Planning

Planlovutvalget

Planning has to do with thinking through the possibilities and consequences involved before acting. Under the Planning and Building Act, planning is based on a popularly elected administration and participation by residents in the local authorities (municipalities) and counties. The Government and the Storting (Parliament) set national targets around which the local and regional authorities base their planning decisions.

 

Municipal planning

According to the Planning and Building Act it is the local authority (municipality) in the first instance which, through the planning process, shapes the physical environment and ensures that standards of construction and the application of conservation measures conform to local conditions and requirements. Each individual municipality is responsible for specific planning projects (municipal, regulatory, building and development) in accordance with the legislation. In the planning process, the local authorities must follow guidelines and targets set by government agencies and county councils. It is up to these bodies to ensure that important national and regional considerations at any given time are taken into account in the planning process.

Planning for all

Ideally, our physical and social environment should be planned and created as the best possible for the individual and for society as a whole. This assumes extensive knowledge of the needs of ll the various social groups, and collaboration in the initiation and implementation of plans and projects.

Regional planning

County planning is carried out under the administration and control of popularly elected officials. Plans are adopted in the county council subject to consent at national level. Once authorised, county plans are generally more binding on the activities of the national government in the county and are given more weight in dealing with objections to planning decisions at municipal (local authority) level.

Urban development

Three-quarters of the country's population live in cities and towns. These areas are crucial to economic development and prosperity, and account for a substantial proportion of the nation's total consumption of land, power and other resources. Cities and towns are also affected by some of the worst environmental problems, such as air pollution and noise.

Ministry of the Environment

Documents

Urban Policy in Norway

Impact assessment — a tool for sustainable development

Key note speech by Helen Bjørnøy, Minister of the Environment, Norway, at the Annual Conference of the International Association of Impact Assessment, 23 May 2006, Stavanger.

Report No. 23 to the Storting (2001-2002)

Improving urban environment

Report to the Storting Nr. 29 (1996-1997)

Regional planning and land-use policy

Circulars

T-5/99E Accessibility for all

T-1/95 E Children and Planning

T-1049 National Policy Guidelines for coordinated land-use and transport planning

T-1048 National Policy Guidelines for planning in coastal and marine areas in the Oslofjord region

Termlist

Associated law/regulation

Contact information

Department for Regional Planning

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Address

The Ministry of the Envrionemnt
P.O.Box 8013 Dep
N-0030 Oslo

Communication Advisor Andreas Keus

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