A Luxembourgish Best Practice: The ‘Urbanism Guide’ Informal EUPAN TUNED Meeting 2015 Luxembourg, 04 th December 2015

 Urban planning and spatial development : a decision-making process aimed at realizing economic, social, cultural and environmental goals through the development of spatial visions, sustainable strategies, plans and projects the application of a set of regulatory procedures, policy principles, tools and institutional and participatory mechanisms Introduction : 2 Informal EUPAN TUNED Meeting 2015 (Luxembourg, 04 th December 2015)

 2011 – 2013 ; Expert group commissioned to analyze how regulatory burdens are affecting urban planning and spatial development : Case study involving public experts and stakeholders ; Process modelling of characteristic procedures ; Inventory of 1600 trigger events leading to particular authorization procedures. Background : 3 Informal EUPAN TUNED Meeting 2015 (Luxembourg, 04 th December 2015)

 What makes planning uncertain ? Unnecessary administrative burdens and complex regulatory frameworks Isolated administrative procedures / absence of integrated decision processes ; Limited access to public data ; Separate access spots for guide-lines. Key issues : 4 Informal EUPAN TUNED Meeting 2015 (Luxembourg, 04 th December 2015)

 Improve public service delivery ;  Ease administrative burdens ;  Respond to transparency and information obligation ;  Involve stakeholders ;  Facilitate the access to information ;  Reduce silos. Key objectives : 5 Informal EUPAN TUNED Meeting 2015 (Luxembourg, 04 th December 2015)

 2013 – 2014; The facilitation unit for urban planning and environment sets up a working group to collect all preliminary works into an integrated solution : Participation of experts from implicated ministerial Departments at all levels of progress, Stakeholders‘ involvement ( Ordre des architectes et ingénieurs-conseils ) and other consultants. Preparatory process : 6 Informal EUPAN TUNED Meeting 2015 (Luxembourg, 04 th December 2015)

 Ease and facilitate the identification of authorization procedures for every possible spatial planning or construction demand by : developing an innovative guided questionnaire based on legal and regulatory requirements, linking this questionnaire to the geospatial database from the national geoportal to provide an automatic validation of impacted criteria. Thinking process : 7 Informal EUPAN TUNED Meeting 2015 (Luxembourg, 04 th December 2015)

 Ease and facilitate the identification of authorization procedures for every possible spatial planning or construction demand by : including the experience of participating experts and relying on their knowledge while testing, providing a free roadmap indicating which particular authorization is required, leading the user to the competent authority. Thinking process : 8 Informal EUPAN TUNED Meeting 2015 (Luxembourg, 04 th December 2015)

 The 'Urbanism Guide‘ was presented to the press by the Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reform on November 18 th 2014 as :Urbanism Guide an efficient E-Government initiative reducing administrative burdens and facilitating access to national legislation for urban planning and spatial development processes, Product design : 9 Informal EUPAN TUNED Meeting 2015 (Luxembourg, 04 th December 2015)

 The 'Urbanism Guide‘ was presented to the press by the Minister of Civil Service and Administrative Reform on November 18 th 2014 as :Urbanism Guide a single point of contact for all preliminary requirements and guide-lines a cross-cutting and integrated approach. Product design : 10 Informal EUPAN TUNED Meeting 2015 (Luxembourg, 04 th December 2015)

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