The Building and Planning Act (SFS 2010:900)

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Category: Legislative

Document Type: Act

Role: Main

This Act regulates land use planning and building permits, requiring municipalities to consider sustainable resource management, energy and water conservation, pollution prevention, and climate impacts and adaptation in development processes.

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Legislation
Planning and Building Act (2010:900)
Planning and Building Ordinance
(2011:338)



Legislation
Planning and Building Act (2010:900)
Planning and Building Ordinance
(2011:338)
Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning

Title: Legislation Planning and Building Act (2010:900) Planning and
Building Ordinance (2011:338)
Publisher: Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning,
august, 2016
Edition: 1
Print: Boverket
ISBN print: 978-91-7563-405-0
ISBN pdf: 978-91-7563-406-7
Reference number: 127/2016
The report can be ordered from the Swedish National Board of Housing,
Building and Planning (Boverket).
Website: www.boverket.se/publikationer
E-mail: publikationsservice@boverket.se
Phone: +46 455-35 30 00
Postal address: Boverket, P.O. 534, SE 371 23 Karlskrona
The report is available in PDF format on Boverket´s website.
It can also be produced in alternative format on request.
Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning

Preface
The Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning,
Boverket, compiles an assortment of legislation that is considered of
importance for the construction sector. This includes Planning and
Building Act (2010:900) including amendments up to SFS 2016:537 and
Planning and Planning and Building Ordinance (2011:338) including
amendments up to SFS 2016:773.
The following translation is for informative purposes only. The legally
binding text is found in the Swedish Code of Statutes
(www.riksdagen.se).
This translation is done by commission from the Swedish national
government.
Karlskrona, August 2016
Yvonne Svensson
Director-General for Legal Affairs
Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning

Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning

Tags: Adaptation, Adaptation Planning, Air Pollution, Buildings, Cities, Climate Change, Climate Change Risks, Development, Energy, Energy Conservation, Energy Demand, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Permit, Governance, Infrastructure, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Land Use, Permit, Planning, Regulation, Spatial Planning, Water, Water Management, Wind

Sector: Energy;Water

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