.
The old municipal council, which was in office until the election in March 2020, was largely benevolent to the plans and approved a modified development plan.
The new one no longer does this.
Some local politicians like Annatina Manninger are wondering why the owner is not implementing the inclusive project in the old building.
Von Kahlden-Gmell: “That is not due to the structure of the building.
The floor plan does not give the space. "
With regard to the new construction and renovation plans for houses 19 and 21, the owner emphasizes: “The building application is upheld.
We want to talk to the community again. "