Flurneuordnung; Beantragung einer Förderung

Purpose

Land consolidation is an instrument for the sustainable development of the cultural landscape. The aim is to improve production and working conditions in agriculture and forestry, maintain and improve the performance and functionality of the ecosystem, protect natural resources (soil, water, air) and support the necessary expansion of infrastructure. Land readjustment can also reconcile economic and ecological interests in the cultural landscape. The Rural Development Offices offer technical, organizational, legal and financial support. This enables the comprehensive reorganization of land ownership, the implementation of construction and design measures, traffic development and improvement of infrastructure, water management measures, measures for leisure and recreation as well as measures for soil protection, nature conservation and land management to be implemented. Land consolidation strengthens economic power and improves the structure of rural areas as a place to live, work, recreate and enjoy nature.

Object

The following expenditure is eligible for support in land consolidation

the planning and construction of roads and paths water management measures soil protection, nature conservation and landscape conservation measures measures for leisure and recreation land readjustment with surveying, demarcation and valuation the reorganization of vineyards and special crops.

Beneficiaries

Local authorities and associations of local authorities are eligible to apply.

Eligible costs, type and amount

The amount of funding depends on the economic capacity of the community of participants. They are as follows

• up to 75% for the planning and construction of roads and paths, bodies of water, land conservation measures, measures for leisure and recreation and for land readjustment measures
• up to 65% for the reorganization of vineyards and special crops

The funding can be increased, for example

• for land readjustments with special ecological objectives or high significance for the preservation of the cultural landscape
• for the implementation of an integrated rural development concept or a local development strategy (as part of LEADER)
• in the case of land conservation measures, if there is a particular public interest or to secure the ecological purpose in rem

In land consolidation, up to 50% of the participant's own contribution can be funded for agricultural land leased on a long-term basis.

To carry out a land consolidation, a procedure must be initiated in accordance with the Land Consolidation Act. For this purpose, municipalities or landowners submit a written application to the responsible Office for Rural Development. The office checks whether the requirements for carrying out a land consolidation are met and whether the parties involved are willing to cooperate.

Application

The funding application must be submitted to the locally responsible Office for Rural Development.

Approval

Grants can only be approved if the project in question has not yet begun.