Presentation in Berlin of the results of the evaluation of the Planning Assurance Act (PlanSiG)
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.
At the event, the results of the evaluation, which has been underway since November 2021, were presented to an expert audience and discussed with representatives of authorities, ministries and project sponsors. In his welcoming address, Permanent Undersecretary Dr Andreas Mom from the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (Bundesministerium des Innern und für Heimat - BMI) highlighted that PlanSiG will remain a political issue even after the evaluation has been completed, and that the results of the evaluation provided an important basis for this.
In the course of several presentations, representatives from authorities and project sponsors reported on their experiences with the regulations and instruments in the PlanSiG in practice. The event concluded with a panel discussion on the necessity for action regarding the future of digital instruments of public participation within the context of forthcoming legal regulations.
Further information on the final conference and the results of the evaluation can be found here (in German only).
Selected publications on the subject
Evaluation des Planungssicherstellungsgesetzes (PlanSiG)
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.
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Evaluation of the Planning Assurance Act (PlanSiG)
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.
