Residential modules instead of a factory hall: plans for new asylum accommodation in Peiting
Created: 08/09/2022, 16:00
By: Christopher Peters
The former factory building on Seestraße in Peiting is to be demolished except for the living area to make room for the construction of 18 wooden housing modules.
© Hans-Helmut Herold
18 residential modules are to be built as accommodation for refugees on Seestraße in Peiting on the site of a former commercial enterprise.
At the next meeting of the municipal council next Tuesday, the owner and the district office want to present the project to the public.
Peiting – It doesn't happen every day that a building application is not dealt with in the building committee, but in the large group of the Peitinger market town council.
Point number seven immediately catches the eye of anyone who reads the agenda for the next meeting of the committee.
"Demolition of commercial hall and creation of 18 residential modules" at Seestraße 16 it says.
The agenda says nothing about their purpose, but Mayor Peter Ostenrieder can help.
The accommodations are intended for refugees, he explains when asked by the local newspaper.
It's not the first time that the former fur factory on Seestraße has come under the spotlight as a location for refugee accommodation.
The old building was already being discussed as a home for asylum seekers during the great wave of refugees in 2015.
Up to 118 people should find a roof over their heads there, but the municipal council and citizens were up in arms about the project.
In the end, the district office gave up its plans.
Negotiations have been going on for months
The fact that there is now a new attempt is mainly due to the Ukraine war.
As early as March, when people were fleeing the fighting to Germany in droves, the current owner of the empty building offered the property to the district office as refugee accommodation, says Ostenrieder.
However, during the assessment it turned out that the rooms were not suitable due to their condition.
In the end, the owner, who wanted to get involved socially, offered to tear down the old factory building and build 18 wooden residential modules instead.
Only the living area, which could be used for community rooms and offices for the caregivers, was to remain.
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An offer that apparently convinced the district office and the government of Upper Bavaria.
After lengthy negotiations about the financial modalities, the green light was given four weeks ago, reports the head of the town hall.
The community itself was left out, "we alone decide on the building application," says Ostenrieder.
The project will be discussed at City Council on Tuesday
How the municipal council views this will become apparent on Tuesday when representatives of the district office and the client will present the project.
Ostenrieder emphasizes that he sees the project positively.
One must face the challenge that arose from the Ukraine war.
You can't influence big politics on site, "but we have to see how we can accommodate people as best as possible".
According to the head of the town hall, 70 Ukrainian refugees are currently living in the community, and the number has recently fallen.
Accordingly, the mayor does not assume that the new accommodation will be fully occupied.
The modules are designed for a maximum of eight people, which means that the system can theoretically accommodate 144 people.
"It's more about being able to react quickly if the worst comes to the worst."
The head of the town hall does not expect protests like seven years ago this time.
The situation is different today, he is certain.
The new building also brings a number of advantages.
In this way he could relieve the tense housing market, hopes Ostenrieder.
If modules are not needed for asylum seekers, the community can also use them, for example when it comes to short-term accommodation for homeless people.
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