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Controversial construction project in Diekmoor: Fewer apartments, more nature?
New building projects and planning changes in Hamburg's Diekmoor development area: New concepts for sustainable living in Hamburg-Nord.
Controversial construction project in Diekmoor: Fewer apartments, more nature?
In the Hamburg-Nord district, the planned new development area Diekmoor is causing heated discussions. The new coalition of SPD, CDU and FDP has had the original winning design of an urban development competition revised. Instead of the originally planned 740 apartments, 60 percent of which were intended to be publicly funded, a decrease of around 40 units is now expected. The revised concept envisages the elimination of one of eight residential blocks in order to achieve a design that is more nature- and land-friendly and to give priority to the use of areas that have already been sealed. At the same time, taller buildings are to be built, which is in the spirit of climate protection and sustainable urban development, as [NDR](https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Plaene-fuer-Hamburger-Baugebiet-Diekmoor-sollen-geaendert- Werden,diekmoor-100.html) reports.
But not everyone is enthusiastic about the changes. Timo Kranz, leader of the Green Party, criticizes the plans as inadequate and criticizes the loss of apartments. The left is also skeptical and completely rejects the development of the area. The “Save the Diekmoor” initiative sees the revised draft as insufficient. According to information from hamburg.de However, the area should be well planned, ultimately creating a district that is exemplary in terms of urban development, landscape planning and architecture.
The planning steps
The development process for the Diekmoor development follows a multi-stage planning process that clarifies many aspects of feasibility and the general conditions. A framework plan was drawn up and defines the goals for the area development as well as the guidelines for further planning. However, the structural implementation of the quarter is only planned after all planning steps have been completed, which will be carefully monitored thanks to extensive investigations. In addition, the need for compensation under nature conservation law is taken into account, and the same applies to the obligation to provide replacement land for allotment gardens, which should remain in the area.
The city is currently experiencing an increase in housing construction, with a total of 8,319 new apartments being completed in 2024. In particular, the focus on more publicly subsidized rental apartments is very popular, even if the goal of 10,000 new apartments annually has not yet been achieved. A total of 700 apartments are to be built in the Diekmoor district, which shows that efforts to create more living space are unbroken, even if the implementation often meets with resistance, as entwicklungsstadt.de notes.
Observers are curious to see how further planning in Diekmoor's case will progress. The next steps, including the meeting of the planning advisory board to clarify further questions, are already in the starting blocks, even if a specific date has not yet been set. The discussion about the optimal use of the areas and the preservation of allotment gardens will certainly remain emotionally charged in the future.