Is the community required to develop if a development plan exists?

Yes, I also thought you would simply extend the gravel path. How many meters would it be for you? However, it is not his land and he cannot just build a road on someone else's land. But maybe the municipality will agree? Aren't 20cm a bit thin to drive a car on?

Phew.... I'm afraid I'm not knowledgeable enough to build a road there myself.

But it's worth a try to bring it up in conversation to see if they would be willing to agree to something.

I could live with the extended gravel path.

- The expansion is no longer absolutely necessary at the moment in order to pass the costs on to the residents. Since some groundbreaking on the street probably took place in 2011, it is sufficient if the expansion is carried out by 2036. Therefore, there is no pressure and there is still plenty of time.

What kind of costs are we talking about here? Does it make sense to offer the city to take on more costs to give them an incentive to work quickly?

- Time pressure if you do it now, they would possibly want to replan.

You need to follow up on what exactly is meant by that.

- Some residents were against it because they would see no benefit, only costs. They wanted to avoid trouble or dealing with objections, etc.

Identify these people and dispel their objections. Go door to door to all properties, talk to them, and collect signatures showing they all think the street is great.

- Corona is currently throwing everything into chaos; tax revenue shortfalls are expected and they want to hold onto the money for now and use it for more urgent matters.

Obviously, the Corona card is being played... the current budget has long been approved and the effects of Corona on the city’s finances will hit considerably later. I consider Corona here to be a very cheap excuse.

Sounds like someone is blocking out of self-interest. Is one of the residents by any chance a member of the city council?

So there would still be 3 possible building plots that would have been developed through the street upon completion.

What do the other owners of the potential building plots say? Don’t they also have a vested interest in having the street built?

What kind of costs are we talking about here? Does it make sense to offer the city to cover more costs in order to give them an incentive to work quickly?

This was asked several times both by me and another resident. The city did not make any statement about this since there has been no tender for the street yet. Only after that can something be said about the costs, they said.

You have to follow up on that to find out what is meant.

He only briefly mentioned it on the phone. That they are considering possibly turning the dead-end street into a through street.
Everything north of the street is designated as an industrial area. Most of it belongs to a locally based dairy. But I know of at least two plots that do not belong to the dairy. I have a suspicion that they are waiting until the dairy owns all the plots (they have right of first refusal) and then the street may possibly be accessed in both directions...
Of course, we liked the dead-end street; the kids could have nicely played on the street then.

Sounds like someone is blocking out of self-interest. Is one of the residents by any chance part of the town council?

I do not know.
There are six plots on the street.
I’ll go through them one by one:
1. I briefly spoke with him once; he didn’t know anything about the planned street. He said he doesn’t really care but I think he is rather against it since it benefits him nothing and just causes costs.
2. Not available, but the neighbor told me he works shifts and is rarely around.
3. Older lady. She also asked the city about the costs. She was openly against the street, since it brings her no advantage but she would have to pay for it.
4. Empty building plot. No idea who owns it.
5. My direct neighbor. He said he doesn’t care about the street. He will sell the house in 8 or 9 years anyway. The street will cost him something at first, but he has the money for that. And it increases the value of the plot because you could build something in the back then. He has no problem with the street, won’t get in my way, but he also won’t try to push the street forward himself now.

That’s the status quo. Whether any of the first three might be on the town council or have good connections there, I don’t know.

The yellow road in the north does not exist yet. However, it has already been in the development plan since 1974.

A fundamental question to the experts: That apparently was a new development area back then (74). Shouldn't the development, and thus the construction of the street in question as a development cost block, have been factored into the land price? As far as I understand, this is the case with current new developments done via development plans.

A basic question to the experts: This apparently was a new development area back then (74). Shouldn't the development, and thus also the construction of the street in question, have been included as development cost in the purchase price of the property? At least according to my understanding, this is the case with current new developments made via zoning plans.

It can be done either for each development facility individually or for all of them collectively. Section 130 paragraph 2 of the Building Code. And then it also does not have to be included in the price (that sounds like a redemption agreement), but simply becomes due by official notice.