Planfeststellung

Planning approval is a formal administrative procedure for the binding official approval of a plan (e.g. approval of construction projects).

Plan approval is a formal administrative procedure for the binding official approval of a plan. All public-law relationships between the project sponsor and those affected by the plan are regulated in a legally binding manner. Without planning approval, a large number of public law procedures would have to be carried out for major projects, which would make efficient and consistent planning almost impossible.

Construction projects are generally approved by means of planning approval (planning approval decision, planning approval, waiver of planning approval and planning approval). A planning approval procedure is accompanied, among other things, by a public participation procedure (known as a hearing procedure).

In particular, the construction and modification of overhead power lines from 110 kV, airports and landing sites, gas supply lines and hydrogen pipelines over 300 mm, dyke construction and waterway development, port development, railroad lines, federal and state roads and freeways are generally subject to planning approval.

The application documents usually consist in particular of an

• explanatory report
• site plans and
• documents describing the impact of the project on the environment.

The authorities responsible for the individual procedure will be happy to assist you.

• No deadlines for submitting applications,
• However, deadlines for the withdrawal of the planning approval decision/planning permission

• Planning approval decision Determination
• Construction projects are generally approved by means of a plan approval (plan approval decision, plan approval, plan approval waiver and plan approval).
• A planning approval procedure is accompanied, among other things, by a public participation procedure (so-called hearing procedure).
• Responsible:
  • To the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Labor, Technology and Tourism - Office for Plan Approval Transport in the case of
    • Federal highways,
    • federal highways,
    • state roads,
    • non-federally owned railroads,
    • ports and
    • airports.
  • To the Schleswig-Holstein State Agency for Coastal Protection, National Park and Marine Conservation in the case of
    • dyke construction.
  • To the Office for Energy Planning Approval in the case of
    • Overhead power lines from 110 KV
    • gas supply lines and
    • hydrogen pipelines.
  • To the Federal Railway Authority, Hamburg/Schwerin branch office, in the case of
    • federally owned railroads.

To the Ministry of Economy, Transport, Labor, Technology and Tourism - Office for Planning Approval Traffic in the case of

• Federal highways,
• federal highways,
• state roads,
• non-federally owned railroads,
• ports and
• airports.

To the Schleswig-Holstein State Agency for Coastal Protection, National Park and Marine Conservation in the case of

• dyke construction.

To the Office for Energy Planning Approval in the case of

• Overhead power lines from 110 KV
• gas supply lines and
• hydrogen pipelines.

To the Federal Railway Authority, Hamburg/Schwerin branch office, in the case of

• federally owned railroads.

An informal letter of application is sufficient, unless otherwise stipulated in individual planning approval guidelines or by the competent authorities.