Seeling Festival on Birkensee: Authorities finally fail

Seeling Festival on Birkensee: Authorities finally fail

Birkensee, Hanau, Deutschland - The "Seelieben" festival at the idyllic Birkensee in Hanau is in front of the final. The organizers, Bra Event GmbH, have announced that the necessary permits are missing from the authorities, which makes it impossible to carry out the popular event. According to [op-online.de] (https://www.op-online.de/region/hanau/hanau-aus-fuer-seeliebe-festival-am-hanauer-birkensee- 93787904.html), the city of Hanau is "deeply disappointed" about the current situation. The festival, which has existed since 2015 and was launched by Bob Riemer, Aarash and Rocky Musleh, has attracted numerous visitors and has lived up life on Birkensee since the blocking of bathing grooms in 2012.

Although the city has already given permits for the festival in the past, the challenge when admission is primarily the situation in the landscape protection area. The organizers need individual permits, but they were linked to numerous requirements. A long-term target public approval should finally offer planning security. Plans for this had already been communicated in August 2024. But hope for this now seems to be in vain. A short -term move of the festival to another location is excluded, which is mainly due to the increased costs and missing synergies.

Missing events and development opportunities

The "Seeliebe" festival was not the only event that had to give way this year. The Homerun Open-Air in Gelnhausen will no longer take place. This suggests that the event scene in the region is currently under an unfavorable star. “Souls” offered about four events with well -known DJs every year and was an integral part of cultural life in Hanau. Managing Director Riemer emphasizes that Bra Event GmbH has always worked transparently with the city and fulfilled all requirements.

In addition, the resuscitation of fish farming on Birkensee failed. The owner of the area and the city of Hanau have been in exchange for several years to discuss possible follow -up uses. Ideas for the development of new weekend houses were also checked, but rejected due to legal and economic framework. What remains is one question: How should it go on at Birkensee?

challenges in urban planning law

A decisive factor for many of the problems related to the Birkensee area is the complex urban right. According to the requirements of the house for urban planning and housing, which is regulated by the BMWSB, the planning sovereignty in Germany lies at the federal and state governments. This means that developments are often bound by legal hurdles that can be particularly pronounced in a landscape protection area.

The principle of land use planning, which is an essential part of the urban right, is intended to ensure an orderly and sustainable urban development. Nevertheless, it remains unclear how these legal framework conditions can lead to a sustainable solution at the site of the Birkensee in Hanau. The great desire for development and revitalization stuck in the clouds, while the disappointment over the failed events remains.