List of state planning authorities
Overview of the authorities responsible for regional planning in Germany
| state | Supreme state planning authority | Upper state planning authority | Lower state planning authority | Regional planning agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure | "Higher state planning authority": regional councils | - | Regional associations |
| Bavaria | State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy | Governments | Circles | Regional planning associations |
| Berlin | Senate Department for Urban Development and the Environment, Joint State Planning Department Berlin-Brandenburg | - | - | - |
| Brandenburg | Ministry of Infrastructure and State Planning, Joint State Planning Department Berlin-Brandenburg | - | - | Regional planning communities |
| Bremen | ( Senator for Environment, Building and Transport ) | - | - | - |
| Hamburg | Ministry of Urban Development and Environment | - | - | - |
| Hesse | Ministry of Economy, Energy, Transport and Regional Development | Regional councils | - | - |
| Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | Ministry of Energy, Infrastructure and Regional Development | - | Offices for regional planning and regional planning | Regional planning associations |
| Lower Saxony | "Responsible Ministry": Lower Saxony Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection | Offices for regional state development (Braunschweig, Leine-Weser, Lüneburg and Weser-Ems) | Districts / independent cities / Zweckverband (BS) | = Lower state planning authority |
| North Rhine-Westphalia | "State planning authority" (upper state authority): State Chancellery | Regional planning authority: district governments, regional association Ruhr | Lower state administrative authority: District Administrator / District Administrator | Regional councils |
| Rhineland-Palatinate | Ministry of the Interior and Sport | Structure and approval directorates | Counties | Regional planning communities |
| Saarland | "State planning authority": Ministry of the Interior and Sport | - | - | - |
| Saxony | "Supreme regional planning and regional planning authority": Ministry of the Interior | "Higher state planning authority": state directorates | - | Regional planning associations |
| Saxony-Anhalt | Ministry of State Development and Transport | State administration office | Counties / independent cities | Counties and urban districts in regional planning communities |
| Schleswig-Holstein | "State planning authority": State Chancellery | - | - | - |
| Thuringia | Ministry of Infrastructure and Agriculture | State administration office | - | Regional planning associations (at the state administration office) |
(Source: websites of the currently incumbent state governments, status: February 2013; ministries updated May 2015)