Olsberg focuses on wind power: focus on new projects and permits!

Olsberg focuses on wind power: focus on new projects and permits!

Olsberg plans to expand wind power in the urban area, which was presented in detail in the recent meeting of the Committee on Planning and Building by Hubertus Schulte, the head of the Department of Building and Urban Development. In the past few weeks there have been important developments that affect the approval process for wind power projects.

A central point is the change procedure for the regional plan, which is intended to determine priority areas for wind energy. The Regional Councilor Arnsberg took a declaration decision in mid -March 2025, which enables the plan to be legally legally legally relevant. In Olsberg, three wind turbines are to be built: Antfeld, Mannstein and Ochsenkreuz. These areas comprise a total of 428 hectares, which corresponds to 3.63 percent of the total area of ​​11,790 hectares.

progress in approval procedures

It is particularly noteworthy that Olsberg lies with a share of 3.63 percent above the state goal of 2.13 percent, which the city raises above average. Numerous wind turbines are currently approved in the approval process-also outside the specified regional plan areas. In the Plackweg project area, north of Antfeld, ten wind turbines from the Juwi company were approved in February.

For the project in Antfeld-West, the city of Olsberg and the Wald cooperative-foresty Antfeld, who appears as a projector, have already started another participation. Of the planned four facilities, one is outside the regional plan areas. Progress must also be reported in the Antfeld Ost project area, where four wind turbines from the Juwi company are expected to go into operation in May 2025.

A positive preliminary decision for seven wind turbines was also granted to the Helmeringhausen West project in March 2025. These systems would also be outside the intended wind sector. Another preliminary decision from the Hochsauerlandkreis affects four wind turbines in the Heidkopf area, which are also to be built outside the specified areas.

public participation and approval procedure

JUWI AG has applied for permits for two wind turbines in Olsberg (Mannstein I and II) in accordance with the Federal Immission Protection Act (BImSchG). The Hochsauerlandkreis acts as a responsible approval authority and checks the objections, whereby these are no longer treated in face -to -face events but online. These changes result from the Covid 19 pandemic, which also influenced the discussions that were originally planned for July 7, 2021 in Brilon.

A more comprehensive image of current legislation is recognizable by the planned changes in the Federal Government's Spatial Ordinance Act. These are intended to initiate modernization and acceleration of the planning and approval procedures for wind power projects. Minister of construction Klara Geywitz emphasizes the investment backlog into renewable energies and promises a maximum procedure of a maximum of six months for spatial planning procedures in order to promote the expansion of wind farms. The aim of these adjustments is to shorten the approval process by up to one year, especially within designated areas.

Developments in Olsberg show that the city is actively working on the implementation of wind energy projects in order to meet both the local and overarching energy transition goals. Further information on how the approval processes and the approved wind turbines are designed can be found on the website of the Hochsauerlandkreis. The dynamic changes and the commitment of the city can be understood as an indicator of the advancing conversion to a more sustainable energy supply.

For detailed information on approval processes and other wind power projects in Olsberg, the relevant information is ready on the website of brilon-toTallokal.de href = "https://www.hochsauerlandkreis.de/aktuelle-themen/oeffliche- Bewindungenwindenzenlagen-Olsberg-Mannstein"> Hochsauerlandkreis available. Further developments at the federal policy level can be found at the bundes-regierung.de