4 controversial development plans in Izmir were rejected by the judiciary

TMMOB Chamber of City Planners (ŞPO) Izmir Branch announced that 4 controversial development plans that threatened the ecological and urban balance of the city were returned from the judiciary.

Plans that opened agriculture, olive groves and public areas to construction in Balçova, Bornova, Bayraklı and Kiraz were canceled as they were found to be against the public interest. The conversion of the "Municipal Service Area" in Balçova İnciraltı into a "Commerce-Tourism Area" upon the request of Egeşehir A.Ş., without any technical analysis, was stopped by the Izmir 3rd Administrative Court on the grounds of disrupting the integrity of the public space.

The Ministry's development plans for conservation purposes, which opened the olive groves in Bornova Erzene to housing, were canceled by the Izmir 2nd Administrative Court. In the decision, it was emphasized that no biodiversity research or fault line studies were carried out in the region and that the project would destroy ecological values.

TOKI'S INSISTANCE IN AGRICULTURAL AREAS

TOKİ plans, which opened the agricultural areas in the Arkacılar District of Kiraz district for construction, could not pass the Izmir 4th Administrative Court for the second time, although they were revised. The reasons for the cancellation included the imposition of housing despite the decreasing population of the district, failure to separate facilities such as schools and health centers, and ignoring riverside flood risks.

Izmir 8th Administrative Court examined the plan change prepared with Emlak Konut GYO protocol in the reserve building area in Bayraklı Salhane; Although the construction density (precedent) was increased, it found it unlawful to not increase social facilities such as green areas and education and decided to annul it. In its statement, ŞPO Izmir Branch emphasized that the legal fight against rent-based projects that mortgage the future of the city will continue.