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In the spatial impact assessment (SIA), projects of considerable supra-local spatial significance are examined for their spatial impact prior to subsequent approval procedures. For this purpose, the spatially significant effects of the project must be examined from a supra-local perspective (including those of environmental protection). In particular, the objectives and principles of the state development program and the respective regional plans are used as a benchmark.
In addition to the public agencies, the RVP also involves those affected by the planned project, such as local authorities, specialist authorities and associations, as well as the public. The main advantage of the RVP is that the early disclosure and discussion of project planning means that conflicts can be identified in good time and planning errors can be avoided.
The RVP is generally concluded with the regional planning assessment. This must be taken into account by the public authority.
The local governments are responsible for carrying out the spatial impact assessment as higher state planning authorities. They check whether a project has a significant supra-local impact (interpretation aid for determining the scope of the RVP is available under "Further links") and then decide whether to initiate an RVP. The RVP ends within a period of six months after the complete procedural documents have been submitted with an expert opinion from the regional planning authority, which must be taken into account by the public authority.
If no expert opinion is submitted within the above-mentioned period, the RVP is nevertheless completed by law and the developer has two options: Either he submits an application to the regional planning authority to continue the RVP or he initiates the approval procedure. In the latter case, the regional planning authority participates in the approval procedure as part of the involvement of the authorities under sectoral law.
If the regional planning authority continues the RVP at the request of the project developer, the latter can nevertheless submit an application for approval of the project or for the implementation of the procedure to determine the planning and alignment at any time; the RVP ends at the same time as such an application.