The Berlin Administrative Court has declared the continuation of demolition work on the historic Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg to be legitimate for the time being. On Thursday evening, the court rejected an application by the Naturfreunde association for a so-called interim injunction. This was announced on Friday.
A spokeswoman for the court emphasized that this was not a decision on the association's urgent application. "This is still open." The court had merely ruled that the state of Berlin "may continue the demolition work for the time being - i.e. until a court decision on the urgent application".
The Naturfreunde Berlin association had filed an urgent application to stop the demolition work on the stadium until species protection in the sports park had been sufficiently taken into account. This concerns the protection of breeding grounds for birds and bats.
Excavators roll in
On Tuesday, excavators rolled in and began removing buildings on the site. A new stadium with a seating capacity of 20,000 is to be built there as the centerpiece of the new sports park. Additional tennis courts, soccer pitches and volleyball courts are planned for the large area. However, the demolition and new construction of the stadium is now expected to cost 182 million euros, which is twice as much as originally planned. A citizens' initiative collected over 14,000 signatures in a petition to prevent the measures.
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