Prague 5 will receive a roughly CZK 10 million contribution from the Ekospol development company and land next to a planned housing project next to the Barrandov housing estate, on which the company will build a public parking lot and a playground. The town hall will withdraw its appeal against the building permit for the project. This follows from a cooperation agreement approved this week by the borough councillors.
According to the approved document, Ekospol plans to build nine-storey apartment buildings with a total of about 300 flats at the intersection of Werichova Street and Miloše Havla Street, and the developer has already started selling them on its website. The new flats are the second part of the Výhledy Barrandov project; in the past, the company built two apartment buildings with a similar number of flats on neighbouring land across Miloše Havla Street.
The contribution of slightly more than CZK 10 million corresponds to CZK 500 per square metre of gross floor area of the planned project. In addition, according to the contract, the company will build a parking lot for 55 cars and a playground on the adjacent land, which will then be transferred to the municipal district. In exchange, the borough will agree in the contract to withdraw the appeal and support the project in the public interest.
Prague 5 has approved rules for negotiating voluntary contributions from developers planning to build on its land. According to its website, the district has concluded about 30 such agreements since 2018.
Last year, the Prague City Council approved Prague-wide rules for so-called contribitions from developers. Under the rules, developers are supposed to pay CZK 700 per square meter of gross floor area into a special city fund if the investor’s plan is in line with the zoning plan. If a change is necessary, developers are to pay CZK 2,300 per square metre. The reason for this is the lack of money to build the necessary infrastructure. However, the rules are not binding on the city districts, which can negotiate their own conditions. At the same time, local governments cannot legally force investors to make similar contributions, so the conclusion of an agreement requires willingness on both sides.
Source: CTK
Photo: Ekospol Barrandov II
