Regionalverband Heilbronn-Franken

What Regionalverband Heilbronn-Franken does

Regionalverband Heilbronn-Franken is a public-law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) and statutory regional planning authority responsible for regional spatial planning in the Heilbronn-Franken region, which is the largest region by area among the twelve Regionalverbände in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Headquartered at Am Wollhaus 17 in Heilbronn under Verbandsdirektor Dr. Andreas Schumm, the organization is supervised by the Ministerium für Landesentwicklung und Wohnen Baden-Württemberg and the Regierungspräsidium Stuttgart. Its core mandate is to prepare and amend the legally binding Regionalplan 2020 and the accompanying Landschaftsrahmenplan, which together govern land use, settlement, infrastructure, landscape, and environmental planning across the region's municipalities and counties.

The organization's service portfolio centers on the Regionalplan 2020, the Landscape Framework Plan with three specialized modules (Klima/Luft, Biotopverbund, Wasser/Boden), and a Regional Planning Offensive covering wind energy (Teilfortschreibung Windenergie II), solar energy (Teilfortschreibung Solarenergie), and photovoltaic expansion. It operates an interactive WebGIS platform (RNK-WebGIS, Klimaanalyse, FFPV-WebGIS) that provides public access to spatial utilization maps, climate analysis, and planning designations. Additional regional development services include the H2 IMPULS hydrogen strategy, RegioStrat transformation program, regional biogas strategy, and city center consulting (Innenstadtberatung). Underlying technology is a GIS-based regional planning platform with criteria-based planning methodologies incorporating suitability criteria, conflict criteria, and high-ranking conflict criteria for renewable energy site selection across 104 individual areas.

The organization operates as a non-commercial public authority with no commercial revenue. Funding is derived from mandatory member contributions by municipalities and counties within the region, state subsidies from Baden-Württemberg, and fees for planning services, none of which are publicly disclosed. Stakeholder engagement is conducted through the Verbandsversammlung and Planungsausschuss governance bodies, public information events, official public announcements, an online participation platform (which received 3,761 comments during the 2024 wind energy participation procedure), and an 11-part explanatory video series. Primary stakeholders are municipalities and counties requiring coordinated regional planning, energy sector stakeholders seeking clear planning guidelines for renewable energy projects, and environmental authorities participating in planning processes.

Name

Regionalverband Heilbronn-Franken

Legal name

Regionalverband Heilbronn-Franken

Website

https://rvhnf.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Regionalverband Heilbronn-Franken is a public-law corporation and statutory regional planning authority for the largest region by area in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It prepares legally binding regional plans, operates WebGIS-based spatial planning tools, and coordinates renewable energy site selection for municipalities, energy developers, and environmental authorities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Planning Services

NAICS

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development (925120), Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban & Regional Planning (Land Use, Zoning, Master Planning) (BPAIANAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Policy, Planning & Regulation (BPAIAMAA), Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE), Facility Siting, Permitting & Land-Use Regulatory Compliance (Multi-media Permitting, Zoning/Entitlements Support) (EUAHABAH)

Keywords

• Regional spatial planning
• Public planning authority
• Wind energy zoning
• Landscape framework planning
• WebGIS mapping services

Headquarters

HQ city

Heilbronn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Regionalverband Heilbronn-Franken is a public-law corporation responsible for statutory regional spatial planning in the Heilbronn-Franken region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It prepares and amends the legally binding Regionalplan 2020, the Landschaftsrahmenplan (with climate/air, biotope connectivity, and water/soil modules), and conducts regional planning offensives covering wind energy, solar energy, and photovoltaic expansion. It also delivers regional development initiatives such as H2 IMPULS (hydrogen strategy), RegioStrat, regional biogas strategy, and city center consulting, supported by WebGIS applications for interactive spatial data access.

Product overview

Regionalverband Heilbronn-Franken is a public law corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) responsible for regional spatial planning in Baden-Württemberg's largest region. The organization offers a comprehensive suite of planning services organized around its core products: the legally binding Regionalplan 2020 (Regional Plan 2020) and Landschaftsrahmenplan (Landscape Framework Plan) with three specialized modules (Klima/Luft, Biotopverbund, Wasser/Boden). The Regionale Planungsoffensive includes wind energy (TFS Windenergie II), solar energy (TFS Solarenergie), and PV expansion initiatives. Regional development services encompass H2 IMPULS hydrogen strategy, RegioStrat, regional biogas strategy, and city center consulting. Supporting infrastructure includes WebGIS (RNK-WebGIS) for interactive mapping, Raumbeobachtung for spatial monitoring with data sheets and thematic maps, and a Rats-Info-System. The organization also produces educational content including an 11-part video series on wind energy planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regionalplan 2020 Legally binding spatial planning framework for the Heilbronn-Franken region, comprising text (Textteil), structural map (Strukturkarte), and spatial utilization map (Raumnutzungskarte) that guides land use and development across municipalities and counties.
• Landschaftsrahmenplan (Landscape Framework Plan) Regional landscape planning document serving as the counterpart to municipal landscape and green space planning, comprising specialized modules for climate/air, biotope connectivity, and water/soil resources.
• TFS Windenergie II (Teilfortschreibung Windenergie II) Regional planning initiative to designate priority areas (Vorranggebiete) for regionally significant wind energy installations as part of the energy transition, mandating at least 1.8% of the region's area as priority zones for wind energy by September 30, 2025.
• TFS Solarenergie (Teilfortschreibung Solarenergie) Solar energy planning amendment introducing additional area designations and rule adaptations to enable solar energy development across the Heilbronn-Franken region.
• PV-Ausbau in HN-Franken Photovoltaic expansion initiative designating reserve areas (Vorbehaltsgebiete) and opening regional green spaces for solar installations to accelerate PV deployment in Heilbronn-Franken.
• H2 IMPULS Hydrogen impulse initiative and transformation strategy for Heilbronn-Franken contributing to climate neutrality through the development of a hydrogen economy in the region.
• RegioStrat Strategic regional development concept focused on structural transformation through energy and mobility transition, implemented as the ANTRIEB HN-F project.
• Regionale BIOGAS-Strategie Regional biogas strategy promoting sustainable energy supply through biogas as a bridging technology until hydrogen infrastructure is fully developed in the region.
• Innenstadtberatung City center consulting service providing inner-city checks (Innenstadt-Checks) and development concepts for participating municipalities in the Heilbronn-Franken region.
• WebGIS (RNK-WebGIS) Interactive web-based geographic information system (WebGIS) providing public access to spatial utilization maps (RNK), climate analysis (Klimaanalyse), and ground-mounted photovoltaic suitability data (FFPV) for the Heilbronn-Franken region.
• Raumbeobachtung (Spatial Monitoring) Spatial monitoring service providing data sheets (Datenblätter) and thematic maps (Thematische Karten) covering population, housing, employment, and transportation topics for the Heilbronn-Franken region.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.8% regional area designated as wind energy priority zones
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Europäische Metropolregion Stuttgart (EMRS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995The Heilbronn-Franken region has been part of the European Metropolitan Region Stuttgart since 1995, alongside the Stuttgart, Neckar-Alb, Nordschwarzwald, and Ostwürttemberg regions. The partnership coordinates metropolitan-level development strategies and hosts the annual Metropolkongress.
• Bund der Wasserstoffregionen (BDWR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Regionalverband participates in the Bund der Wasserstoffregionen (Association of Hydrogen Regions), collaborating with other German regions on hydrogen economy development and transformation strategies.
• Ministerium für Landesentwicklung und Wohnen Baden-WürttembergcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUpper supervisory authority overseeing the regional planning association. Responsible for reviewing and approving regional plans after the statutory resolution is passed.
• Regierungspräsidium StuttgartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHigher supervisory authority (Obere Aufsichtsbehörde) for the Regionalverband, providing regulatory oversight of planning activities.
• Stadtwerke Schwäbisch HallminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Regionalverband supports Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Hall with their funding application for the 'Zukunft Biogas +' project, which aims to build a biogas upgrading facility to process raw biogas into biomethane for injection into the public gas grid.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR): Federal-level research and policy authority under the German federal ministry responsible for spatial planning. Provides the overarching legal and methodological framework within which Regionalverbände operate and is the source of much of the spatial-planning data and guidance that informs Regionalverband Heilbronn-Franken's work.

Direct peers

• Regionalverband Neckar-Alb: One of the 12 Regionalverbände in Baden-Württemberg and EMRS partner. Operates with the same statutory mandate for Regionalplan preparation, landscape framework planning and renewable energy area designation as Regionalverband Heilbronn-Franken.
• Regionalverband Rhein-Neckar: Cross-state Regionalverband (Baden-Württemberg/Hessen/Rheinland-Pfalz) executing the same regional planning mandate. Closely comparable in scope, complexity and stakeholder mix, including trans-boundary participation processes.
• Regionalverband Südlicher Oberrhein: Another of the 12 Baden-Württemberg Regionalverbände, with the same statutory mandate for Regionalplan and Teilfortschreibungen. Its Freiburg-area jurisdiction faces comparable wind/solar tradeoffs, making it a directly relevant peer for methodology benchmarking.
• Regionalverband Ostwürttemberg: Another EMRS-partner Regionalverband with identical legal form and mandate. Executes the same wind-energy 1.8% area obligation, regional plan amendments and stakeholder participation procedures as Heilbronn-Franken, making it a directly comparable peer in process and outputs.
• Planungsverband Ballungsraum Mittelrhein: Comparable German statutory regional planning association outside Baden-Württemberg. While not part of the EMRS network, it operates the same functional mandate for binding spatial plans, landscape framework plans and renewable energy designations in Rhineland-Palatinate.
• Regionalverband Mittlerer Oberrhein: One of the 12 Baden-Württemberg Regionalverbände, executing an identical statutory mandate. Its parallel execution of the 1.8% wind area target and landscape framework planning makes it a strong methodological and procedural peer.
• Verband Region Stuttgart: The other largest-scope Regionalverband in Baden-Württemberg and co-member of EMRS. It is a directly comparable statutory regional planning authority with an identical Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts structure, executing the same wind/solar mandate and operating its own WebGIS-based participation infrastructure.
• Regionalverband Nordschwarzwald: Twelfth Regionalverband in Baden-Württemberg and EMRS partner. Conducts the same statutory regional planning, wind/solar designation and public participation work, providing a directly comparable benchmark for capacity, methodology and tooling.

Others

• Landesamt für Geoinformation und Landentwicklung Baden-Württemberg: State-level provider of the geodata, base maps and land registry data that underpin Regionalverband Heilbronn-Franken's WebGIS applications and statutory planning processes. It is an enabling data and infrastructure peer rather than a competing planner.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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