Around 10% of Germany’s total land area is currently subject to land consolidation procedures (Flurbereinigungsverfahren). A Flurbereinigungsverfahren is a legally regulated process in Germany, governed by the Land Consolidation Act (FlurbG), which aims to restructure agricultural land and property ownership. These procedures are usually triggered by infrastructural developments such as the construction of roads, railway lines, or flood protection systems.
During the process, parcel boundaries are changed and ownership structures are reorganized with the goal of enabling more efficient land use and minimizing individual land loss. Ongoing land consolidation procedures therefore pose a risk to the planning of wind, solar, and battery parks, and may delay or even jeopardize the permitting process.
According to § 34 (1) No. 1 of the Land Consolidation Act (FlurbG), changes in land use within the area subject to consolidation require the approval of the responsible land consolidation authority (i.e., a restriction on alterations with a reservation of permission).
If a planned development falls within an area undergoing land consolidation, project developers should obtain approval from the relevant state authority at an early stage and base their planning directly on the future allocated parcel (Zuteilungsflurstück).
To implement projects efficiently, it is essential to have access from the beginning to up-to-date and reliable cadastral data, as well as information on ongoing land consolidation procedures. dvlp.energy provides nationwide data on ongoing land consolidation projects to alert project developers to broader planning risks as early as the initial site assessment stage.
