VUT disagrees with the vision of the hospital on Kraví hora, it is in the Brno zoning plan

Brno – The Brno University of Technology (VUT) disagrees with the new proposal for the Brno zoning plan, which envisions the construction of a hospital on Kraví Hora in the future. However, some of the land and properties there belong to the university, which was not informed of the city’s plans in advance, the school's spokesperson Radana Koudelová informed ČTK today.

"Brno University of Technology does not plan to sell or exchange any land in the Kraví Hora area, and thus the current proposal for the zoning plan is a very unpleasant surprise for us, which we will definitely express our disagreement with," Koudelová stated.

The City Architect's Office of Brno (KAM) published a revised proposal for the zoning plan on Friday. The residents of Brno can comment on it until June 29, with public discussions planned for June 21 and 22 at the exhibition center, which can also be followed online.

The future of Kraví Hora is currently the subject of numerous discussions. Gardeners have long resisted attempts to limit the areas of colonies. They were also surprised by the vision of a city hospital on the neighboring VUT properties.

According to city architect Michal Sedláček, however, there is no other suitable location for the hospital. "We received instructions from the health department to find a location for the hospital, but there are not many city-owned properties. During a long search, we found a location at Kraví Hora, which is not owned by the city and the hospital will not be built for, say, ten years; the zoning plan is a plan for the future. I understand that this is controversial, but we did not find a place elsewhere in Brno," Sedláček noted on Monday.

For VUT, the developments around Kraví Hora are surprising. Last year, the university commented on the original zoning plan, where it requested a classification of its area at Kraví Hora as public facilities instead of urban greenery, similar to other educational facilities.

The current classification of the area as greenery limits development. "No significant renovations of dilapidated buildings can be carried out, they can only be basically maintained. Currently, we lease spaces here, for example, to artists for the needs of art studios, craft workshops; there are also sports facilities and spaces for economic activities," Koudelová described.

Transferring the land to public facilities would allow for the development and modernization of the area, which is mainly composed of single-story buildings. "We have no information on whether and how the Statutory City of Brno has addressed our comments, and without any prior discussion, we learned yesterday (Monday) through journalists about the city's intention to use our properties in the future for a possible city hospital," Koudelová stated.