Overview
- General Secretary Carsten Linnemann proposes that applicants receive an immediate receipt and, absent an official objection within three months, their requests are treated as approved.
- The scope cited includes permits for single-family homes, larger carports or conservatories, outdoor dining on public streets, and the use of sidewalks for neighborhood events or flea markets.
- Linnemann presents the plan as a way to cut red tape, ease burdens on citizens and small firms, and provide planning certainty.
- The concept builds on a coalition pledge and state precedents in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, where simplified building approvals can be deemed granted after three months, excluding special buildings and once files are complete.
- The initiative remains a party proposal that will need detailed legal drafting and political negotiations for national implementation, and Linnemann also urges advancing corporate tax reform to bolster competitiveness.