“Méi, a méi seier bauen”. By adopting several administrative simplification measures on Friday, the government hopes to find a solution to the housing crisis which has persisted for many years. Structurally lacking new construction, the Grand Duchy is targeting 14,600 housing units, including 5,600 affordable ones, and 9,300 housing units in new neighborhoods, including 3,600 affordable ones.
The reform, which concerns both public and private actors, involves fewer parking spaces and more green spaces, but above all by facilitating authorization procedures via the introduction of “silence is agreement”. “This implementation is essential to meet current and future housing needs,” said Housing Minister Claude Meisch.
Municipalities and private developers will also benefit from assistance via a consulting optimization service, always with the idea of speeding up construction.
Smaller-scale works, such as garden sheds, will also be less subject to administrative obstacles. Shorter and less complex environmental procedures are also planned, with additional harmonization. “This is a major step forward in favor of administrative simplification from which citizens will benefit. Beyond that, the new measures will make it possible to accelerate the energy transition in the face of the climate emergency,” commented the Minister of the Environment, Serge Wilmes.
In order to also promote the economy, the government will also expand activities in ZAEs (economic activity zones). This involves densification of these areas, the possibility of creating housing for staff or even the installation of renewable energy.
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