25th November 2022

Proposals from the Maritime Safety Working Group

In June 2022, it was agreed to advertise proposals for a coastal area plan for the Westfjords and Eastfjords. The planning proposals and supporting documents were published on the website of the Icelandic National Planning Agency and the presentation period of both proposals was from June 15 th to September 15 th.

26th October 2022

Proposals from the Maritime Safety Working Group (1)

In June 2022, it was agreed to advertise proposals for a coastal area plan for the Westfjords and Eastfjords. The planning proposals and supporting documents were published on the website of the Icelandic National Planning Agency and the presentation period of both proposals was from June 15 th to September 15 th.

16th August 2022

Proposals from the Maritime Safety Working Group (2)

In June 2022, it was agreed to advertise proposals for a coastal area plan for the Westfjords and Eastfjords. The planning proposals and supporting documents were published on the website of the Icelandic National Planning Agency and the presentation period of both proposals was from June 15 th to September 15 th.

5th August 2022

Presentation of the West and East Coast Planning Conference (1)

The Icelandic National Planning Agency will hold a meeting on proposals for a coastal area plan for the Westfjords and Eastfjords, on Tuesday 9 August at 13:30. The meeting will take place in the building of the Icelandic National Planning Agency at Borgartún 7B and is open to all.

5th August 2022

Presentation of the West and East Coast Planning Conference

The Icelandic National Planning Agency will hold a meeting on proposals for a coastal area plan for the Westfjords and Eastfjords, on Tuesday 9 August at 13:30. The meeting will take place in the building of the Icelandic National Planning Agency at Borgartún 7B and is open to all.

15th June 2022

Coastal Planning of the Eastern Seaboard 2022

A proposal for the 2022 East Fjords Coastal Zone Plan is available, presented according to Article 12 of the Law on the Planning of the Sea and Coastal Regions No. 88/2018. The plan proposes a policy for the use of an area that covers the fjords and bays from Almenningsfles in the north to the Whites in the south.

15th June 2022

Presentation of the West and East Coast Planning Conference (3)

The Icelandic National Planning Agency will hold a meeting on proposals for a coastal area plan for the Westfjords and Eastfjords, on Tuesday 9 August at 13:30. The meeting will take place in the building of the Icelandic National Planning Agency at Borgartún 7B and is open to all.

23rd February 2022

Amendment to the Regulation on the establishment of coastal regional planning

On February 1, 2022, the Minister of Infrastructure signed a regulation that is an amendment to Regulation No. 330/2020 on the creation of coastal zone planning. The amendment includes a definition of occupancy categories for the presentation of coastal zone planning on the drawings and in the memorandum.

26th January 2022

Magnús Jóhannesson, new chair of the regional councils

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannesson has now appointed Magnús Jóhannesson as chair of the regional councils for the development of coastal planning in the East Fjords and West Fjords.

10th December 2021

The issue of marine and coastal planning moves from the Minister of the Environment to the Minister of Infrastructure

According to the Presidential decree on the division of the Administrative Board published on 28 November, the Law on the Structure of the Sea and Coastal Regions and therefore issues related to the marine and coastal planning are transferred to the new Office of the Minister of Infrastructure, which previously belonged to the Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources.