As a citizen or company, you can participate in the preparation, i.e. creation or amendment, of a land use plan. Your participation gives you the opportunity to contribute to the planning process.

As a public authority or other public interest body, you will be asked to participate and submit your comments when an impact is identified. Either the responsible authority or the party responsible for the procedure would make this request.

The intended urban development of a municipality is defined in the land use plan. The plan therefore shows how each part of the municipal area is to be used.

Possible uses are

• Residential,
• commercial,
• transportation,
• infrastructure,
• recreation or
• nature and the environment.

It generally consists of:

• Indication of the planning objectives,
• various maps on
• land use, development or environment,
• a legend to the maps and
• explanatory memorandum with, for example, an indication of the decisions and considerations.