Bavaria starts the digital planning revolution: This is how DiPlanung changes everything!

Bavaria starts the digital planning revolution: This is how DiPlanung changes everything!

In Bavaria, the roll-out of a new digital planning and participation platform called DiPlanung is currently in full swing. The Bavaria-wide rollout began with an initial introductory event in Augsburg on July 7, 2025, and there is great anticipation for the coming events. The initiators of this innovative platform are the Bavarian State Ministry for Housing, Building and Transport. It lays the foundation for modern, networked administration and enables faster collaboration between municipalities, authorities, planning offices and many other actors. Loud Commune21 DiPlanung will significantly increase the efficiency and transparency of planning processes and simplify public participation.

The platform offers a solid foundation for the structured and loss-free exchange of data and processes. In order to actively involve citizens in the planning, events are held throughout Bavaria. The ministry has also provided comprehensive information and training on the website digital.planning.bayern.de be available. Here you will find explanatory videos, specialist publications and important information about upcoming events.

New funding program and data standard

In addition to the introduction of DiPlanung, the state funding program “XPlanBonus Bavaria” will be launched, which will offer municipalities subsidies for the creation of plans in the innovative XPlanung data standard until the end of 2026. This central component of the program makes it possible to create digital plans without media disruption and in a machine-readable manner. This not only benefits efficiency, but also creates more transparency in the planning procedures digital.planning.bayern.de is displayed.

But what does this actually mean for municipalities? The framework of the “Digital Planning Bavaria” program helps to implement new legal and technical requirements and places a clear focus on land use planning, plan approval as well as spatial and regional planning. Construction Minister Christian Bernreiter emphasizes that the challenge lies in making targeted use of the potential of digitalization and better involving citizens.

Network offensive for municipalities

In order to make it easier for municipalities to get started, the “Digital Planning Bavaria” network offensive was launched. Communities gain valuable experience with model projects and network meetings in all administrative districts. The response to the events has been consistently positive, and numerous municipalities have already been appointed as competence partners. For Upper Bavaria, for example, these include cities such as Dachau, Ingolstadt, Munich and Haar. In the other regions there are also many active communities that are working together on the path to future-proof planning. A complete list of competence partners is also available on the website Bayern.de available.

With DiPlanung and the accompanying programs, Bavaria shows how digital solutions can revolutionize urban and spatial planning. It remains exciting to see how the implementation of the digital platform will progress in the coming months and what positive effects this will have for citizens and the administration.