The state government in Saxony wants to exert more influence on securing important commercial areas in the state in future. According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, work is underway to draw up the new state development plan. What needs to be controlled at state level is to be controlled by the state, it was said. In the new plan, for example, areas for important commercial and industrial settlements as well as raw material deposits are to be designated.
The planning and development of large commercial areas is a "mammoth task", especially for smaller towns and municipalities, according to the ministry. This can be particularly difficult for larger projects. In addition, major projects such as expansions in the microelectronics industry in the north of Dresden or Siemens in Leipzig require large and contiguous areas. However, these are becoming increasingly scarce and should therefore be secured as early as possible with the new state development plan.
