The battle is over – now built in the Plank

Svenska bostäder's board of directors took in the last week the decision to start building additional rental housing in the neighborhood Plank in stockholm on Södermalm, which is bounded by the Hornsgatan, Varvsgatan, Lundagatan and Kristinehovsgatan.

The large-scale structure of the existing houses from the 1960s breaks, according to the Swedish housing, towards Södermalm classic blocks that are characterized by variety, small scale and diversity.

Byggplanen means that a circular block with five storeys placed on the approximately six-metre high pillar in the middle of the large courtyard. Also placed two new living floors on the existing buildings around the entire block. In total, the proposal represents an additional 158 apartments in the neighborhood.

have been doing it since 2004. The protests have been numerous and lively, 2010 avhystes for example, a twenty-something audience from the town Hall, then the skanderat slogans during the ongoing "council meeting".

the Proposal for detailed development plan has been appealed up to the Supreme court. HD chose not to take up the case for trial.

Even the so-called licensing requirement according to the Swedish rent act required an appeal process where, finally, the Svea court of appeal gave the Swedish housing the right to implement the new construction in the neighborhood.

in the Svea court of appeal. The appeal process has been going on since 2012, and thus included a total of eight years to get through.

Now, have bid to perform the work submitted to the Swedish homes that you expect to come in time with the foundations of the round house before the summer, in parallel with the preparatory work for the construction starts.

The first apartments could be ready to move-in during the first half of 2021.

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