The village of Dorokhovo in the Ruza District, Moscow Region, hosted the nationwide meeting on comprehensive land development as a priority for Russia's housing construction. The event was organised by the Ministry of Regional Development, the Federal Agency for Construction, Housing and Utilities, and the National Agency for Low-Rise and Cottage Housing, bringing together representatives from across 40 regions.
Minister of Regional Development Igor Slyunyayev said in his opening remarks that comprehensive land development projects account for about one-quarter of the 65 million square metres of residential real estate commissioned in 2012.
According to the Minister, only by increasing this share will it be possible to attain the planned target to construct 145-146 million square metres of real estate per year.
Three pilot agreements on comprehensive land development have been signed on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum: with the Perm Territory (1 million square metres), Omsk Region (1 million square metres) and Yaroslavl Region (240,000 square metres).
Similar agreements are expected to be signed with another 30 regions by the end of 2013. The Minister went on to say that, as of 2014, comprehensive projects to develop economy-class residential real estate will be implemented on a large scale.
Mr Slyunyayev also drew the attention of the meeting participants to the need to remove disparities with regards to the location of newly erected buildings.
Construction efforts are currently focused mostly on million-plus cities, such as Moscow, St Petersburg, Krasnodar, Kazan and Rostov-on-Don. In fact, the six regions, where the aforementioned cities are located, account for 37% of housing commissioned in 2013.
According to Mr Slyunyayev, the Ministry of Regional Development will raise the issue of enacting Russia’s Spatial Development Strategy, settlement plans and productive force distribution.
Source: Ministry of Regional Development
