The number of garden colonies in Brno will decrease, and they will completely disappear from the city center

Brno – The area designated for gardening colonies in Brno will decrease in the new urban plan, but after discussions between the city and representatives of gardeners, the loss of hectares will be less than originally planned. The compromise solution, however, moves part of the area designated for gardens from the center to other city districts. This was stated in a press release by the law firm Frank Bold, which is collaborating on the preparation of public greenery regulations in the new urban plan.

While the urban plan from 1994 designated 1080 hectares for gardens, the new urban plan originally had nearly 173 hectares less. After a series of negotiations with representatives of the gardeners, the city added 50 hectares of gardens to the new urban plan, primarily in Židenice, Černovice, Tuřany, and Jundrov.

The situation is more complicated for the gardening colonies at Červený kopec, Žlutý kopec, and Kraví hora, where the new urban plan does not account for them for various reasons. "At Červený kopec, both the current urban plan and the discussed urban study, along with the landowners, prioritize the construction of family homes. However, people who currently rent a garden there will have the certainty according to the new urban plan that the gardens will not be disrupted before construction actually begins, which will definitely not be earlier than in a few years," said councilor for urban planning Filip Chvátal (KDU-ČSL).

The situation is similar at Žlutý kopec near the center of Brno. Part of the land under the colony belongs to the city, while others belong to private individuals, and there are ongoing legal disputes regarding some sections of ownership. In the future, residential development and a city park are expected to arise in these areas above Mendlovo náměstí. Here, too, it holds that as long as construction does not begin, the gardens will remain on site.

The end of the gardens at Kraví hora is probably the most distant. Almost all the land beneath them belongs to the city, and in the future, a large city park is expected to be created in their place. "No houses will be built on any city-owned land in Brno where gardens currently exist. We are counting on preserving greenery there. They will either remain gardens or become parks. However, the textual part of the proposal for the new urban plan addresses the improvement of permeability in the Kraví hora area and the subdivision of large colonies into smaller sub-colonies to open the area more to the public," Chvátal added.

The new urban plan is expected to introduce a novelty – the possibility of establishing community gardens, which can emerge practically anywhere, for example in courtyards next to larger apartment complexes or in the front gardens of apartment buildings.