Change to the detailed plan for Hafravellir 13, Hafnarfjörður Planning and Building Council of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 31 August 2015 to advertise a proposal for an amended detailed plan for the plot at Hafravellir 13 in accordance with Article 43 of the Planning Act No. 123/2010. The amendment consists of extending the plot by two of the four parking spaces located at the south-west corner of plot no. 13 at […]
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Planning Description Kaldársel Road
Notice of planning statement for a new detailed plan for Kaldárselsveg. At the meeting of the Planning and Building Committee on 10 January 2017, it was agreed to publish the planning statement for Kaldárselsveg. When work on the preparation of a detailed plan begins, the municipal council shall draw up a description of the planning project, setting out the council's priorities for the detailed planning process and information on the underlying assumptions, existing policies and […]
Friendship in Hafnarfjörður's nurseries
The Friendship Project by Save the Children in Iceland will be introduced in all of Hafnarfjörður's nurseries this year. The implementation officially began today when all the nurseries were presented with the project's teaching materials. Staff from all the nurseries will then attend a course, where they will receive training and education on the project. The Friendship Project aims to […]
Town Council Meeting, 18 January
A town council meeting has been called for Wednesday, 18 January. The meeting will begin at 14:00 at Hafnarborg, Strandgata 34. The meeting is streamed live on the town's website. Here you can see the agenda for the meeting. Here you can watch the meeting live. The broadcast begins promptly at 14:00. Among the items on the agenda are regulations on social housing and special housing benefits, a cooperation agreement […]
The SORPU app makes life easier
A new website about waste sorting, charges and SORPA's facilities opens today! At midday, SORPA will launch a new website that works on different media, such as computers, smartphones and tablets. The aim of the website is to better meet the needs of users and make information about waste sorting, charging and SORPA's facilities more accessible in digital form. […]
A slip road will become a reality
The Municipality of Hafnarfjörður welcomes the decision by the new Minister of Transport, Jón Gunnarsson, to launch a tender for the construction of a roundabout at the junction of the Reykjanesbraut and Krýsuvíkurvegur, to be carried out at the very beginning of this year. The junction is a major safety concern for, among others, residents of the Vallahverfi district and all those who have business in the expanding commercial area in the Hellnahraun and Kapelluhraun lava fields. The flyover junction of the Reykjanesbraut and Krýsuvíkurvegur is […]
Organisational change – Kvistavellir
Amendment to the detailed plan for Kvistavellir 63 and 65, Vellir 5. The Planning and Building Committee of Hafnarfjörður approved at its meeting on 13 December 2016 to advertise a proposal for an amended detailed plan for the plots at Kvistavellir 63 and 65 in accordance with 1. subsection 43 of the Planning Act no. 123/2010. The change consists of combining the plots at Kvistavellir 63 and Kvistavellir 65 into a single plot […]
Booking for the Reykjanes Highway
At a meeting of the Hafnarfjörður Town Council this morning, the following motion concerning the Reykjanesbraut was adopted: „In light of the frequent and serious accidents on the Reykjanesbraut in Hafnarfjörður, the Town Council of Hafnarfjörður reiterates the importance of implementing improvements to the road without delay. The Town Council is gravely concerned about road safety on the road and urges the transport authorities to begin preparations for all […]
The registration system is up and running!
Over the weekend, the City of Hafnarfjörður announced a fault with the website that handles the subsidy for participation fees in sports and leisure activities for children and young people aged 6-18 in Hafnarfjörður. From Wednesday evening until Friday evening it was not possible to register children for the leisure time grant, but testing and registrations over the weekend have proceeded without issue. The registration system is now operational. The fault was caused by […]
Christmas tree not collected from home after Christmas
As was announced in a notice from the City of Hafnarfjörður to residents in the local papers, on the website and on Facebook at the end of October, Christmas trees will not be collected from homes this year. Residents will have to arrange for their own trees to be disposed of through Sorpa. Residents of Hafnarfjörður will now have to take their Christmas trees themselves to […]