Participate in an urban development concept for urban redevelopment

If your municipality decides to carry out an urban redevelopment measure in an area, you can participate in the preparation, in particular in the creation of the necessary concept.

An (integrated) urban development concept, SEK or ISEK for short, is a strategic plan that serves to further develop a city or urban districts. If a municipality intends to draw up a SEK or ISEK, it makes this public.

As a citizen or business, you can participate in the preparation of an ESDC for urban redevelopment. This allows you to help shape the objectives and measures in the urban redevelopment area.

As a representative of public interests, you will be asked by the responsible authority to submit a statement if it determines that you are affected.

The competent authority takes the results of the participation into account in the IUDC.

A jointly adopted IUDC generally consists of:

• Draft resolution, for example with details of
  • the objectives,
  • the measures and
  • the proposed timetable
• Decision protocol with documentation of the decisions of the responsible committees
• Urban development concept with the description
  • the long-term development and
  • of the conversion of a city or district
• Action plan with a detailed description of the planned projects
• Financing plan with an overview of the available financial resources

Once the responsible municipality has adopted the IUDC, it informs the public about it.

Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport, Housing and Rural Areas (HMWVW)

Hessian Ministry of Economics, Energy, Transport, Housing and Rural Areas (HMWVW)

• You must be affected by the urban redevelopment decision, for example in the relevant urban area
  • live
  • work
  • own a property
  • run a company or
  • work for an authority concerned with public matters.

Complaint to the administrative court

• The responsible authority publicly announces the start of the preparation of an urban redevelopment area and thus the start of the creation of an integrated urban development concept (ISEK).
• In the announcement, the authority will state which communication channels you can use to participate.
• In principle, you can participate in the preparation of the IUDC as follows:
  • online
  • in writing
  • orally or for the record on site at the responsible authority or
  • during a public participation event
• As a public authority or public interest body, you will be asked to submit a statement online if you have been identified as being affected.
• The competent authority will review the comments received after the deadline. The authority then weighs up the comments and decides on them.

There are no costs.