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Bavarian High Court Rejects Skyscraper Referendum, Paketpost Towers Cleared to Proceed

Judges ruled the ballot question lacked the specificity required by Bavarian municipal law.

Overview

  • The Bavarian Administrative Court (VGH) dismissed the Hochhausstop bid for a citizen vote as inadmissible, and the decision cannot be appealed.
  • The ruling leaves the Munich city council’s November 2025 planning statute in effect, creating building rights for the Paketpost redevelopment.
  • The plan covers 8.7 hectares with two towers up to 155 meters, about 1,200 homes and roughly 3,000 jobs, and the towers would exceed the 146-meter O2 Tower.
  • Investor Büschl-Unternehmensgruppe says it intends to begin construction quickly, with completion currently targeted for 2033.
  • Opponents signaled they may file a judicial review of the zoning plan within a year, while Christian Ude criticized the outcome and the mayor and tenants’ association welcomed the housing prospects.