Participation, consideration, decision - basics of the planning approval procedure taking environmental aspects into account

The increasing complexity, high standards of transparency and public participation, tight deadlines and new legal regulations – for example, regarding environmental and climate protection – present new challenges for the planning approval process. This one-day webinar will provide you with the fundamentals for a legally compliant planning approval process: You will learn how to organise public consultation procedures effectively and how to make balanced decisions in a legally compliant manner whilst avoiding common pitfalls. The webinar also offers practical examples, a range of approaches to tackling the challenges of planning approval, and an overview of relevant current case law.

Contents

• The significance of planning approval in practice
• Organisation and conduct of the consultation process
• Conflict resolution strategies
• Reconciliation of public and private interests, taking into account typical issues relating to property law
• Essential elements of a legally binding decision
• Dealing with requirements under sectoral planning law
• Techniques for weighing up options and evaluating alternatives
• Use of project managers and other tools to speed up the process
• Legal protection and judicial review