Byggnadsnämndens president, Oscar Nyströmer (M), mean that the municipality is trying to do everything correctly.
At the Väsjön in the northeastern part of the municipality of Sollentuna build Väsjöstaden with over 4,000 homes. Large areas around the lake is a building site, the excavated soil has been used as padding at the southern beach and lots of trees are harvested.
the beach shows the Swedish society for nature conservation Herbert Henkel and Lennart Nylund around in a 35.000 square large natural area that runs down to the lake. The municipality is attempting, through their actions, set themselves over the general interests of the regulated in the law, they say.
” in Here, there should be built a number of townhouses down to the water and a few apartment buildings further up towards the woods. It is a key area, a grönstråk that connects Rösjöskogens and southern Törnskogens nature reserve, ” says Herbert Henkel.
But at the newly built but not yet occupied multi-family a short distance away, with balconies facing the Väsjön, it’s a different story for grönstråket, ” he says. The bridge that was up in the plans have become a way.
the Swedish society for nature conservation wants to preserve is called Kastellgården. In the older villa with a lake view, which today is the only residential part of the building it has previously Afghanistan’s embassy had been housed.
Lennart Nylund and Herbert Henkel from the Swedish society for nature conservation is concerned that the last nature area at the Väsjön will be transformed. Photo: Adam Daver
Kastellgården is fenced by a fence and at the entrance there are a number of signs with the lyrics of “Unauthorized persons may not access” the “Private area” and “Private road”.
– Allemansrätten is a law, one may not exclude the public from the ground. But the municipality argues that because there have been a fence here since the 1920s, the land is already ianspråktagen and it is possible to build here, ” says Lennart Nylund.
We walk a bit into the 35,000-square large skogstomten, despite the signs.
– this cliff is the last nature here where you can sit with a cup of coffee and look out over the lake. What is left is this forest, ” says Lennart Nylund.
” no, No. Any developments around the lake – it will be a whole small town here, with 5,000–6,000 residents – makes this nature area is all the more important to preserve, ” says Herbert Henkel, who worry that the property owner must start to build before dispensfrågan is finally settled.
the area leads to a wide road up against the fence, it was, according to Lennart Nylund supposed to draw the path straight through the skogstomten.
Now it will be housing for quite a few at the expense of quite a high nature value. It is not the way to solve Stockholm’s housing shortage.
– Why does the municipality, if it intends to comply with the legislation on shoreline protection? Politicians and officials should take advantage of the public interests, now it will be housing for quite a few at the expense of quite a high nature value. It is not the way to solve Stockholm’s housing shortage, ” says Lennart Nylund.
The current big skogstomten at the lake belongs to a private property owner. Photo: Adam Daver
the Planning committee in Sollentuna, sweden, decided in december to give building permits for construction within the area north-east of the Väsjön, despite the fact that the government twice – in 2013 and 2015 – has said ‘ no ‘ to the exemption from the strandskyddet in the area. The social democrats and the Greens voted no, and wrote in the minutes that the majority of the 5 townhouses and 48 apartments is located too close to the lake.
mean, however, that the municipality takes care of everything according to the rule book.
– the detailed development plan has gained legal force. We have received a planning application from the property owner, reviewed the against the zoning plan, which it follows to the letter, and approved it, as we are obliged to do under the planning and building act. They can even get a startbesked, ” he says.
Väsjöstaden is about to emerge around the lake in Sollentuna. Photo: Adam Daver
the property owner has also applied for a waiver from the strandskyddet, it should be tested against the environmental code.
If the County board comes to the conclusion that there are areas in the area, they will be obliged to tear down and restore. If they have gone to, for example, it can be extremely expensive.
” They claim that the land already is ianspråktagen and that there is no shoreline protection. Our lawyers have asked us to let the County investigate it, and we have submitted all the materials there, says Oscar Nyströmer.
” Then they take a tremendous risk. If the County board comes to the conclusion that there are areas in the area, they will be obliged to tear down and restore. If they have gone to, for example, it can be extremely expensive, ” says Oscar Nyströmer.
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