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development of tourism and second homes in the area of sviščaki ...
three stories. Most buildings thus have a much larger living area in reality,
as the floor plan represents only the area which is primarily intended as liv-
ing space (the cellar and the attic usually do not count as living space in this
sense). Additional reasons for the large differences between the buildings’
actual floor area and documented floor area could stem from real-estate
speculation—in 2006 and 2007, the Surveying and Mapping Authority of
the Republic of Slovenia carried out an inventory of real estate as a starting
point for preparing the Real Estate Registry and the Law on Real Property
Tax. By stating a smaller area, some owners of the holiday houses might
be attempting to avoid paying higher real estate taxes. Although the afore-
mentioned Law has not yet entered into force, as the Constitutional Court
of Slovenia stopped it in 2014, it is expected to enter into force in the near
future.
Tourism development plans for the wider area of Sviščaki
The development of the whole tourism-recreational area Sviščaki, which
includes the holiday settlement, is outlined by the OPPN Sviščaki, which
entered into force on September 26th, 2019 and was officially published
in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia on October 18th, 2019
(Development Center Planiranje, 2018a; 2018b; Romih et al., 2018; Official
Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia 62, 2019). The area of planning in the
OPPN Sviščaki encompasses two units of spatial planning, namely: SV 01,
which is designated as a special area for tourist premises, intended for ho-
tels, bungalows, and other facilities needed for accommodation and the
general tourism supply, the surface area of which is approximately 14.98
hectares; and SV 02, conceived as an area of green space, intended for rec-
reation and relaxation, as well as sports, the surface area of which is around
29.88 hectares (Romih et al., 2018; Fig. 7).
Crucial spatial plans to be implemented in the area of SV 01 are:
– the elimination and construction of a new mountain hut or the
renovation of the existing one, the construction of a hotel with
outbuildings (two interconnected buildings), and four bungalows;
– the construction of eleven new holiday houses as well as the reno-
vation and remodelling (reconstruction) of existing ones;
– the construction of a restaurant and sanitary facility as well as
sport areas;
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three stories. Most buildings thus have a much larger living area in reality,
as the floor plan represents only the area which is primarily intended as liv-
ing space (the cellar and the attic usually do not count as living space in this
sense). Additional reasons for the large differences between the buildings’
actual floor area and documented floor area could stem from real-estate
speculation—in 2006 and 2007, the Surveying and Mapping Authority of
the Republic of Slovenia carried out an inventory of real estate as a starting
point for preparing the Real Estate Registry and the Law on Real Property
Tax. By stating a smaller area, some owners of the holiday houses might
be attempting to avoid paying higher real estate taxes. Although the afore-
mentioned Law has not yet entered into force, as the Constitutional Court
of Slovenia stopped it in 2014, it is expected to enter into force in the near
future.
Tourism development plans for the wider area of Sviščaki
The development of the whole tourism-recreational area Sviščaki, which
includes the holiday settlement, is outlined by the OPPN Sviščaki, which
entered into force on September 26th, 2019 and was officially published
in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia on October 18th, 2019
(Development Center Planiranje, 2018a; 2018b; Romih et al., 2018; Official
Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia 62, 2019). The area of planning in the
OPPN Sviščaki encompasses two units of spatial planning, namely: SV 01,
which is designated as a special area for tourist premises, intended for ho-
tels, bungalows, and other facilities needed for accommodation and the
general tourism supply, the surface area of which is approximately 14.98
hectares; and SV 02, conceived as an area of green space, intended for rec-
reation and relaxation, as well as sports, the surface area of which is around
29.88 hectares (Romih et al., 2018; Fig. 7).
Crucial spatial plans to be implemented in the area of SV 01 are:
– the elimination and construction of a new mountain hut or the
renovation of the existing one, the construction of a hotel with
outbuildings (two interconnected buildings), and four bungalows;
– the construction of eleven new holiday houses as well as the reno-
vation and remodelling (reconstruction) of existing ones;
– the construction of a restaurant and sanitary facility as well as
sport areas;
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