Prague received 3000 comments on the UP 3000 concept

Prague - The Prague City Hall has received about 3000 comments on the concept of the new land-use plan. Jitka Cvetlerová, the director of the land-use planning department, told ČTK. The office expects that another thousand will arrive today, when the deadline for submitting these comments ends. The new land-use plan is expected to address the city's development over the next approximately 15 years and will be valid from 2012.
    According to Cvetlerová, officials will take three to four months to process the comments and objections. After that, the city will have to decide which proposals to accept. For those that the city agrees with, the relevant authorities will have to express their opinions again. "My optimistic assumption is that all of this could be completed within six months," estimated Cvetlerová.
    Due to the large number of comments, the city hall has also hired temporary workers who record the comments into a computer program, in which the proposals from Prague residents will be evaluated.
    Comments on the concept have been sent in by individuals, city districts, and civic associations.
    For example, the Association for the Landscape Around Us, based in Prague 5, disagrees with the fact that a university campus is now designated instead of greenery on the western side of Dívčí hrady. The association fears that buildings unrelated to the university campus could be created in the area. They are also unhappy that a recreational area is proposed in the Vidoule area, which also allows, for instance, the construction of a fenced golf course. "In the Kavalírky area, we want to prevent a situation where a developer intends to build on a school playground," representatives of the association state on the internet.
    Dozens of comments regarding the concept have also been sent by Prague 4. For example, they demand the elaboration of two bridge variants that could connect Prague 4 and Prague 5 in the areas between Vyšehrad and Žluté lázně. The Nusle town hall would also like more train stops in places where it is possible to transfer to other public transport. This concerns stops such as Otakarova, U Plynárny, Na Líše, Braník, and Kačerov.
    The possibility of building a golf course in Klánovický les, the construction of a Prague ring road around Suchdol, or possibly building near the Roztyly metro station has also faced criticism.
    The prepared land-use plan will disappoint some speculators who sought for their greenery or arable land to be changed to building plots in the plan. The amount that speculators will have to give up directly for the land is reportedly approaching two billion, according to the server.
    This concerns, for example, land in Uhříněves or Suchdol. Not long ago, real estate magnate Miloš Červenka, who is being prosecuted in the Biolíh case, acquired 60 hectares of arable land in Suchdol. Červenka allegedly received a promise with the purchase that in the new land-use plan, the land would be transformed into plots for construction. However, according to the server, this did not happen. Therefore, he is reportedly considering suing the city.
    The new land-use plan should bring several changes. Compared to the current plan, there will be height and spatial regulations, which should ensure that new buildings do not exceed reasonable capacity and height in relation to their surroundings.
    The plan also anticipates a new metro line D and the development of tram and rail lines. It includes the construction of the city and Prague ring road, expansion of the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant, or a tunnel connection between Masaryk Station and Smíchov Station. It will also allow some controversial projects, such as the construction of cable cars to Kavčí hory and Dívčí hrady.