Comprehensive plan 2025

THEMATIC ADDITIONS

A thematic addition is a part of the comprehensive plan that explains a specific topic in more detail. It can, for example, describe wind power or building close to water. The addition supports the main plan and gives clearer guidance when the municipality plans how land and water should be used.

Housing development near firing ranges and training areas

Guidelines in cooperation with the Swedish Armed Forces

Boden and the Swedish Armed Forces have developed guidelines for housing development near firing ranges and training areas. The guidelines are intended to facilitate the handling of planning and building permit matters within the area affected by the national interest for the military part of total defence regarding shooting noise.

Impact area and settlement groups

Within the impact area, referred to as the study area in the agreement, 11 settlement groups are designated. The starting point is to regulate alterations and extensions to existing buildings, replacement buildings and, in some cases, new construction. The aim is to enable reasonable change without significant harm to the national interest.

Stage in the process

The Municipal Council adopted the document on 5 November 2012.

Housing Supply Program

Purpose and content

The program addresses how much to build, what to build and when to build.

Role in comprehensive planning

A cornerstone of the comprehensive planning process. The Comprehensive Plan then determines where building is appropriate. Needs assessments are based largely on population growth projections.

2030 target

Starting point: the municipal vision of 33,000 residents by 2030.

Program components

• Demographics — today and ahead
• Current housing stock and situation
• Housing for specific groups
• Future housing construction
• Market conditions in Sweden
• Goals and actions 2023–2030
• Follow-up

Consultation and follow-up

The annex “Housing Supply Program 2023 — Annex 1: Consultation Responses” presents received comments, the municipality’s replies and how the program was adjusted and improved accordingly.

Parking Standard

Purpose and application

The Parking Standard is the municipality’s rulebook and support for arranging parking in new or altered development on private plots. It sets developer requirements to ensure reasonable parking for residents, workers and visitors on the property.

What the Parking Standard means

The standard covers car and bicycle parking across the entire municipality, with primary application in central areas where development pressure is high and land is limited. It enables efficient land use, further densification and delivery of more, lower-cost housing.

Decision

The Municipal Council adopted the Parking Standard on 22 May 2023.

Neighbourhood Development: Sveafältet and Lundagård

What is it?

A targeted development effort with Bodenbo, co-created with residents and local actors, to shape safer, greener and more vibrant public spaces.

Why are we doing this?

To improve safety and everyday wellbeing, attract people to stay and move in, strengthen integration and community, and make it easier to get around, meet and be active.

Goals and direction

A safe, welcoming and active neighbourhood with more meeting places, everyday services, well-maintained green areas, and clear walking and cycling routes.

Working method and dialogue

Joint project with the Swedish Delegation Against Segregation and Bodenbo.
Eight dialogue formats with over 300 residents: surveys, interviews, photo diaries and workshops with children.

Strengths today

• Close to the centre, strong community and diversity.
• Grocery store as a hub; play and sports areas.
• Green and leafy with routes to the Lule River and the Bodån.
• A new preschool signals a positive future.

Challenges

Perceived insecurity and noise, underused spaces, weak integration, few family-friendly activities, and a visually unattractive environment.

Priority improvements

• Safety: better lighting and sightlines, entry codes, lower speeds, safer walking routes, more meeting places, stronger integration.
• Upgrading: cleanliness, façades, noise barriers, clearer road markings and better walking routes.
• Greens and aesthetics: upkeep, new plantings, allotments and urban gardening.

Proposed measures

• Connected routes: year-round, safe walking and cycling links, including to Pampas, Pagla and the centre.
• Shared square: an accessible hub for daily life, markets and culture.
• Activity areas: spaces for informal sport and play in all seasons.
• Parks and growing areas: more calm places, allotments, berry bushes and fruit trees.