The urban land use planning procedure follows a legally prescribed form and comprises various procedural stages. In phases two and three, you as citizens have the opportunity to participate in the procedure.

Step 1: Preparation of a development plan

The decision to draw up a land-use plan is taken by the Wolfsburg City Council. Other authorities and neighboring communities are informed about the preliminary draft and can comment on it. The "participation of authorities and public bodies" phase is not aimed at citizens. In accordance with Section 2 (1) of the German Federal Building Code (BauGB), the decision to prepare the site must be published in accordance with local practice.

Step 2: Early public participation

During public participation in accordance with Section 3 (1) of the German Building Code (BauGB) , citizens are informed about the planning intentions at an early stage. The participation is carried out as a public event or in the form of a presentation. General objectives, purposes and effects of the planning as well as possible plan alternatives are explained. The citizens' comments are incorporated into the further planning.

Step 3: Public display

The draft plans, which have been approved by the Wolfsburg City Council, are then publicly displayed for a period of one month in accordance with Section 3 (2) of the German Building Code (BauGB). You will have the opportunity to view the drafts and submit comments online. The various interests of all stakeholders will be weighed up and incorporated in the further planning process.

Step 4: Announcement

The formal procedure is concluded by the examination of the comments received and the adoption of a resolution on the urban land use plan by the Wolfsburg City Council. The urban land use plan then becomes legally effective with its announcement in the official gazette for the city of Wolfsburg.

As a service, the Urban Planning and Building Consultancy division offers the possibility of searching for legally binding development plans in the new city map application. All plans are drawn in the city area and with a click in the respective planning area it is possible to download not only the development plan but also further information, such as the justification for the planning.

Responsibilities of the urban planning department

Housing projects team

Ms. Rasehorn 05361 28-1571

Ms. Ballhausen 05361 28-1198

Ms. Schneider 05361 28-1449

Ms. Mehde 05361 28-5049

Mr. Tairi 05361 28-1672

Mr. Berger 05361 28-5057

Refurbishment team

Mr. Rey 05361 28-2781

Mr. Teigeler 05361 28-1677

Ms. Meyer 05361 28-2605

Ms. Peters 05361 28-1673

Mr. Lampe 05361 28-2943

Ms. Alber 05361 28-1897

Ms. Svoboda 05361 28-5039

Ms. Baumgarte 05361 28-1673

The diverse and often conflicting wishes, interests, ideas and needs of the constantly changing society with regard to land use have an impact on the urban and open space structure. The land use plan (FNP) as a preparatory urban land use plan has the fundamental control and steering function of the distribution of land uses for the entire municipal area.

Only about one third of Wolfsburg's urban area is building and transportation land. The larger share is taken up by agricultural, forest, green and water areas. The land use plan deals intensively with this urban and natural structure of Wolfsburg and its potentials. It shows the urban development that has taken place to date and sketches a picture of the future use of the land in the urban area.

The following main questions are in focus:

• How many people will live and work where in the city?
• Which areas will be needed in the future and for what use?
• What traffic flows will this entail and how will they flow?
• What measures will be taken for flood protection, environmental protection in general and nature and climate protection in particular?

The land use plan is intended to provide answers to these and many other questions.

Overview, justification and explanation of the land use plan