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KWARK-Stockholm Region of Stockholm ICELAND FINLAND NORWAY SWEDEN Stockholm ESTONIA LATVIA DEN. IRELAND LITHUANIA RUSSIA UNITED RUS. KINGDOM BELARUS POLEN NETH. BEL. GERMANY FINLAND LUX. NORWAY CZECH. REP. UKRAINE SLOW. FRANCE MOLDOVA AUSTRIA SWITS. HUNGARY SWEDEN SLOV. ROMANIA CROATIA BOSNIA Stockholm & HERZ. ESTONIA ITALY SERBIA & MONTEN. BULGARIA PAIN MACEDON. ALB. LATV TURKEY GREECE DEN. LITHUANIA RUS. Region of Stockholm National Planning Context Urban Region of Stockholm Geography Statistics Trends Historical development Strategic Planning Strategic development programs Major projects 1 Major projects 2 Region of Stockholm ronment. It further comprises descriptive text, setting out the planning assumptions, rationale for its National Planning Context formulation, and the measures that the municipalities intend to take to implement the plan. The text is supplemented with supporting material and maps. Accompanying the plan is the County Physical Planning System in Sweden with focus on conditions in the Stockholm region Administrative Board review statement. The statement is done concerning: - protection of national interests Basic tasks of different plans - environmental quality goals - inter-municipal/regional issues Basic principles - health and safety matters There are many laws that impinge on various aspects of physical planning in Sweden. The two most important are the Planning and Building Act and the Environmental Act. The main aims of the Planning The County Administrative Board has the right to intervene in the planning process if these four abo- and Building Act, which give the municipalities greater independence, are decentralization, local adap- vementiond aspects are not satisfactorily dealt with. tation, resource management, better plan implementation and simplification. Detailed development plan (Detaljplan) – short term and legally binding National level – no national plan The examination of a site’s suitability for development and the control of the design of the built envi- Sweden has at the national level no overall physical plan for the development of the territory of the ronment are carried out in a detailed development plan for: state that is prepared for the entire territory of the state. However, there are at the national level poli- · new continuous development cy statements, which provide a foundation and general direction for plan making and regulation at · new individual buildings, the use of which will have a significant impact on surroundings or which lower levels. There is also sectoral infrastructure planning at the national level. are to be located in an area where considerable demand exists for building sites, or where examinati- < back on of the proposed building cannot be carried out in connection with the scrutiny of a building per- Regional plan – long term, strategic and guiding municipal planning mit or tentative approval application The Stockholm Region is a special case in Sweden with more than 50 years of regional planning and · development which is going to be altered or preserved if comprehensive control is required < back production of a number of regional plans. The latest regional plan is from 2001 and is the first attempt to make a regional development or spatial plan which covers more than the traditional physi- A development plan adopted by the municipality is required before urban development may take cal issues in the region. The operational organ within the Stockholm County Council is the Office of place. The development plan confers building rights on landowner for a specific purpose and extent Regional Planning and Urban Transportation governed by its political Committee. This organisation is at the location set out in the plan. The plan provides regulation concerning the size and height of part of the County Council for Stockholm. buildings, the purpose for which they may be used, the land intended for parks, roads, water and The Regional plan’s purpose is to co-ordinate issues affecting more than one municipality. The regional sewerage mains, etc. plan can, where it is of importance to the region as a whole or for parts of it, suggest principles for The detailed development plan involves the right to develop in accordance with the plan’s regulati- the use of land and water areas as well as guidelines for the location of development and civil engi- ons, although this right is restricted over time. It is also legally binding with regard to permit applica- neering works. tions. The detailed development plan shall contain a time limit for development. The duration of the The regional plan is not legally binding, but shall serve as a basis for decisions concerning compre- building rights is restricted to a period of between 5 and 15 years, as specified in the plan. The detai- hensive plans, detailed development plans and area regulations. led development plan is legally binding for both authorities and individuals. The regional plan has a long term and strategic focus. The present plan covers the period 2000-2030 Scheme When the first draft of a regional plan is produced, or amendments to or annulment of a plan are pro- Parliament posed, the same regulations concerning consultation, exhibition, notification, scrutiny documents and Government National level statements shall apply as with the comprehensive plan. Except that the exhibition period shall be at Ministries least three months. Central Boards and Regional level Comprehensive plan (Översiktsplan) for Municipalities - strategic and non-binding Agencies The comprehensive plan aims to deal with longterm, strategic questions regarding land use and devel- Regional County County Local opment and shall be of a programmatic and guiding character. The plan shall give the main points Boards and Administration Council Federations Local level concerning use of land and water areas and the municipalitys views concerning how the built environ- Agencies etc. ment is to be developed and preserved. Municipalities Each municipality shall draft an up-to-date comprehensive plan covering the whole of the municipali- ty’s area. The comprehensive plan is not legally binding. Before the municipality can adopt a compre- Elections every fourth year: • Regional hensive plan it shall exhibit the proposals to the public during a period of at least two months • Boards and Individual level The comprehensive plan presents the background, current trends, and maintenance of the built envi- • Agencies < back < back Region of Stockholm Urban Region of Stockholm Political persuation (elections 2002) sourse:SCB (Stat.Sweden) party city county national EU (2004) voting rate 77,7 77,6 80,1 37,2 M (conservatives) 26,0 23,8 15,3 18,3 C (centre party) 1,2 2,2 6,2 6,3 Fp (liberals) 15,7 16,5 13,4 9,9 S (social dem.) 32,0 34,4 39,9 24,6 V (left party) 11,2 9,2 8,4 12,8 Kd (christ. dem.) 4,4 7,0 9,1 5,7 Mp (greens) 5,3 4,6 4,6 6,0 Junilistan (June list) 14,5 Others 3,7 2,3 3,1 1,9 < back Region of Stockholm Geography Landuse (1998) Subject Ha % Agricultural land 116 18,0 Forest 322 50,0 Apartment buildings 5 0,8 Single unit dwelling 26 4,0 Summer cottages 34 5,0 Industry 4 0,6 Retail and trade 2 0,3 Non-profit 5 0,7 Transport infrastructure 14 2,3 Rest non-urban land 118 18,3 < back Total land area 646 100,0 Region of Stockholm Statistics Population (2004) Housing Public facilities Employment Economy in comparison with Transport (county) GNP 29% Sweden 8.985.119 Total number of Population 16-64 y. Number of cars (2002) 738.000 Hospitals Stockholm city 762.882 dwellings 871.265 Working people 892.760 Private 76% Public hospitals 7 Stockholm county 1.838.552 Non-working people 313.920 GRP by sector Business 24% Academic hospitals 2 Services 74% Multi-dwelling Unemployed 24.917 Families with car 40% Beds 3.801 Industry 16% 0-14 years 340.087 (19%) houses 636.915 Other 10% Transport, city 15-24 202.459 (12%) Education Empl.sectors Number of cars (2002) 280.000 25-34 299.900 (17%) Single unit dwellings 234.350 Universities 4 Agricult/forestry 0% 35-49 402.762 (21%) Students 44.000 Manufacturing 11% Private 60% 50-64 334.395 (16%) Avg. number of 2.1 Other higher e.d. 19 Construction 5% Business 40% 65+ 259.279 (15%) inhab/dwell. Students 18.000 Wholesale/transport 22% Families with car 50% Finance etc. 23% Modal split county Population density: Cultural institutes Educ./research 7% Museums/attract. 117 personal transport, kms in 2002 County 284/km2 2.8 inhab./ha. Health/social 13% Motorized cars 63% City 4039/km2 40,4 inhab./ha. Other services 4% Public transport 34% Public admin. 6% Bicycles, other 3% < back Personal & cultural sertvices 9% personal transport, journeys in 2002 Trends Motorized cars 46% Public transport 28% Population Employment Bicycles, other 26% 2.000.000 1.000.000 Population 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 1.800.000 900.000 Modal split nattional 1.600.000 800.000 Sweden 8.358 8.590 8.837 8.882 9.054 freight transport, tons/km in 2001 1.400.000 700.000 Stockholm County 1.578 1.642 1.726 1.823 1.902 Road 79% Sea 17% 1.200.000 600.000 City of Stockholm 659 675 711 750 778 Rail 4% 1.000.000 500.000 800.000 400.000 Employment 1987 1990 1995 2000 Aviation 600.000 300.000 Arlanda airport 400.000 200.000 Sweden 4.370 4.459 3.837 4.052 Movements (2002) 246.000 200.000 100.000 Stockholm County 931 949 839 960 Passangers, mln in 2002 16,4 0 0 City of Stockholm 530 521 458 531 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 1987 1990 2000 1995 Bromma airport Movements (2002) 27.000 Passangers, mln in 2002 1,0 Historical development 1910-1999 < back 1910 1944 1999 < back Region of Stockholm
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