Inner city development

Over the next few years, Bocholt's city centre is to be developed in an attractive and future-oriented manner as a retail and gastronomy location, as a leisure location and as a residential area.

Some measures have already been implemented, others are being realised or are still in the planning stage.

Concepts

Bocholt's city centre is being developed on the basis of the following concepts:

Integrated urban development concept

The Integrated Urban Development Concept (ISEK) is a strategic planning instrument for the sustainable development of the city of Bocholt. It considers different areas such as housing, mobility, climate protection, social infrastructure and the economy in a holistic context. Together with citizens, specialist planners and political players, guidelines, objectives and key areas of action for future urban development are developed. The ISEK forms the basis for the subsequent concrete implementation of individual measures and often also serves as a prerequisite for applying for public funding. In this way, it helps to make the city fit for the future and worth living in.

Here you will find an overview of the individual measures of the ISEK.

City management

City management has the task of increasing the attractiveness of Bocholt's city centre and keeping it lively in order to attract streams of customers and visitors to the city centre and thus revitalise the city economically and culturally.

Design guideline city centre 2023

The design guideline for Bocholt's city centre is a practice-oriented instrument that contributes to the qualitative development of the cityscape. It serves as a binding orientation framework for property owners, tradespeople, architects and all other stakeholders involved in the structural design and use of the city centre.

The aim of the guideline is to preserve and strengthen Bocholt's unmistakable character - through the careful further development of existing structures, the integration of new buildings with a high-quality design and the harmonised use and furnishing of public spaces. The design guideline thus provides a valuable basis for securing both the identity and the attractiveness of the city centre in the long term.

It also promotes transparent coordination processes between the administration and the public and contributes to planning security. In this way, the guideline supports a common understanding of urban design that combines aesthetics, functionality and economic efficiency.