{"id":13080,"date":"2016-07-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/endurbygging-hrauna-vestur\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T08:59:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T08:59:34","slug":"reconstruction-of-the-lava-field-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hafnarfjordur.is\/en\/endurbygging-hrauna-vestur\/","title":{"rendered":"Rebuilding of Hraun \u2013 west"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Environment and Planning Service of Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur held a public information meeting on 16 June regarding the planned work on a detailed plan for a site bordered by Fjar\u00f0arhraun, Reykjav\u00edkurvegur and Flatahraun. The meeting included a review of the planning statement for the area, the local topography and settlement, and the master plan. The meeting was well attended, and there was great interest in the changes and development of the area.  <\/em><\/p>\n

The lava fields \u2013 the western area was originally developed as an industrial estate, but the local authorities in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur now intend to build a mixed-use development there for light industry, services and housing. At the same time, there are plans to densify the built-up area on part of the site, as some of the buildings are in poor condition and the land use is inefficient. A strong emphasis is being placed on consultation and cooperation with landowners in this work, and it is planned to form a 3-5 person working group of stakeholders\/landowners in the area for consultation throughout the project. The concept for the new regional plan is based on the Greater Copenhagen concept and the cooperation of municipalities in the greater capital region, where the emphasis is on residential development growing into existing built-up areas and densification taking place along public transport corridors\/train, the so-called 'Borgarl\u00edna' (Metro Line), which is planned to run past, among other places, the Hraun\u00e1reas in Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n

Ideas, assumptions and objectives<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A planning statement for a new detailed plan for the western part of Hraunanna was recently approved by the Planning and Building Board, and the area's 2008 framework plan will be used as the basis for the planning process. The legal framework for planning is a specific process that takes time, and it is important that a comprehensive plan is in place before any construction work begins. Thorvaldur Sveinsson, the City Planner for Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur, presented ideas in his presentation to the meeting regarding the vision and main objectives of the new detailed plan, etc.i.e. to densify the area's built-up area, improve the quality of the environment and partially change the land use from an industrial area to a mixed-use area with an increase in housing in line with the policy of the 2013\u20132025 Hafnarfj\u00f6r\u00f0ur Master Plan.<\/p>\n

The presentation from the meeting can be found here.  <\/a> <\/p>\n

Many people spoke at the meeting, and attendees generally seemed both enthusiastic and positive about the plans and ideas presented. Attendees had the opportunity to sign up for an interest group for the redevelopment of the Hraunabygg\u00f0 \u2013 West.<\/p>\n

Here are some points from interested parties at the meeting:<\/strong><\/p>\n