How can it be that Stina Andreasson believes that by granting an interim final decision, the municipality of Östersund has less opportunity to pressure the developer to complete the construction?
Yes, an interim final decision is a temporary final decision that the building board – in Östersund’s environmental and community board – can, under certain conditions, give pending a final final decision. Normally, the developer may not start using the building before the municipality has given a final notice, but if the requirements for a final notice are not met, the Environment and Community Board may, under certain conditions, issue an interim final notice pending a final final notice. The municipality of Östersund has done so, and this means that the owners have until October 2025 to fix the list of things that need to be implemented before it can be appropriate to issue a final notice.