Influencing the development of a new housing area - as a "normal mortal"?

Can a normal mortal even get something like this started? Where would the contact points be, how much time do you have to invest, what is the probability that it can work out?

You need a lot of time (and money) to get a development plan approved. It will also be difficult for you personally, since you don’t own any land. If it’s municipal land, someone will have to take care of the development later ==> this often ends up falling on the person who wants the development plan. So in fact, as a complete layperson with no experience and money, you won’t be able to manage it.

In our new development area, it took about 5 years. Among other things, all owners of gap sites were contacted, statistics were created (aging population), negotiations with the farmers, resistance from the long-established residents, environmental talk, and much more!

In our new development area, it took about 5 years. Among other things, all owners of infill plots were contacted, statistics were created (aging population), negotiations with the farmers, resistance from the long-established residents, environmental talk, and much more!

Well, that’s quite fast... ours took 2 years from marketing to completion of development.

There are areas in our region where even the municipality would like to develop a building area for 20 years, but then there are things like:

- Land use plan (municipal association)
- Environmental aspects/water protection area/land sealing or alternative areas that are "regenerated" for that again (I don’t know the technical term).
- Neighbors
- Owners often farmers. With us, not uncommonly, families who were more or less forcibly relocated from the village center to an outlying farmstead 5 generations ago and feel disadvantaged in the last land consolidation. For 5 generations, the resentment against the municipality is still so strong that there are quoted statements that the municipality won’t get the field as long as I live. There are said to be some who have included that in their wills.

So, regardless of whether an individual private person can even initiate the will within the municipality... the question is how much longer it can take.
Anyone who wants to build "soon" is already failing because of the time horizon.

The problem is less the politics and more often the landowners (farmers) who do not want to sell - or if they do, only at absolute astronomical prices. In addition, long-time residents often put up resistance when a view of forests and meadows is to be built over. On the homepage of our small town, under the heading [Bauleitplanung], the anonymous letters of objection received by the magistrate were also published. It was already grotesque what was brought up or far-fetched in them just so that the new development area would not come. Sometimes, however, these are compensation areas that may not be built on, or the place is part of the village renewal program and has committed itself to strengthening the village centers. The best thing is to contact someone in the city council to assess the chances.

There is also a lot of local politics involved.

Uncle Franz with his many meadows goes to the same [Kannickerlverein] as the mayor. [Kannickerl] understand each other and breed among themselves, the two breeders drink a cold blonde beer and then construction begins on Franz's meadows.

The fat building contractor Egon constantly donates to the village fountain and the local beer brewing club. The mayor likes that, and the next meadows from Egon will be developed.

What does that tell us?

Always network well in village clubs and then occasionally speak up.

But the young people move away and then wonder why they are treated like "outsiders" during allocations.

Environmental aspects/water protection area/sealing of surfaces or alternative areas that are "regenerated" for this purpose (I don't know the technical term).

Compensation areas.

Sometimes, however, these are compensation areas that may not be built on

These are usually not laid on development reserve meadows. It is more common to designate the plots of the green strips alongside roads anyway.

or the place is part of the village renewal program and is committed to strengthening the village centers.

Yes, unfortunately, this romantic nonsense is still firmly entrenched.

Always stay connected in village associations and then occasionally get in touch.

That's what I say in my Bartehl tips too