As of: March 2, 2024, 7:00 a.m
By: Hans Moritz
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Hans Moritz, editorial director of the Erdinger/Dorfener Anzeiger.
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The state is forcing communities to use greenfield land sparingly.
The local parliaments do not skimp on criticism, but there are also good sides to the shorter reins, says editorial director Hans Moritz in his commentary on the weekend.
Around ten hectares of land are sealed in Bavaria every day.
That's so much that the state development program is now cutting the reins on the municipalities.
They should only be allowed to designate commercial and residential building land on greenfield sites if they have proven that densification is no longer an option and that there is no space within built-up areas.
It is not surprising that Erding – like many other municipalities – is resisting this string of restrictions.
Yes, there are reasons to reject this requirement.
Densified city centers impair ventilation and contribute to further overheating of cities.
Vacancy management means even more bureaucracy for town halls.
And every paragraph slows you down even more.
The planning costs are rising even more - this certainly doesn't make building cheaper.
Land-use planning becomes even more time-consuming if it has to be proven for every major project that there is no spatial alternative.
That certainly doesn't stimulate construction activity.
The regulation assumes that any project can arise anywhere.
Not at all!
This affects property rights and threatens to become an investment deterrent.
But there are also reasons that speak in favor of the regulation.
It's good when a municipality has to think about whether areas that have already been used can be redesignated and whether the next green meadow doesn't have to be dug up straight away.
The planning sovereignty of the municipalities will not be abolished - as recently complained by the CSU in Erding - but at best curtailed.
In the future, local and city councils will sometimes need more creative solutions.
The reactivation of outdated and moribund commercial areas is likely to receive new impetus - and that's a good thing.
And it's not the case that municipalities can do whatever they want in terms of building law these days.
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