Integrated guidance and preparation of the municipal Spatial Policy Plan

OBJECT OF THESE SERVICES The assignment includes the integral guidance, preparation and procedural support of the municipal Spatial Policy Plan in accordance with the applicable Flemish regulations. The contractor is responsible for the substantive, methodological and process-based elaboration of the policy plan and guides the municipal council throughout the entire process, from the start-up phase to the final adoption. EXPLANATION The assignment includes the integral guidance, preparation and procedural support of the municipal Spatial Policy Plan in accordance with the applicable Flemish regulations. The contractor is responsible for the substantive, methodological and process-based elaboration of the policy plan and guides the municipal council throughout the entire process, from the start-up phase to the final adoption. The Spatial Policy Plan should provide direction for the future spatial development of the municipality and form a coherent policy framework for dealing with spatial issues and initiatives. The plan is based on a thorough analysis of the existing situation, the spatial challenges and the future development prospects of the municipality. Special attention is paid to coordination with existing municipal policy and with relevant supra-local policy frameworks at Flemish, provincial and inter-municipal level. The Spatial Policy Plan is being developed as an integrated whole, consisting of a strategic vision, three policy frameworks and an action program. The strategic vision describes the desired long-term spatial development of the municipality and formulates the strategic objectives and policy principles that guide future spatial choices. The vision provides an answer to the most important spatial challenges regarding, among other things, living, working, mobility, climate adaptation, open space, nature, water management, facilities and heritage. The three