In Leipzig, shared accommodation for around 250 refugees may be built in an industrial estate in the north of the city. An urgent application by neighbors was rejected, the Leipzig Administrative Court announced. Several residents had objected to the planned conversion of the existing buildings on the site in interim legal protection proceedings (Ref.: 4 L 681/24). The city of Leipzig had issued a corresponding building permit in September 2024.
According to the court, the residents argued that a residential-like use was not permitted in a de facto commercial area. They also feared an increased security risk for the surrounding area with a technical college and vocational academy with around 1,000 students. Some of them had a migrant background themselves and could easily become victims of attacks, they argued.
