The 1st phase regional land use plan is legally valid
The topics to be addressed in the first phase (1st phase regional plan) are:
- energy production and transmission (continental wind areas, offshore wind power upgrades, peat production areas)
- trade service structure and regional structure, agglomerations
- natural environment (use of sites, upgrades of protected areas, geological formations)
- the transport system (road network, light transport, rail transport, air transport, maritime transport) and logistics.
Attendance
The draft phase regional land use plan was available from 28 August to 26 September 2012
The proposal for the 1st phase regional land use plan was available from 20 September to 21 October 2013.
The Regional Assembly approved the 1st phase regional land use plan on 2 December 2013.
Confirmation decision
The Ministry of the Environment confirmed the 1st phase regional land use plan:
Confirmation decision of 23 November 2015
Annexes:
Extracts: map 2, map 3, markings
Announcement of 7 December 2015
Press release of the Regional Assembly of Oulu Region 25.11.2015
Five appeals were lodged against the Ministry of the Environment's declaratory decision before the Supreme Administrative Court. On 2 May 2016, the the Board of the Regional Assembly issued a statement to the Supreme Administrative Court on the complaints.
Northern Ostrobothnia 1st phase regional land use plan final
Confirmed 1st phase regional plan
- regional zoning maps: Phase 1 regional plan 1:250 000 (3 journals):
Journal 1, Journal 2, Journal 3 - Regional plan entries and regulations
- Combined map of regional plans 1:300 000
- Plan statement and its appendices
- Effects of Kiiminkijoki peat production on water bodies and Natura assessment + Attachment map 3 and appendix map 4
- Complaints and statements concerning the approval of the phase-region plan:
Appeals and responses of 25 August 2014
Summary of opinions and responses 25.8.2014
Background studies for the phase regional land use plan
- Participation and evaluation plan, updated on 18 June 2012
- Northern Ostrobothnia Climate Strategy
- Climate Strategy Sector Programmes
- Northern Ostrobothnia Energy Strategy 2020
- Northern Ostrobothnia Trade Service Network Report 2030
- Trade Services Network 2030, supplementary report
- Wind power survey of the North and Central Ostrobothnia mainland region 2011
- Supplementary report on wind power 2013
- Observations of the wind power survey
- Impact assessment of wind farms
- Vision analysis maps for continental wind farms: Part 1. and Part 2.
- Migratory bird survey 2013
- Target cards for wind energy survey: Part 1, Part 2 , target cards for the complementary study;
- Review of the state of peatland biodiversity in Northern Ostrobothnia
- Summary of Nature Surveys
- Summary of peat resources in Northern Ostrobothnia and their production potential
- Apa development series by Nybyn-Iso Heposuo; dozens of rings from the shore of the Bothnian Bay to a height of 60 meters
- Assessment of the water impacts of peat production in Northern Ostrobothnia 2012-2040; Part 1: load analysis;
- Assessment of the water impacts of peat production in Northern Ostrobothnia 2012-2040; Part 2: Assessment of water risk using the multi-objective assessment method
- Transport strategy Kakepoli
- Transmission line reports Fingrid: Transmission lines at Hanhikivi sites , Valkeus-Vihanti 110 kV background check , Main grid reinforcement needs , Report Hanhikivi local connection power lines
- Logistics Strategy for Northern Finland 2013
- SOul Corridor Reports: VTT study
- National moraine areas
- National wind and shore deposits
- Oulu - River Ii River Basin Management Plan
Other evidence
Northern Ostrobothnia and Western Kainuu Peatlands programmea
