Urban planning office
Stadtplanungsamt Essen
Development plans, land use and urban development in Essen.
Applications & guides
Step-by-step guides, documents, common mistakes and online applications for your area.
- View the zoning plan / Request information in EssenAccess to the current zoning plan or land-use plan to determine the potential uses of a property.Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
- Request information about the zoning plan in EssenWritten information from the City Planning Office regarding the zoning status of a property (zoning plan, land use classification, floor area ratio, floor space index).Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
- Application to Amend the Zoning Plan in EssenApplication to the municipality for the preparation or amendment of a zoning plan for a parcel of land. There is no legal right to have a zoning plan prepared—the municipality decides based on its urban planning discretion.Tip: Submit complete documents with your first application – every query costs weeks.
Responsibilities
- Bebauungsplan
- Flaechennutzungsplan
- Stadtentwicklung
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- View the zoning plan / Request information in Essen
View the zoning plan / Request information – overview
- Request information about the zoning plan in Essen
Request information about the zoning plan – overview
- Application to Amend the Zoning Plan in Essen
Application to Amend the Zoning Plan – overview
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