Aircraft noise - Restricted settlement area

With Senate Document No. 96/1261 of 23 September 1996, the Senate adopted regulations on settlement planning in the aircraft-noise-prone area of Hamburg Airport. It defines two areas with different dimensions, each of which determines different planning requirements for residential areas and similarly vulnerable uses in the aircraft noise sector. The Senate resolution on the restriction of settlements does not apply in the building permit procedure, but limits the possibilities for the designation of new residential areas. In the settlement restriction area 1, existing residential areas under planning law can be secured in close alignment with the dominant stock. In area 2, residential areas secured by planning law can be moderately arranged.