Public Hearing on National Football Stadium Plan Postponed Amid Controversy
Serbia's spatial planning agency delays public hearing originally set for March 21 due to high volume of objections.
The Republic of Serbia's Agency for Spatial Planning and Urbanism has announced the postponement of a public hearing concerning the draft spatial plan for the National Football Stadium, originally scheduled for March 21 at the MTS Hall (Home of the Unions).
According to the agency, a new date for the public hearing will be communicated to the public in a timely manner, in accordance with the Law on Planning and Construction and relevant regulations.
Reports indicate that prior to the announcement, an advisory on the agency's website stated that the hearing would take place on March 21, featuring a specially organized schedule due to an influx of over 700 objections received regarding the draft plan.
The initial notice regarding the hearing was published on March 19. Earlier today, the organization "Regulatory Institute for Renewable Energy and Environment" (RERI) urged citizens, associations, professionals, parliamentarians, and local assembly members to join their call for the immediate cessation of what they describe as an illegal public hearing process concerning the plans for the National Stadium.
RERI accused the Serbian government of expediently misusing spatial and urban planning procedures for the swift implementation of the EXPO 2027 project.
They assert that the draft spatial plan for the area designated for the National Football Stadium — Phase Four (Spatial Plan), which relates to the expansion of the EXPO 2027 exhibition space by over 250 hectares for a theme park, is being exposed to public scrutiny through a supposedly illegal procedure, utilizing a shortened process that limits public participation.
According to the agency, a new date for the public hearing will be communicated to the public in a timely manner, in accordance with the Law on Planning and Construction and relevant regulations.
Reports indicate that prior to the announcement, an advisory on the agency's website stated that the hearing would take place on March 21, featuring a specially organized schedule due to an influx of over 700 objections received regarding the draft plan.
The initial notice regarding the hearing was published on March 19. Earlier today, the organization "Regulatory Institute for Renewable Energy and Environment" (RERI) urged citizens, associations, professionals, parliamentarians, and local assembly members to join their call for the immediate cessation of what they describe as an illegal public hearing process concerning the plans for the National Stadium.
RERI accused the Serbian government of expediently misusing spatial and urban planning procedures for the swift implementation of the EXPO 2027 project.
They assert that the draft spatial plan for the area designated for the National Football Stadium — Phase Four (Spatial Plan), which relates to the expansion of the EXPO 2027 exhibition space by over 250 hectares for a theme park, is being exposed to public scrutiny through a supposedly illegal procedure, utilizing a shortened process that limits public participation.
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