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It will be easier to build near the beach in the countryside, but beach protection will be strengthened elsewhere, according to a study proposal. But criticism is directed from various quarters.
Government special investigators want to see exceptions to beach protection. Stock Photography.
Basically remake the beach deck. This was the government assignment that Special Investigator Catharina Håkansson Boman received as part of the January agreement with C and L.
The purpose was to make the beach protection more nuanced. More attention should be paid to the fact that Sweden is a large country where both access to lakes and beaches and population density vary enormously.
In the completed investigation, it is now proposed that municipalities can petition the county administrative board to abolish beach protection in rural areas, and to remove general beach protection for small waterways and lakes.
The investigation was sent to the Minister of Environment and Climate Isabella Lövin (MP) on Monday.
At the same time, coastal protection should be strengthened in areas where the degree of exploitation is high and the demand for land is high, believes the researcher. The protection of beaches in aquatic areas that are of particular importance for plant and animal life must also be strengthened.
Maria Gardfjell, Green Party spokesperson for environmental policy and rural policy, writes in an email to TT that “the Green Party is highly critical of the fact that parts of the proposals threaten Sweden’s environmental and external objectives.”
She notes that the Coast Guard’s mission was twofold, to strengthen beach protection in certain areas and to present proposals for more flexible rules in other areas.
“I have no suggestions on how to strengthen beach protection. Stronger protection for the sea coasts should be introduced along the entire coast of Sweden. Coastal stretches that are already heavily exploited can be protected with stronger beach protection, “writes Maria Gardfjell.
However, there are some advantages to making beach protection more flexible in sparsely populated and rural areas, he notes.
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation is also critical of the research proposals.
– We do not care that it should be easier to build in the field and we understand that it may be necessary, but the proposal on the table can have very negative consequences for the public and for the environment, says Karin Lexén, general secretary of the Swedish Society for the Conservation of Nature.
She believes that the criteria for when beach protection can be lifted are unclear and, as she puts it, “leaves room for arbitrariness.”
– There is a great risk that the protection of beaches will be removed in large areas. We also criticize the fact that the general protection of beaches should be completely removed from small lakes and waterways, he says and continues:
– You can already get an exemption today, but in practice this means that the protection of valuable natural areas will be removed from many large areas.
Above all, the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation criticizes the fact that the research falls short of part of its mission, namely to strengthen the protection of beaches in exploited areas such as the coastal and archipelago.
Kristina Yngwe, a rural policy spokesperson for the Center Party and chair of the agriculture and environment committee, says the party welcomes the inquiry.
– It will make a difference in the conditions of the field, says Kristina Yngwe.
For example, it can lead to the possibility of building close to the beach, it can increase property values and make it more attractive to move to a rural municipality.
– It is also positive that the proposal can lead to municipalities to gain more power, which is in line with the policy we follow, says Kristina Yngwe.
Beach protection
The protection of the beach must guarantee the conditions for the public life in the open air and preserve the animal and vegetal life.
In beach protection areas, for example, new buildings cannot be built. However, the prohibition does not apply, among other things, to buildings necessary for, for example, agriculture or forestry, fishing or reindeer herding.
The protection covers areas of land and water up to 100 meters from shore at normal average water levels, but can be extended to a maximum of 300 meters from shore if necessary to fulfill shoreline protection purposes.
Source: Nationalencyklopedin
