New living space for Maintal: 41 hectares planned by 2040!

New living space for Maintal: 41 hectares planned by 2040!

A lot is happening in Maintal - after Hanau, the city in the Main-Kinzig district is number one when it comes to creating new living space. The regional land use plan (RegFNP) shows that no less than 41 hectares could be newly developed by 2040. These plans, which have been open since the end of September, will be discussed in a special meeting of the Building and Environment Committee on October 21st, with the city council meeting set to decide on the upper limits for the building areas on November 3rd hanauer.de reports.

But it's not as smooth as the new construction process sounds. Maintal has submitted 107 tips on the RegFNP, many of which point to incorrect representations and missing information. The city wants to ensure that important green structures and biotopes are represented correctly. The focus is particularly on a property opposite the real site, which is to be removed from the residential building area.

Planned areas and businesses

In addition to the residential building areas, new commercial areas are also to be created, including 2.8 hectares for the Mitte commercial area in Hochstadt. These developments must also be viewed in the context of spatial planning, as such decisions affect not only the city but the entire region. According to the Hessian regional plans, the establishment of the RegFNPs is the responsibility of the committees and is based on the specifications of the state development plan, as landesplanung.hessen.de informs.

Spatial development in Hesse is controlled by the regional assemblies, which consist of representatives from the districts and cities. They regulate spatial planning and also take supra-local aspects such as settlement structure, further development of transport routes and the protection of natural areas into account. In this area of ​​tension, all interests should be coordinated with one another - a task that is not only ambitious but also challenging.

Criticism of the changes

However, there are also critical voices about the planned changes. The citizens' initiative Fähre Mühlheim-Maintal expresses concerns that the cancellation of the ferry connection and the relocation of Mühlheimer Straße could lead to a final departure from the ferry connection, which has been inactive since 2017. For the initiative, this is a disregard of a previous city council decision. Mayor Monika Böttcher sees herself as having a great deal of responsibility in this debate because the administration's decisions affect her.

Overall, the process of urban development in Maintal is not only a sign of the increasing housing shortage in the Rhine-Main area, but also an exciting chapter in overarching spatial planning policy. The demands on cities and municipalities are high - especially in times of climate change and the need for renewable energies, as is also emphasized on the BMWSB's nationwide platform, which promotes regional cooperation and provides information about the status of spatial planning bmwsb.bund.de.