Developer Driven Detailed Development Plans A Mapping of 30 Swedish Municipalities
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Examensarbete för masterexamen
Program
Design and construction project management (MPDCM), MSc
Publicerad
2021
Författare
HAMMER, SOFIE
KRAEMER, JOLINE
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The urban planning process in Sweden has been identified as a bottleneck for the
construction of housing. The detailed development plans have become increasingly
extensive and detailed, making the process inefficient. As a result, the interest for
involving developers in the planning process has increased and several municipalities
are currently implementing developer driven detailed development plans (DDD) as
pilot studies. In DDD, the developer is allowed to take on more responsibility for the
planning process whilst the surveillance and exercise of authority still remain with the
municipality. However, how municipalities utilize DDD and developer involvement in
the planning process varies as there is no formal definition nor regulation in the
Planning and Building Act. Thus, the purpose of the thesis is to map and analyze how
different municipalities work with developer involvement in the detailed development
plan process as well as how the implementation and development of DDD can be
informed and facilitated. In order to conduct the study, an inductive research approach
was applied. Four interviews with consultants with experience in DDD were conducted,
followed by interviews with representatives from 30 municipalities in the southern and
middle part of Sweden. Parallel to the interview study, a literature study was conducted
covering the detailed development plan process and theories related to stakeholder
management and change management. The study concludes that DDD can be
characterized as has having five different levels of developer involvement rather than
being viewed as one definite approach, and that 20 out of the 30 municipalities work
within the different levels of DDD. The mapping illustrates that municipalities’
geographical location can indicate how likely they are to implement DDD, apart from
this no other patterns were detected. By applying the theoretical framework, six
organizationally related aspects and three success factors were identified as critical for
the implementation and development of DDD. The three success factors include
guidelines, evaluation and the selection of pilot projects. Furthermore, it was identified
that consultants can facilitate DDD by utilizing their collective body of knowledge,
managing stakeholders and acting as a change agent.
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Urban Planning , Detailed Development Plan , Developer Driven Detailed Development Plans , Developer Involvement , Swedish Municipalities , Stakeholder Management , Change Management