The government proposes to tighten several points in the guidelines related to cottage development in Norwegian municipalities. The new guidelines apply to all planning according to the Planning and Building Act. For the municipalities, this means that they must consider climate and energy in all their plans. Among other things, they believe that the construction of cabins should be done by densifying the cabin area, rather than building out new cabin areas. If you are going to develop an already existing area or build a completely new one, you should not build on bogs or in and above the forest boundary. The proposal must go out for consultation. Will lift the climate work in the municipalities The Government is also proposing new guidelines for how municipalities, county councils and the state should work with climate and energy. The municipalities must set themselves targets and prepare action plans adapted to their local conditions. – The government’s planning guidelines for climate and energy are over 15 years old. We have gained a lot of knowledge about both climate change and measures to cut emissions since then. This is according to Municipal and District Minister Erling Sande (Sp). – We are therefore now proposing to update the guidelines in line with current practice and knowledge, he says. Cabins on Beitostølen with the mountain Bitihorn behind. Photo: Frode Meskau / news – Consideration of the climate must have a high priority In the new guidelines, the government proposes an explicit mention of how the municipalities should consider the circular economy and carbon-rich areas. This is new compared to the current guidelines, they write in the press release. – The municipalities have a very important role in the work to cut emissions. We wish to clarify which municipalities have responsibility for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while at the same time making it clear that the state must contribute with knowledge, information and guidance. This is according to Climate and Environment Minister Andreas Bjelland Eriksen (Ap). – It has been and has been important to us how the municipalities should take care of energy transition and efficient and flexible energy use. Will take more account of the differences between rural and urban areas The new government planning guidelines for climate and energy will replace the government planning guidelines for climate and energy planning and climate adaptation – Consideration for the fact that municipalities are different, and that they must therefore be able to plan based on local assumptions, have been central to the renewal. This is according to Municipal and District Minister Erling Sande (Sp). – The proposal for new guidelines gives more freedom to district municipalities to ensure that they can develop without having to meet strict guidelines that are adapted to the press area. They must both contribute to achieving the sustainability target and the target of increasing the population in the districts, and contribute to developing attractive cities and towns, writes the Government in a press release
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The government will tighten the guidelines for cabin construction – news Trøndelag – Local news, TV and radio
