National Council wants to restrict the right of associations to complain about residential buildings
Published: Wednesday, Apr 17th 2024, 16:40
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In future, associations will no longer be allowed to lodge complaints against smaller residential construction projects in building areas. On Wednesday, the National Council approved a controversial restriction on the right of associations to lodge complaints.
By 113 votes to 72, the Grand Chamber approved a proposal from its Committee for the Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy of the National Council (Urek-N). The no votes came from the SP, the Greens and the Green Liberals. Now it is the turn of the Council of States.
With the amendments to the Nature and Cultural Heritage Protection Act (NCHA), the Urek-N wants to prevent parties with very different financial resources from facing each other in complaints procedures. The bill was initiated by Center Party leader Philipp Matthias Bregy (VS).
The aim is to reduce the right to complain to its original purpose, said Bregy in the Council. Complaints cost money that ordinary citizens do not have and, on top of that, time for their project. The Federal Council agreed with the proposal.
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