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Evaluation of the Planning Assurance Act (PlanSiG)

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Transformation of Public Administration Duration: 05/11/2021 - 15/10/2022 | Funding: Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI)

With the Planning Assurance Act (PlanSiG), the legislator provides a legal framework for the rapid and lawful implementation of planning and approval procedures, taking into account the need for infection control measures during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Where appropriate, procedural steps such as document inspection or consultation meetings could be conducted in digital formats, allowing those entitled to participate to exercise their rights without the need for physical presence. The main provisions of the PlanSiG expired on 31 December 2022. Against this background, the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) commissioned the National Institute for Public Administration Germany to evaluate the PlanSiG (Publication is in German.).

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Managing Director

– Dr. Silke I. Keil

Email: silke.keil@foev-speyer.de
Phone: +49 6232 654-387

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Publications (Mainly in German)

Ziel der Evaluation war es erstens, einen Eindruck darüber zu gewinnen, inwieweit in der Verfahrenspraxis von den Instrumenten des PlanSiG Gebrauch gemacht wurde. Zweitens sollten die durch die Anwendung der Instrumente entstehenden Auswirkungen auf die Verfahrensbeteiligten untersucht werden. Das dritte Ziel war es, zu prüfen, welche Instrumente sich auch nach Außerkrafttreten des Gesetzes zur Weiterführung eignen und welche Modifikationen ggf. vorzunehmen sind.

Speyer Research Reports Speyerer Forschungsberichte Nr. 304
[Translate to English:] Cover des Speyerer Forschungsberichts 304

Related News

  1. News

    At the expert hearing of the Home Affairs Committee of the German Bundestag on 16 October 2023, Prof. Dr Jan Ziekow commented on the draft of the 'Fifth Act Amending Administrative Procedure Provisions' ('Fünfte Gesetz zur Änderung verwaltungsverfahrensrechtlicher Vorschriften' - 5. VwVfÄndG). Numerous provisions of the Amendment Act relate to the increased use of electronic communication in planning and approval procedures with the provision being based on recommendations developed by the NIPAG that resulted from the evaluation of the Planning Assurance Act (Planungssicherstellungsgesetz - PlanSiG) carried out on behalf of the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI).

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    The final conference on 13 October in Berlin entitled 'Evaluation of the Planning Assurance Act: Experiences with the implementation of digital forms of public participation in planning and approval procedures', the research project 'Evaluation of the Planning Assurance Act (PlanSiG)' commissioned by the Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) came to an end.