Review of the Planning and Building Act

The counter-proposal requires that work on planning and building legislation be prioritized but emphasizes that housing shortage requires more than regulatory simplifications. The plan sees the housing shortage as a brake and places main responsibility on the state through building companies, investment support and massive housing construction, that is, that more measures than simplifications are needed. The plan does not oppose the regulatory framework being reviewed.

• massive housing constructiondecisive»Vänsterpartiets nästa steg handlar om en politik för massivt bostadsbyggande, klimatsmarta renoveringar och sänkta hyror som går hand i hand med den gröna omställningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party's next step is about a policy for massive housing construction, climate-smart renovations and reduced rents that go hand in hand with the green transition.”
• state main responsibility for construction»Staten behöver ta huvudansvaret för att stärka investeringarna i byggande, upprustning och energieffektivisering av hyresbostäder.« (party programme ↗)“The state needs to take main responsibility for strengthening investments in construction, renovation and energy efficiency of rental housing.”
• housing shortage must be solved»Bostadsbristen är en bromskloss både för lokalsamhällen, arbetstagare och arbetsgivare som vill vara delaktiga i att ställa om Sverige.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The housing shortage is a brake both for local communities, workers and employers who want to be part of transitioning Sweden.”
• state-owned building company»Vänsterpartiet vill se ett statligt byggbolag, investeringsstöd för ökat bostadsbyggande och en aktiv markpolitik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Left Party wants to see a state-owned building company, investment support for increased housing construction and active land policy.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan's principal commitment in the housing area is to combat overcrowding and continue building rental apartments that ordinary people can afford, and the party programme sees housing supply as a societal responsibility because low building drives up costs. The counter-proposal requires prioritized regulatory simplification work with already appointed investigations as the basis and at the same time emphasizes that housing shortage requires more than simplifications, which aligns closely with the plan's line. However, the plan does not address the planning and building act as such.

• more rental apartments against housing shortagedecisive»Trångboddheten ska bekämpas. Vi ska fortsätta att bygga hyresrätter som vanligt folk har råd att bo i.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Overcrowding shall be combated. We shall continue to build rental apartments that ordinary people can afford to live in.”
• low building raises costs»Lågt bostadsbyggandet driver upp bostadskostnaderna« (party programme ↗)“Low housing construction drives up housing costs”
• housing a social right»ser bostaden som en social rättighet och bostadspolitiken som en del av« (party programme ↗)“sees housing as a social right and housing policy as a part of”
• faster permission processes»Långsamma tillståndsprocesser ska snabbas på.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Slow permission processes shall be speeded up.”

The plan wishes to avoid unnecessary bureaucracy through active rule simplification work and at the same time to build more rental housing with reasonable rents, which responds to the counter-proposal's both legs: prioritised rule simplification and that housing shortage demands more than simplifications. The Planning and Building Act is not mentioned, so this is derived. Uncertainty is large since the plan does not take position on priority order in legislative work.

• active rule simplificationdecisive»Onödig byråkrati ska undvikas genom ett aktivt« (party programme ↗)“Unnecessary bureaucracy shall be avoided through active”
• more rental housing built»bygga fler klimatsmarta hyresrätter med rimliga hyror, utveckla och utöka investeringsstödet som gjorde det billigare att bygga och se till att fler kan äga sin bostad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“build more climate-smart rental housing with reasonable rents, develop and expand investment support that made it cheaper to build and see to it that more can own their homes.”
• competition in construction sector»byggsektorn genom att ge små och medelstora« (party programme ↗)“construction sector by giving small and medium-sized”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan commits to clearing away unnecessary regulations and bureaucracy and that regulatory simplification shall make it easier to build and live. The counter-proposal requires precisely that regulatory simplification work within planning and building legislation be prioritized and that the housing shortage be met with more measures. This is in line with the plan's principle that simple regulations and strong incentives are needed for construction to increase throughout the country. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• clear away unnecessary regulationsdecisive»Vi ska rensa upp bland överflödiga regler och byråkrati.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall clear away unnecessary regulations and bureaucracy.”
• more housing throughout the country»En förutsättning för utveckling är att det finns tillräckligt med bostäder i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“A prerequisite for development is that there is sufficient housing throughout the country.”
• easier to build and live»genom regelförenklingar göra det enklare att bygga och bo på landsbygden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“through regulatory simplification make it easier to build and live in rural areas”
• shorter permit processes»Det är dags att halvera tiden det tar att få tillstånd för gröna investeringar och reformera miljöbalken så att ett projekts klimatnytta ges större vikt i miljöprövningen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is time to halve the time it takes to obtain permits for green investments and reform the Environmental Code so that a project's climate benefits are given greater weight in environmental assessment.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan notes that too few homes are being built and requires that building regulations at both state and municipal levels be simplified, that appeals processes be shortened and that builders be allowed to develop detail plans. The counter-proposal's demand to prioritize regulatory simplification in planning and building legislation thereby aligns with the plan, as does the point that the housing shortage requires more than regulatory simplifications.

• more homes through simpler regulationsdecisive»Det byggs för få bostäder. För att öka byggandet i Sverige bör konkurrensen öka och reglerna« (party programme ↗)“Too few homes are being built. To increase construction in Sweden, competition should increase and regulations”
• shorter processes, simpler regulations»korta överklagandeprocesserna och fortsätta förenkla byggreglerna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“shorten appeals processes and continue to simplify building regulations”
• builder-driven detail plans»Byggherrar ska ges rätten att utarbeta detaljplaner som sedan prövas av kommunen.« (party programme ↗)“Builders shall be given the right to develop detail plans which are then reviewed by the municipality.”
• more measures than regulatory simplification»ett nytt system med behovsbostäder ska införas för grupper med särskilt stora bostadsbehov« (2022 manifesto ↗)“a new system with need-based housing shall be introduced for groups with particularly large housing needs”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan is clear that bureaucracy and unnecessary regulations must not hinder building and that the planning process must be characterized by efficiency and good service towards those who want to build. To prioritize regulatory simplification in planning and building legislation is exactly this. Housing is according to the plan a fundamental need that the state and municipalities must ensure, which also supports that more measures than regulatory simplifications are needed.

• regulatory bureaucracy hinders buildingdecisive»och onödiga regler får inte stå i vägen för en kommun« (party programme ↗)“and unnecessary regulations must not stand in the way of a municipality”
• efficient planning process»Men planprocessen måste också präglas av effektivitet och god serviceanda« (party programme ↗)“But the planning process must also be characterized by efficiency and good customer service”
• housing a fundamental need»Att ha någonstans att bo är ett grundläggande behov« (party programme ↗)“Having somewhere to live is a fundamental need”
• more housing»FLER BOSTÄDER« (2022 manifesto ↗)“MORE HOUSING”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The counter-proposal requires that simplification work in planning and building legislation be prioritized and that the housing shortage be addressed with more measures. The plan assumes that there is a housing shortage in 207 of 290 municipalities and commits to replacing complex detailed plans with simpler building plans and removing a third of red tape. Reforms that increase building are an explicit goal. The plan therefore supports the requirement.

• simplified planning and building legislationdecisive»Ersätta avancerade detaljplaner med enklare byggplaner« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Replace complex detailed plans with simpler building plans”
• the housing shortage as a problem»Det är bostadsbrist i 207 av landets 290 kommuner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“There is a housing shortage in 207 of the country's 290 municipalities.”
• increased housing construction»Vi vill genomföra reformer som ökar byggandet av såväl hyressom bostadsrätter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to implement reforms that increase the building of both rental and owner-occupied housing.”
• reduced red tape»Ta bort en tredjedel av företagens administrationskostnader och en tredjedel av regelkrånglet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Remove a third of companies' administrative costs and a third of red tape”

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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan wants to facilitate residential construction by simplifying and speeding up decision-making processes and reviewing the regulations and requirements that govern construction, and increasing residential construction. The counter-proposal's demand that the government prioritizes simplification work within planning and building legislation is the same thing in substance. The plan also points to the need to review building standards and increase competition in the construction market, which means housing shortage requires more than simplifications.

• simplified building processdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill underlätta bostadsbyggande genom att förenkla och snabba på beslutsprocesser och se över de omfattande regelverk och krav som styr bostadsbyggande.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to facilitate residential construction by simplifying and speeding up decision-making processes and reviewing the extensive regulations and requirements that govern residential construction.”
• simplification in PBL»Anpassa och förenkla regler och processer för planering och byggnation« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Adapt and simplify rules and processes for planning and construction”
• increased residential construction»Öka bostadsbyggandet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase residential construction”
• review of building standards»Nybyggnation kan underlättas genom att se över byggnormer och öka konkurrensen på byggmarknaden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“New construction can be facilitated by reviewing building standards and increasing competition in the construction market.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.