Cities4PEDs Atlas_November 2021.pdf

Stockholm Royal Seaport (SRS) is one of
Europe’s largest urban development projects –
one that is transforming former industrial land
into a city district on land owned by the City of
Stockholm.
The City of Stockholm owns the land which
is managed by the City Development
Administration (DA). The DA manages all project
activities in close collaboration with other city
administrations and companies. The project is
funded by land sales and land rights fees.
Development process
The planning for SRS began in 2000 and
land remediation started in 2004. In 2009,
Stockholm City Council decided that the urban
development project should become a model in
sustainable urban development.
In 2010, an open invitation was made to design
the strategy paper for the district development.
The invitation was extended to whomever was
interested in the project – developers, city
administrations, the construction industry and
citizens– in the shape of a three-day broad
consultation process.In a second step, though
only researchers and focus groups were invited,
others were always allowed to participate. In
this case “future workshops” with KTH Academia
enabled the collection and compilation of ideas
which in a final conference provided another
possibility for feedback.
Since the first developers were allocated
land in 2010, the city has run a capacity
development programme – a series of seminars
for developers, their consultants, and City of
Stockholm representatives. The purpose of
the programme is to increase knowledge and
understanding of sustainability requirements
and to highlight good practices and the
latest research. The programme is adapted to
developers in each phase of the project. There
is also a capacity development programme
for personnel involved in planning and
implementation of public open space.
Stakeholders
The development of SRS is a broad collaboration
between the City’s administrations and
companies. Within the City Administration,
the project organisation is interdepartmental:
The SRS Project is led by the City Development
Committee and staffed by the City’s
Development, Planning, Transport and
Environment and Health Administrations. Other
bodies that work actively on the project include
the City District Department of Östermalm,
Stockholm Vatten och Avfall AB and Ports of
Stockholm.
The Planning Administration prepares
programmes and zoning plans which
determines the location and design of buildings,
parks, infrastructure and more. The Planning
Administration is also responsible for building
permits, ensuring that the urban planning
principles are fulfilled in area planning and
detailed development plans, and execute
quality programmes. The Development
Administration is responsible for implementing
detailed development plans and developing
public open spaces, streets, and parks and is
responsible for budgeting. The Development
Administration enters into agreements with
developers on site allocation and development.
It also prepares requirements based on
Working document
Figure: Stockholm Royal Seaport
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