Pirkkala council to review Partola plan for two apartment neighbourhoods and new parks

Pirkkala city council is set to review a zoning amendment, Tamperelainen reports, that would create two apartment-block neighbourhoods and new parkland in Partola, allowing roughly 27,000 square metres of gross floor area for housing and reserving space for retail. Parking would be provided on a per-block basis and in nearby parking garages. The proposal would remove an existing private commercial and office block and take a portion of current parkland. A land use agreement is linked to the plan, and the overall content largely matches the version previously on display.

The amendment has been separated from a larger Partola and Pakkalankulma zoning package and will be processed on its own. Remaining parts of the larger package will return for decisions once land use agreements and negotiations advance. The move follows earlier work around Partola, including studies of a joint swimming-hall site and related zoning options at Partolakeskus earlier studies of a joint swimming hall at Partolakeskus.