Urban development
Urban development in Stockholm – major developments as well as smaller projects – is visible everywhere you look. Growth must be done in a sustainable way for both Stockholmers and the environment, to meet the needs of today and of the future.
Above all, new housing is being built and rail-based public transport is being expanded, but there is also a need for more workplaces, schools, preschools, cultural venues, sports halls, and pedestrian and bicycle paths. However, urban development is not only about building new structures but also about developing and preserving what already exists.
At The Stockholm Room, a permanent exhibition in Kulturhuset, and on the special website for urban development, you can find information about where and how Stockholm is growing.
Organisation
City Planning Department
The City Planning Department is responsible for physical planning in the City. In addition to overall planning for housing, workplaces, environment and infrastructure, the department works on the production of planning and area programmes, detailed development plans and building permits. Work also includes measurement and mapping activities are included, as well as home adaptation grants.
City Development Department
The City Development Department is responsible for the management and development of the City’s land within the City’s boundaries. The City of Stockholm owns about 70% of all land within the City.
Real Estate Department
The Real Estate Department is responsible for the management and development of the City of Stockholm’s real estate portfolio.
Transport Department
The Transport Department is responsible for strategic transport planning in the City of Stockholm, and for investments in the City’s streets, roads and squares, as well as selected park and green areas.
Environment and Health Department
The Environment and Health Department ensures that different operations in the City comply with the rules of the Environmental Code.
Environment and Health Department
Housing companies
The City has three City-owned housing companies that are responsible for the construction and management of public housing in the City of Stockholm.
Council for the Protection of Ecological and Aesthetic Matters
The Council for the Protection of Stockholm’s Beauty (Council for the Protection of Ecological and Aesthetic Matters) advises the municipality’s departments on issues relating to the urban environment. The council usually acts as a referral body in the detailed development planning and building permit process, but the council may also voluntarily submit proposals and petitions to the various municipal bodies. Private individuals can also write to the council with requests to have cases heard.
The website of the Council for the Protection of Ecological and Aesthetic Matters
Culture Department
The Culture Department is responsible for several different areas of knowledge when it comes to urban planning, including through antiquarians who work with the City’s cultural environments and participate in urban planning, providing background knowledge and assessments.
City Executive Office
The City Executive Office is responsible for coordination, control and follow-up in the area of urban development, and follows up on the City’s housing construction and climate work. The office is responsible for the City’s work on major infrastructure projects and the municipal group’s investments, and plays a coordinating role in negotiations with external parties. The City Executive Office also advises other departments in the area of urban development.
Policy documents
The annual budget, adopted by the City Council, is the ultimate governing document for all the City’s operations. Completing policy documents establish and clarify how the City’s operations should operate and how they should be run.
Most of these policy documents are available in Swedish only.
Available also in English are:
City Plan
The City Plan is where the City describes how buildings and the use of land and water in the City of Stockholm develops.
Environment Programme
The City’s environment programme formulates the highest priority goals for Stockholm within environment and climate.
Environment Programme 2030 (pdf)
Climate Action Plan
The Climate Action Plan 2030 identifies what the City of Stockholm needs to do to reach the goals of a just transition for a Stockholm with no global carbon footprint.