Land Use Plan - Effective
The Land Use Plan (FNP) comprehensively outlines the general principles of intended land use for the entire city of Jena over a planning horizon of approximately 15 years and is kept up to date through amendment procedures. It allocates the land requirements for individual land uses with a certain degree of abstraction and presents them in a broad-brush structural concept. The FNP does not create building rights. This is evident from the fact that the intended uses are not depicted for individual parcels of land, but rather for larger development areas (no parcel-level detail). It focuses on the big picture and on which uses should be located where—and where they should not. As a so-called preparatory land-use plan, the FNP serves as a planning commitment on the part of the municipality; however, it has no direct legal effect on citizens.
Effective Land Use Plan of 2006
The Land Use Plan for the City of Jena, as adopted in September 2005, has been in effect since the announcement of its approval on March 9, 2006 (see Official Gazette 10/2006 [PDF]). It consists of the map section on a scale of 1 : 10,000 and the explanatory report (see“Downloads”).
Plotted map sections or excerpts from the Land Use Plan are available from the Department of Urban Development and Environment, Geoinformation Team.
What is a land-use plan?
A summary of information on frequently asked questions can be found here: FAQ - Questions and Answers About the FNP (PDF).
Amendment Procedure for the Effective Land Use Plan
Various developments and projects, along with their impact on urban planning objectives, are creating new challenges for urban development, necessitating continuous adjustments to the land-use plan to meet planning requirements. For example, when drawing up or amending zoning plans, provisions may be included that can only be partially derived from the land-use plan.
In accordance with the development requirement under Section 8 of the Building Code, zoning plans must be derived from the land-use plan; consequently, an amendment to the land-use plan is carried out in parallel with the zoning plan process. The procedural steps are analogous to those for drafting a new land-use plan; the amendment requires approval.
Information on amendments that are already in effect can be found under “Downloads.”
Below you will find information on amendments that are already in effect and on amendment procedures currently underway.
| Amendment | Designation | Parallel Procedures | Publication | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jena-Lobeda University Hospital | Zoning Plan Procedure B-Lo 05 “Jena-Lobeda University Hospital” | Official Gazette 32/10 (PDF) of the City of Jena |
Effective as of August 12, 2010 |
| 2 | Am Jungberg Solar Park | Zoning Plan Procedure B-Im 05 “Am Jungberg Solar Park” | Official Gazette 40/11 (PDF) of the City of Jena |
Effective as of October 6, 2011 |
| 3 | Zwätzen-Nord | Zoning Plan Procedure B-Zw 01 “Zwätzen-Nord” | Official Gazette 25/12 (PDF) of the City of Jena |
Effective as of June 21, 2012 |
| 4 | Inselplatz | B-J 03 “Inselplatz” Zoning Plan Procedure | Official Gazette 03/16 (PDF) of the City of Jena |
Effective as of January 21, 2016 |
| 5 | Jena-Oberaue Stadium | Zoning Plan Procedure B-Wj 16 “Renovation of the Ernst-Abbe Soccer Arena” | Official Gazette 10/18 (PDF) of the City of Jena |
Effective as of March 8, 2018 |
| 6 | Expansion of the State Medical Association | Project-Specific Development Plan VBB-Ma 04 “Expansion of the State Medical Association” | Official Gazette 03/16 (PDF) of the City of Jena |
Effective as of January 21, 2016 |
| 7 | "Am Oelste" Residential Area | Zoning Plan Procedure B-Zw 06 “Am Oelste—New Housing in Jena-Zwätzen” | Official Gazette 47/17 (PDF) of the City of Jena |
Effective as of November 23, 2017 |
| 8 | North of Karl-Liebknecht-Straße | Project-Specific Development Plan VbB-Wj 18 “North of Karl-Liebknecht-Straße” |
Official Gazette 23/21 (PDF)
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Effective as of June 10, 2021 |
| 9 | Lobeda-Ost Allotment Gardens | Zoning Plan Procedure B-Lo 12 “Lobeda-Ost Allotment Garden Complex” | Official Gazette 48/24 (PDF) of the City of Jena |
Effective as of November 28, 2024 |
Amendments to the Current Land Use Plan
The land-use plan will be retroactively adjusted for informational purposes to align with an infill development plan pursuant to Section 13a of the German Building Code (BauGB). This constitutes an editorial process —the provisions governing the preparation of urban land-use plans do not apply here. The correction takes effect upon publication in the Official Gazette of the City of Jena as part of the zoning plan procedure.
| Correction | Title | Binding Urban Land-Use Planning | Publication | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "School Site "Jenzigweg" |
Zoning Plan Process B-Wj 13 “Jenzigweg School Site” |
Official Gazette 15/16 (PDF) dated April 14, 2016 | Resolution Adopting the Zoning Plan dated August 26, 2015 |
| 2 | "Residential Area near Mönchenberge" Area | Zoning Plan Procedure B-Zw 05 “Residential Area near Mönchenberge” | Official Gazette 03/17 (PDF) dated January 19, 2017 | Resolution on the Zoning Plan dated December 14, 2016 |
| 3 | "Mittlerer Spitzweidenweg" Area | Zoning Plan Procedure B-J37: Commercial and Mixed-Use Area “Mittlerer Spitzweidenweg” | Official Gazette 13/17 (PDF) dated March 30, 2017 | Resolution on the Zoning Plan dated September 27, 2016 |
| 4 | "Altes Gut Burgau" Area | Zoning Plan Procedure B-Bu 06 “Altes Gut Burgau” | Official Gazette 6/21 (PDF) dated February 11, 2021 | Resolution on the Zoning Plan dated November 27, 2018 |
| 5 | "dotSource Campus" Area | Zoning Plan Procedure VBB-J 46 “dotSource Campus” | Official Gazette 33/24 (PDF) dated August 15, 2024 | Resolution on the Zoning Plan dated March 20, 2024 |
| 6 | "Residential Development on Isserstedter Straße, Lützeroda" Area | Zoning Plan Procedure B-Lr 02 “Residential Development on Isserstedter Straße” | Official Gazette 8/25 (PDF) dated February 27, 2025 | Resolution on the Zoning Plan dated October 30, 2024 |
Comprehensive Update of the Land Use Plan
In accordance with a City Council resolution, the Land Use Plan is currently being updated. The following link provides information on the current status of the Land Use Plan update: