Chrudim is trying to unblock land for residential construction at Skřivánek

Chrudim - Chrudim is trying to unblock land for residential development in the Skřivánek area. A dispute over the co-ownership of one plot would otherwise have to be resolved by a court, which would officially divide it. The city owns two-thirds, and a disagreement with another owner, the company K2 Invest of Chrudim developer Milan Kušta, has been preventing development in the larger area for more than a decade.

"Mr. Kušta has expressed his willingness to negotiate in a letter. At this moment, the contract is being fine-tuned so that we can present him with the final version," said mayor František Pilný (ANO) to journalists. The city has also agreed with the owner of one plot on an exchange of parcels in the area and financial compensation due to future development. A strip of land will serve as a connecting corridor for pedestrians and cyclists between Bezručova and Škroupova streets.

Other landowners in Skřivánek, Jiří Wiesner and Hana Vybíralová, plan to build family houses on their plots. Approximately three dozen houses are expected to be built near Škroupova street.

The Skřivánek area has been waiting for years for a solution to the transport connection, as it is largely limited by the railway line. Access to the new houses could be guaranteed from Škroupova street, and the traffic load would not be high.

In the extensive gap behind the railway station, the investors envisioned the creation of a neighborhood of family and apartment houses. Residents from the neighboring district, however, criticized among other things the fact that the development would mean an additional burden for Chrudim's traffic, as there is no larger road leading to it. Investors would have to build it together. Opponents of the development have managed to achieve a reduction in the height of the apartment buildings. The municipality commissioned an urban study for the development, which the investor must respect.