Court stops controversial blueprint: Waldings at chair sets in danger!

Court stops controversial blueprint: Waldings at chair sets in danger!

A major decision by the Saarland Higher Administrative Court (OVG) caused a sensation: With a so -called "caliper", the development plan No. 139.02.00 "north chair sets" was temporarily underlined until an urgent application clarified. This decision, dated September 30, 2024, was obtained at the request of the BUND Landesverband Saar e.V., a recognized environmental organization. This stops the implementation of the planned tree felling and clearing in the affected area for the time being.

The background of this decision goes back to September 20, 2024, when the federal government submitted a standard control application to the OVG. The aim of the development plan is to create the legal requirements for the settlement of research institutes and companies near the campus of the University of Saarland. However, the plan provides comprehensive clearing of forests and tree felling - a measure that is a great concern both ecologically and for the environment.

Details on the procedure

On September 27, 2024, the federal government submitted an application for an interim order in accordance with Section 47 (6) VwGO in order to remove the development plan "north of chair sets" until the final decision on the standard control application. The court granted this application and thus withdrawn the basis for any clearing and tree felling in the planned area as long as the legal clarifications are still available.

The decision of the OVG has immediate consequences: it protects the affected forest area from early clearing that could possibly cause irreversible damage to nature. This creates space for an intensive legal examination, which could clarify the chances of success of the federal government applications. However, the exact date for the final decision on the urgent application or the standard control application has not yet been announced.

The decision of the OVG shows that the court takes the concerns of environmental organizations seriously and gives them the opportunity to assert their interests as part of the legal proceedings. In the past, it has often been shown that the protection of natural resources and the legal options for environmental protection are closely linked.

It should be noted that an assessment of the success of the urgent application or the standard control application is not yet possible at this point. The legal arguments could therefore take a long period of time and be in the direction of both the city of Saarbrücken and for the federal government. Until the decision of the court, the development plan, which provides for a large redesign of the affected area, now remains.

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