Aim
To mediate knowledge of the Swedish Plan and Building Law (PBL) and how it relates to planning and building. Emphasis is given to the part of the law that affects planning and its application. Extra emphasis is put on detailed planning, how it is executed and its connection to giving building permit.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

• understand how a formal plan of detail ensures desired qualities in an environment.

• relate different levels of scale to one another, and perceive how different means of planning affect one another.

• interpret formal plans and their effects on formal permission to erect buildings and similar preconditions.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

• draw up a formal detailed plan in the form of maps, regulations and descriptions.

• by reference to existing formal plans for a given site assess preconditions for building on it.

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

• take account of the interplay between people and their physical surroundings.

• to include in his or her assessments a complete appreciation of the relevant aspects of Swedish social and legislative (i.e. PBL) requirements.

Contents

• Analysis of different built-up environments

• Links between detailed and more general levels of planning

• Sketches of a more detailed general plan

• Definition on paper of a subordinate area

• Creating a plandokument as part of a formal detailed plan

• Relationships between building and planning

Literature
Boken om detaljplan och områdesbestämmelser (Boverket, 2002)
Internet access to Plan- och bygglagen.