Sustainable revitalisation and resocialisation of the Medard site
Getting ready for funding through the Operational Programme Just Transition in cooperation with towns/cities/municipalities/region
Sustainable revitalization and resocialization of the Medard site Project registration number CZ.10.01.01/00/22_001/0000144
Getting ready for funding through the Operational Programme Just Transition in cooperation with towns/cities/municipalities/region
About the project
The project entitled “Sustainable revitalization and resocialization of the Medard site” presents a major breakthrough in the transformation of the region by making previously inaccessible areas around Lake Medard accessible to the public. Fot the first time ever, this reclaimed area will be made accessible to the public while public interests (biodiversity protection, accessibility and use) stay protected across the site as part of future development.
Project purpose
The aim of this project that seeks funding through the Operational Programme Just Transition is to build publicly accessible infrastructure, basic amenities and thematic educational elements around the lake.
The planned public infrastructure includes parking areas to be set up on the eastern and western sides of the lake; the entire site will also be interconnected along the southern and northern shores. Necessary visitor facilities will also be erected to make staying at the lake a more comfortable experience. Nature trails, information boards and visitor centres focusing on topics related to the area’s history, climate change and biodiversity protection will also be added to provide information, education and to raise awareness. The infrastructure under construction does not contain any elements that would serve any future capital projects.
Project philosophy and concept
The project is being developed in accordance with the vision “The shore belongs to everyone”. The way the area surrounding Lake Medard will be developed makes the shoreline freely accessible to the public while alleviating discomfort of the negative environmental impact of the coal industry for the benefit of Karlovy Vary Region residents.
The concept also aims to protect the shoreline and to ensure that it stays unaffected by any further development and remains freely accessible to the public in the future.
The project design envisages inclusive, sustainable, fair and environmentally responsible development of the area and contributes to achieving biodiversity and social objectives through establishing conditions for leisure and sports use of what is a reclaimed territory of a former quarry.
The economic aspect of the project
The project co-funded by the Operational Programme Just Transformation will build publicly accessible infrastructure that is not of a commercial nature. Consequently, no profit will be generated by the project.
On the other hand, during the sustainability period of the project, significant additional funds – dozens of millions CZK – will be spent by the beneficiary on the maintenance and functionality of the infrastructure. Economic links to future development are not part of the strategic project.
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| Project name | Sustainable revitalisation and resocialisation of the Medard site | |||||
| Project registration number | CZ.10.01.01/00/22_001/0000144 | |||||
Project milestones
- 31.10.2024 Submission of an application for a building permit to the buildingauthority
- 30.04.2025 Issuance of building permit
- 30.06.2027 Commencement of the approval procedure
Summary of steps taken so far
2021
- The first thoughts and visions about the form of the project and their gradual elaboration
- Development of the PFS for the call for strategic projects
- Getting feedback on the project PFS and JASPERS assessment
2022
- Invitation to tender for the feasibility study
- Development of a verification study
- Development of a strategic study
- Negotiations with affected municipalities and partners
2023
- Negotiations with the municipalities concerned and partners, letters of intent (LOI)
- Presentation of the strategic project to deputies of the municipalities concerned
- Development of a feasibility study
- Submission of the grant application
2024
- Tender for the contractor of the project documentation for the planning decision and documentation for the building permit
- Negotiations with stakeholders, municipalities and partners
- Selection of the project documentation processor
- Preparation of documentation for building permits
- Processing visualizations of building objects
- Submitting an application for a building permit
2025
Schedule of the strategic project
Visualization of construction objects and planned activities
