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Nine out of ten granted exemption for motor traffic in uncultivated areas
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2006-03-15T10:00:00.000Z
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Municipal environmental management, 2005

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Nine out of ten granted exemption for motor traffic in uncultivated areas

Norwegian municipalities approved 89 per cent of the applications for motor traffic in uncultivated areas in 2005. This is about the same level as the previous year. The number of applications is not evenly distributed between the municipalities, but this has little effect on the share of exemptions granted.

Processing of applications for exemptions under the Act relating to motor traffic on uncultivated land and in water courses. Share approved. 2001-2005*. Per cent

Motor traffic in uncultivated areas is banned in principle. However, under the Act relating to motor traffic on uncultivated land and in watercourses, local government authorities can grant exemptions from this rule and allow motor traffic for certain purposes. No data on actual traffic are available, but KOSTRA provides information on exemptions granted by local government authorities.

Municipal land conservation

The conservation of areas for environmental purposes is generally regulated by legal acts administered by central government. However the Planning and Building Act gives municipalities the opportunity to protect areas of special value against development. In 2005, about 11 per cent of all plans adopted contained areas protected by the municipality, about the same level as in 2004.

For general information on KOSTRA, see http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/00/00/20/kostra_en/ . More detailed tables on the subject will be available in English on 15 June.

See also: Land use planning in municipalities and counties, preliminary figures 2005