Joint announcement by the Neuenhaus Joint Municipal Authority and the Town of Neuenhaus
42. Amendment to the land-use plan of the Neuenhaus Joint Municipal Authority (as amended by the 2005 re-publication) and the adoption of Local Development Plan No. 99 ‘North of Buchenstraße’ for the town of Neuenhaus.
At its meeting on 9 September 2026, the Joint Municipal Committee of the Neuenhaus Joint Municipality approved the draft of the 42nd amendment to the land-use plan. At its meeting on 19 August 2026, the Administrative Committee of the Town of Neuenhaus approved the draft of Local Development Plan No. 99 ‘North of Buchenstraße’. The reason for the above-mentioned local development planning is the planned designation of residential building land.
The draft plans will be available for inspection from 18 November 2026 to 18 December 2026 (inclusive) in accordance with Section 3(2) of the Building Code (BauGB) on the internet at www.neuenhaus.de under the heading ‘Citizens / Building, Public Order, Transport / Urban Land-Use Planning / Current Planning Procedures’. The direct link to the subpage is:
The documents may also be inspected at the Neuenhaus Joint Municipal Authority Town Hall, Veldhausener Str. 26, 49828 Neuenhaus, during office hours at the Citizens’ Advice Bureau. During the period mentioned above, there will be a general opportunity for comments and discussion. Comments may also be submitted by post (see address above), by email (rathaus@neuenhaus.de) or in person for the record.
The following types of environmental information are available:
- Environmental Report pursuant to Section 2a of the German Building Code (BauGB) concerning Development Plan No. 99 “North of Buchenstraße” and the 42nd amendment to the Land-Use Plan
- Inventory and assessment of environmental protection issues, including nature conservation and landscape management, in particular:
- the environmental impact on humans, human health and emissions
- the impact on animals and plants, biodiversity, species and protected areas and objects
- the impact on land, soil, water, climate and air
- the impact on the landscape
- the impact on cultural and other material assets
- Statements on the European network - Natura 2000
- the interactions of the above-mentioned issues
- Vulnerability to major accidents and disasters
- Impact forecast and environmentally relevant measures
- Acoustic assessment of Development Plan No. 99 ‘North of Buchenstraße’,
- Statement from the District of Grafschaft Bentheim, Environment Department,
- Statement by the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture,
Any comments not submitted in due time may be disregarded in the resolution on the urban land-use plan under the conditions of Section 4 a (6) BauGB. An application pursuant to Section 47 of the Administrative Court Code is inadmissible if it asserts objections that were not asserted or were asserted late by the applicant within the scope of the interpretation but could have been asserted.
Neuenhaus, 11 November 2026 Michael Kramer, Mayor of the Joint Municipality and Deputy City Manager
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