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Town and country planning in municipalities and county authorities, 2013

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Environment an issue in consultations on physical planning

The environment is used as an argument in 42 per cent of the objections raised against municipal comprehensive plans and local development plans out for consultation. Dispensations for new buildings in areas for agricultural, nature and outdoor activities are increasing.

Dispensations. Processing time. Operating expenses: key figuresPublished 23 June 2014
  Unit 2013 Changes in per cent
  Change from last year 2006 - 2013
Excemptions for new buildings in agricultural areas, areas of natural environment and outdoor recreation areas Number 2 008 34.2 7.2
Processing time for building applications Calendar days 36 2.8 12.5
Gross operating expenses within land use planning in the municipalities NOK per capita 723 3.3 56.1
Gross operating expenses in local and regional development, area and nature, county council districts NOK per capita 188 1.1 -17.5

Source: Statistics Norway

Figure 1. Objections by central authorities to municipal planning. Percentual distribution of reasons given
Figure 2. Gross municipal operating expenses and revenues within land use planning (account balance 301, 302, 303, 304 and 305)
Figure 3. Average1 administration fees for area development plan, building application and subdivision of land including survey
Figure 4. Processing time for building applications in municipalities, weighted average. Calendar days. By size of municipality, inhabitants. 2013
Figure 5. Building applications in municipalities. Per 1 000 inhabitants. By size of municipality, inhabitants. 2013
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  • Figure 1. Objections by central authorities to municipal planning. Percentual distribution of reasons given
  • Figure 2. Gross municipal operating expenses and revenues within land use planning (account balance 301, 302, 303, 304 and 305)
  • Figure 3. Average1 administration fees for area development plan, building application and subdivision of land including survey
  • Figure 4. Processing time for building applications in municipalities, weighted average. Calendar days. By size of municipality, inhabitants. 2013
  • Figure 5. Building applications in municipalities. Per 1 000 inhabitants. By size of municipality, inhabitants. 2013
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Figure 1. Objections by central authorities to municipal planning. Percentual distribution of reasons givenFigure 2. Gross municipal operating expenses and revenues within land use planning (account balance 301, 302, 303, 304 and 305)Figure 3. Average1 administration fees for area development plan, building application and subdivision of land including surveyFigure 4. Processing time for building applications in municipalities, weighted average. Calendar days. By size of municipality, inhabitants. 2013Figure 5. Building applications in municipalities. Per 1 000 inhabitants. By size of municipality, inhabitants. 2013

Reporting in KOSTRA on physical planning in municipalities and counties for 2013 also showed that the number of inspections of construction activity where no planning application had been made dropped by 30 per cent compared with 2012. The number of police reports regarding construction activity was 21, which is 4 more than the year before.

Objections to plans mostly due to environmental issues

Norwegian municipalities have a vital impact on the protection and management of the environment through the administration of the Planning and Building Act. In order to safeguard national interests, other public authorities may object to municipal plans if they are in conflict with national or other vital interests.

Public authorities used environmental issues as an argument in 42 per cent of their objections to municipal plans circulated for consultation in 2013. Non-compliance with standard requirements in plan content was used as an argument in 36 per cent of the objections. Business interests and other issues accounted for the remainder.

KOSTRA does not contain information on the results of these objections. The municipalities may either comply or negotiate with the objecting authority, or a final decision is taken by the Ministry of the Environment.

More buildings in areas for agricultural, nature and outdoor activities

In areas set aside for agricultural, nature and outdoor activities, 3 300 permits were granted for new buildings in compliance with the municipal plans. This is 500 more than the previous year. In addition, 2 000 dispensations were granted for new buildings in these kind of areas, which is an increase of 34 per cent. Dispensations for new buildings along waterways were given in 440 instances. For the coastal shore zone, the number of dispensations was 950.

Increasing expenses and revenues in land use planning

In 2013, gross expenses for land use planning amounted to NOK 3.7 billion. The municipalities’ gross income covered NOK 2.4 billion of these expenses. From 2012, gross expenses rose by 4.5 per cent, while the gross income increased by 9.4 per cent.

Administration fees also continue to increase. The average fees for private area development plans, building applications and subdivision of land including survey increased last year by 20, 7 and 6 per cent respectively.

The average processing time for area development plans, building applications and subdivision of land was 230, 36 and 67 calendar days respectively. Compared with 2012, this is an 18 per cent drop in processing time for area development plans. Processing times for building applications and subdivision of land are quite stable. However, these figures are uncertain.