This spring, Tallinn allocated a total of just over 400,000 euros in restoration grants to 36 applicants. The maximum grant amount was 35,000 euros, awarded to two projects.
Yesterday, the Tallinn Urban Planning Department honored the owners, architects, and construction companies of historical buildings that were excellently restored and refurbished last year. The awards were presented by Deputy Mayor Madle Lippus and the head of the City Planning Department, Martin Karro.
The Tallinn City Government has changed the administrative structure in the field of urban planning, transferring the authority to initiate detailed plans from the City Government to the Tallinn Urban Planning Department. This change will enable detailed plans to be initiated within the 30-day timeframe set by law and significantly accelerate the overall planning process. The procedures have also been aligned more closely with established practices for handling comprehensive and detailed plans.
Tallinn is launching the “Ohutu koolitee” (Safe School Route) program to make the streets around every school in the city safer and more supportive of independent mobility for children. In addition to improving street safety, the initiative aims to enhance the overall quality of the surrounding urban space to encourage children to walk more and spend more time outdoors.
The Tallinn City Government has submitted the detailed plan for the Erika 12 property and its surrounding area in Põhja-Tallinn to the City Council for approval. The purpose of the plan is to change the land use designation from commercial and industrial to residential and commercial, and to grant building rights for the construction of six buildings with up to five storeys, featuring ground-floor commercial spaces and apartments above.
Organisational changes made in the Tallinn Urban Planning Department over the past two years have significantly accelerated planning procedures. In the first quarter of this year, the City of Tallinn made decisions on 20 detailed plans — twice as many as in the same period in 2024 and four times more than in 2023.
The Tallinn Property Department is proposing the initiation of a new detailed plan for Linnahall and its surrounding area to develop the site into a modern event venue and open the city to the sea, in line with the goals of the maritime vision and the broader development of the port area.
The Tallinn City Government has submitted a draft decision to the City Council for the adoption of a detailed plan for the Pikaliiva 69 property and its surrounding area in Haabersti District.
The Tallinn City Government has initiated a detailed plan for the former Hiiu Grain Elevator area in Nõmme to transform the former industrial site into a modern and multifunctional community center.
The landscape architecture competition organized by the City of Tallinn to find the best spatial solution for the Ukraine Garden in Lembitu Park has been won by the architecture firm Eek & Mutso with their design “Red Lines”. The winning team consists of Margit Mutso, Inke-Brett Eek, Noa Smolin, Oleksandr Nenenenko, and Madis Eek.