Living space is scarce: in the Berlin district of Prenzlauer Berg, old buildings, some of which have been renovated, stand close together.
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Because they know what they are not doing: mock battles between the federal government and associations over the reform of the building code distract from the general helplessness in view of the situation on the housing market.
EThe democratization of the planning culture, the creation of false incentives, the curtailment of local self-government, the promotion of land speculation – the list of accusations leveled at the Federal Ministry of Construction, which are made in a statement by a large alliance of architects, environmental and social associations, is long and reads dramatically .
The interest groups' alarm sirens are ringing because of the planned paragraph 246e of the building code, which is to be discussed by the Bundestag in February. It would temporarily make it radically easier to approve new buildings in areas with a tight housing market. Specifically, by the end of 2026, multi-storey housing construction should be made possible in commercial areas, on the edges of settlements and on greenfield sites without land-use planning and other major bureaucratic fuss.
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