Bill: Better development opportunities for rural areas and stricter requirements for climate adaptation
Official title (in Danish): Forslag til lov om ændring af lov om planlægning, lov om naturbeskyttelse, byggeloven og lov om husdyrbrug og anvendelse af gødning m.v. (Bedre udviklingsmuligheder for landdistrikterne og skærpede krav om klimatilpasning m.v.)
In short
Reading time: 1 min- What is proposed:
- The bill sets out a number of changes to the Danish Planning Act and the Nature Protection Act.
- Among other things, municipalities may be given the option to designate up to 2,500 new summer house plots in the coastal zone.
- When planning in designated risk areas, municipalities must set rules on protection against flooding and erosion, and for construction in rural zones, construction may only begin once permits for the protection are in place.
- Who would be affected: It will affect municipalities and citizens, entrepreneurs and businesses in rural areas.
- When: The bill has not been passed yet.
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If the bill is passed:
- A new application round is opened, where it is possible to apply to lift the beach protection line on urban areas in or around harbours.
- Clubs, associations and institutions will no longer need a local plan to obtain an exemption from the Nature Protection Act for smaller winter bathing facilities.
- For each home in the open countryside that is demolished without being rebuilt on the same site, the municipality may grant permission for a new home elsewhere in the open countryside.
Sources and original
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Source: the Danish Parliament (ft.dk)
Translated from Danish · The Danish version and the original source apply.
Summary by the Danish Parliament (in Danish)
Lovforslaget indeholder forslag til en række ændringer af lov om planlægning (planloven), lov om naturbeskyttelse, byggeloven og lov om husdyrbrug og anvendelse af gødning m.v. opdelt i følgende temaer: • Bedre muligheder for aktiviteter nær Danmarks kyster • Bedre udviklings- og bosætningsmuligheder i landzonen • Byudvikling og regelforenkling • Undtagelse af visse byzoneområder fra lugtgenekriterier • Skærpelse af planlovens regler om klimatilpasning m.v. Lovforslaget udmønter bl.a. den politiske aftale ”Vækst og udvikling i landdistrikterne gennem ændring af planloven mv.” af 10. oktober 2024 indgået mellem den daværende regering (Socialdemokratiet, Venstre og Moderaterne), Det Konservative Folkeparti og Dansk Folkeparti. Liberal Alliance er forligspart i dele af aftalen om skærpelse af planlovens klimatilpasningsregler. Aftalen er tiltrådt af Socialistisk Folkeparti og Radikale Venstre ved tiltrædelsen af den nuværende regering. Lovforslaget indeholder derudover også forslag til en række ændringer af planloven, som ligger ud over denne aftale. Det foreslås, at loven træder i kraft den 1. januar 2027.
Source: Folketinget (ft.dk). Reproduced unchanged.
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- Introduced · 7 October 2026Status in the Danish Parliament: Fremsat
- PassedAwaiting the Danish Parliament
- Enters into forceThe date is not known yet