The final proposal of the South Moravian territorial plan is to be in November

Brno - The final draft of the Principles of Spatial Development (ZÚR) of the South Moravian Region could be approved by regional representatives in November. This is anticipated by councilor Antonín Tesařík (KDU-ČSL), who is responsible for coordinating the work on the new regional spatial plan. The regional office is currently addressing comments from municipalities, associations, and individuals, Tesařík told ČTK.
The final draft will clarify the routing of transport linear structures, which are currently being proposed in several variants. This includes, for example, the section of the expressway R43 from Kuřim to Černá Hora or the section R52 from Pohořelice to Mikulov. Conversely, only the territorial reserve will remain for the key road and highway construction variants in Brno and its surroundings, whose impacts will be assessed in a comprehensive study.
"In the coming days, we will also send a request for opinions to the Ministry of Regional Development and the Ministry of the Environment, which must assess the so-called SEA evaluation, i.e., the impact on the environment," Tesařík said. He expects responses from the ministries by the end of summer.
If the representatives approve the final draft in November, a public discussion will take place again, along with another round of comments, before the final document can be approved.
Tesařík considers the establishment of a joint working group of the region and Brno, which concerns the most contentious constructions, to be a significant step forward in the preparation of ZÚR. The group is scheduled to meet in August and again in September to discuss solutions, particularly for R43, which some want to route through Bystrc around the reservoir, while others demand that it completely bypass Brno. The working group's task is also to resolve the assignment of a study that should comprehensively assess the impact of individual constructions in various variants. "I am trying to ensure that we communicate as much as possible not only with the city but also with the city districts and the municipalities around Brno that are affected by the constructions," Tesařík said.
According to him, after the recent visit of Minister for Regional Development Karla Šlechtová (ANO), the argument from Brno that it cannot prepare a spatial plan and must wait for the ZÚR to be established has fallen. The city only needs to consider territorial reserves in places where it is not definitively decided, for example, about the routing of R43, the routing of high-speed routes, or the location of the train station.
The South Moravian Region aims to issue new ZÚR by autumn next year, when regional elections will take place. The previous document was annulled by the Supreme Administrative Court in 2012, and because of this, no transport constructions of regional importance can be built in the region, and no kilometer of highways has been constructed in the last eight years. South Moravia is the only region without a spatial planning document.