Urban land-use planning

Urban land-use planning is a central instrument of municipal urban planning. It serves to control the urban development of a municipality. The aim is to ensure orderly urban development that meets the needs of the population and the legal framework.

Two stages of urban land-use planning

The urban land-use planning is carried out in two stages.

1. Preparatory urban land-use plan (land-use plan)
2. Binding urban land-use plan (development plan)

Legal background and purpose

Urban land-use planning is regulated in the Federal Building Code (BauGB). Sections 1-13 are particularly important, the purpose of which is to ensure sustainable urban development, protect nature and the environment, organise the settlement structure and avoid conflicts of use (e.g. between industrial and residential areas).

Land use plan

The land use plan (preparatory land-use plan) presents the planned urban development of the entire city in outline. It depicts the main features of land use (e.g. residential areas, commercial areas, traffic areas, green spaces) and shows, for example, where residential, commercial or green spaces are planned for the future. The land utilisation plan serves as a preparatory planning instrument and forms the basis for the subsequent development plans.

Regional land utilisation plan (RegFNP)
Regional Plan South Hesse

For the 75 municipalities in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main conurbation, this is regulated by the Regional Land Use Plan (RegFNP) for Southern Hesse. The RegFNP is currently being revised for the target year 2030.

Further information & current plans

Development plan

The development plan (binding land-use plan) specifically regulates how individual plots of land may be used and built on - for example by specifying the type of building use, the extent of building use, the construction method, etc. It is legally binding and implements the specifications of the land-use plan in detail. It is legally binding and implements the specifications of the land use plan in detail.

Development plans Rodgau

Participation in urban land-use planning

An important part of urban land-use planning is the participation of the public and public agencies. § Section 3 BauGB provides for "public participation" in the urban land-use planning process in order to inform the public about the planning. The public can get involved during the planning process and is invited to submit comments on the planning in order to express concerns and/or make suggestions.

The involvement of the public together with the participation of the authorities in accordance with Section 4 BauGB forms the basis for a comprehensive and fair balancing of private and public interests, which is ultimately decided by the city council.

Two-stage participation

As a rule, participation is in two stages.

• The first stage is early participation
• The second stage is formal participation (interpretation).

Depending on the project, there are also simplified procedures in which early participation can be dispensed with.

Information and participation

During participation, there is the opportunity to view the planning documents of the current development plans in the town hall or online. The documents provided are for information purposes only. In the case of major projects, an information event may also be planned, which will be announced in the events calendar .

Comments can be made during the public exhibition period

• by e-mail
• by letter in writing
• by recording on site at the town hall
• via the "Bauleitplanung Online" platform on the Internet

Information and statement online

Further information and dates on investments can also be found in the official announcement.