In Italy to demolish the building abuses It is very difficult. Of the over 83 thousand buildings of buildings built without complying the regulations or in areas not suitable for construction, only 15.3% have actually been performed. Reports it Legambiente, which underlines the need for a quick solution to this increasingly emergency situation.
The area most at risk in Italy is the South, in particular Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Puglia and Sicily. The coasts are the areas in which most of the building abuse is concentrated and from which a large part of the demolition measures also comes. Among the most sensitive territories, there are consequently the minor islands.
Italy’s delays on building abuses
The relationship of Legambiente on building abuses in Italy reveals that a large part of the demolition orders emitted in our country is not performed. Between 2004 and 2022 they were issued 83.430but only a small part was then actually completed. It is an order every 310 citizens.
“Building abusiveness is an authentic plague that has held the territory hostage, the legality and development of our country for many decades. We are talking about a phenomenon that, even in recent years, despite the building and pandemic crisis, remains on worrying levelseven growing in 2022 as absolute values ”declares Stefano Ciafani National President of Legambiente.
“The government of Giorgia Meloni, instead of announcing new possible amnesties, enhances the demolition of abusive houses and gives more roles and responsibilities to the prefects. For years, Legambiente has supported the need not to procrastinate a national and decisive intervention” concludes Ciafani.
The areas most at risk of abuse
Of all orders for the reduction of building abuse in Italy, over 70 thousand They were issued by five regions of the Central-South of the country: Calabria, Campania, Lazio, Puglia and Sicily. Despite the great administrative activity, however, in the last 20 years only 15.3% of these ordinances has actually been completed.
However, not all areas of these regions are the same. The coastal areas are the most tormented by this phenomenon. In the municipalities overlooking the sea there is A demolition order every 12 inhabitantsagainst one Italian average of one every 310. It follows that the minor islands, which have a ratio between coasts and hinterland very unbalanced due to their size, are among the territories most at risk.
However, the islands seem the most effective to proceed with demolitions. However, the percentage of the ordinances performed remains very low, only 20.5%. Another area that stands out in the negative is The Metropolitan City of Rome. By alone, this province has issued 2,676 orders to break down building abuses, but only 323, 12%.
The most virtuous regions
The regions most involved in the phenomenon of building abuse are also those that respond More to requests for intervention, once the violation of the building standards is ascertained. However, the best response rate remains much less than half of the requests:
- Lazio, response rate of 41.9%;
- Sicily, response rate of 39.4%;
- Puglia, response rate of 26.8%;
- Calabria, response rate of 25.9%;
- Campania, 20%response rate.
