Regionaler Planungsverband München (RPV)

Regional Planning Association Munich

2.93 Mio. inhabitants, 1.50 Mio. jobs and 1.47 Mio. apartments on an area of 5,504 km². These are the basic facts of the Munich Region in 2019. It constantly grows – according to forecasts in 2039 3.15 Mio. people will live here. To handle the growth and provide the high quality of life as well as the economic strength regional planning is imperative.

The Regional Planning Association Munich is statutory Regional Planning Association since 1973. It comprises all local authorities (186 municipalities and eight counties) within the region 14 (Munich) as provided by the Bavarian State Planning Act.

These are the City of Munich (state capital) and the eight surrounding counties (Dachau, Ebersberg, Erding, Freising, Fürstenfeldbruck, Landsberg am Lech, München and Starnberg) with their towns and municipalities.

The Regional Planning Association Munich is financed by the Free State of Bavaria.

Übersicht Region München mit Landkreisen und Landeshauptstadt
The Munich Region with its eight counties and the City of Munich (state capital)

Chairman of the Association

Stefan Schelle
Chairman of the Association
Mayor of Oberhaching

Dieter Reiter
1st Deputy Chairman of the Association
Mayor of Munich

Stefan Frey
2nd Deputy Chairman of the Assocation
Chief Administrative Officer of the district Starnberg

Managing Director

Marc Wißmann, Managing Director, runs the office of the Association. Together with Thomas Bläser, Commissioner for Regional Affairs at the district government of Upper Bavaria, he prepares the regional plan.

Commissioner for Regional Affairs

Thomas Bläser, Commissioner for Regional Affairs at the district government of Upper Bavaria

Functions and Tasks

The Regional Planning Association Munich is responsible for regional planning within its defined boundary of the Munich Region. It decides upon the goals and principles of the "Regional Plan" as well as its amendments within the guidelines and goals given by the state’s development program (Landesentwicklungsprogramm). The main topics are housing settlement and open space as well as mobility and economy. It has a say in the establishment of projects and investment plans into the infrastructure executed by public authorities, utilities and private companies and participates in

  • the municipalities’ land use planning and zoning
  • the harmonizing of individual projects of public authorities, utilities and private investors with regional policies
  • informal consultations and task forces.

The RPV has no implementing power which rests with the municipalities, public authorities, public and private utilities and the state.

Organization

Organization

Spatial structure

Spatial structure of the Munich Region

18 regions in Bavaria