Overview
- The Verwaltungsgericht Berlin on February 6 rejected Gesobau’s urgent motion to clear trees and shrubs at the Ossietzkystraße site near Schlosspark Schönhausen.
- The ruling confirms the Pankow district’s prohibition because required species-protection compensation measures are not fully implemented, including functioning provisions for birds and bats.
- With the vegetation period approaching in weeks, the court noted that lawful felling cannot be completed within the current season.
- Gesobau can challenge the decision at the Oberverwaltungsgericht, but the seasonal cutoff makes near-term clearance unlikely.
- The project, pursued under special building law for refugee accommodations, is planned to house about 400 people, and conservation groups welcomed the outcome citing photo evidence from 2024–2026 that mitigation measures remain incomplete.