Hafnarfjörður is expanding!
New neighbourhoods will be created and older neighbourhoods will become larger. The City of Hafnarfjörður has launched a new information page about the development that is taking place in Hafnarfjörður and will take place in the near future. It sheds light on development from 2017-2040, with a focus on the years 2021-2031. The summary is based on the approved planning for Hafnarfjörður as of the start of 2022 and does not include densification and new neighbourhoods that are still at the concept stage.
New neighbourhoods will be created and older neighbourhoods will become larger.
Hafnarfjörður has launched a new information page about
the development that is taking place in Hafnarfjörður and will take place in
near future. The development during the period 2017-2040 is highlighted with
with an emphasis on the years 2021-2031. The summary is based on the approved plan for
Hafnarfjörður as the situation is at the beginning of 2022 and does not include densification and
newer neighbourhoods that are still at the concept stage.
The development will provide around 7,000 homes for approximately 17,000 residents.
When planning for population, the standard assumption is 2.5 inhabitants per
for each flat. If all areas that are already in the planning system are within Hafnarfjörður
(new neighbourhoods and urban densification) the estimated number of new
The future of Hafnarfjörður: around 17,000 people in about 7,000 new homes across the town.
the town.
New neighbourhoods with around 2,700 homes and 6,750 residents.
Development plots and blocks of flats in Hamranes in
In Hafnarfjörður, a total of around 1,600 flats sold quickly.
in the years 2020-2021. The first spadeful of earth at Hamranes was taken in
February 2021 and development is in full swing. The last detached house plots in
Skarðshlíð, for a total of 285 flats, was allocated in February 2021. In
Also rising on Skarðshlíð are 26 blocks of flats with 231 apartments. Indigenous people in
The Skarðshlíðar neighbourhood moved in during the summer of 2020 and now it looks as though the indigenous people
in Hamranes, moving in this year. The first plots in Ásland 4 will be allocated
in the spring months. These three new neighbourhoods in Hafnarfjörður will, in the long term
house around 2,700 flats and 6,750 residents.
Urban densification with around 4,000 homes and 10,000 residents
Hafnarfjörður municipality has already approved a plan for
densification and development of larger and smaller areas within Hafnarfjörður. New
Housing is being created through denser development, better use of infrastructure and
underutilised areas. The largest densification areas are the Flensburg Harbour/Oseyr area and
Hraun West/5-minute neighbourhood where construction is expected to begin
during the year. In these areas, an approved framework plan is in place and it is envisaged
that the development and densification of the built-up area will take place in phases over the next 10-15 years.
Work on the detailed plan will take place in parallel.
Residents and other interested parties are encouraged to familiarise themselves with them.
construction that is already underway and about to get underway: