Integrated Cross-Sectorial Plan of Tirana-Durres Area

lands should emerge from the agricultural
land management fund or they should
be part of the urbanized areas map.
Concurrently, informal areas should also be
addressed after their allocation within the
ranges of urbanized areas in the GIS system
of the local administrative units.
• Housing demand in rural areas should
be directed to densification areas,
responding to the needs to fill in the
existing uninhabited spaces supported
by the regeneration poles of the centres
with spaces and social services. The
general local plans (GLPs) should ensure
and support development within local
settlements. Also, the reuse and efficiency
of existing buildings should be encouraged
wherever possible, rather than building
new ones.
The demand for development must
match the spirit of traditional and rural
architecture, creating harmonization
between these rural centres and not
prejudicing the rural character of the area.
New urban developments should to adapt
to the nature, not affecting the natural
silhouette, and should be developed with
local materials. Dimensions and forms of
new developments should be in harmony
with the existing developments, if the latter
bear cultural, historical and architectural
values.
• Construction of new residential areas in
rural centres should respond to the need
for development outside the urbanization
areas only after the full use of the urban
area according to the GLPs has been
completely achieved. It should be developed
by joining traditional areas to promote
employment, service and quality of these
centres, and by reducing infrastructural
costs. Demand development should be
directed towards non-agricultural land,
without prejudicing agriculture, water
environment and natural resources. Unable
to develop on non-agricultural land, demand
pressure should be directed to lands that
have lost the fertility for agricultural use.
• Holiday homes may have a positive or
negative impact on rural areas. Located and
adapted to rural areas, these residences can
structurally develop the poor rural areas
from the economic point of view, but may
also have negative effects on permanent
residents. A balanced approach to supply
holiday homes with infrastructure (which
may include individual holiday homes,
housing schemes, clusters or tourist
accommodation) should be reflected in the
development plans, taking into account the
identification of potentials for holiday homes
in order to adapt to the development of
these units.
The development should be appropriate
and should not damage the landscape. The
municipalities should take measures to
manage waste and future infrastructure on
these structures, forcing the development of
independent, self-financed private schemes
to meet additional seasonal needs.
Areas with characteristic houses, with
traditional and monumental architecture
The protection and preservation of identity
in these areas should be a priority, to
prevent the loss of values and to guarantee
the development potential of the tourism
economy. For the new developments near
the areas of historical and cultural value,
the regulation on cultural heritage, which is
addressed in the sectorial legal framework,
should be observed, while the territorial
planning regulations should be respected
regarding areas around them.
• Municipalities, through regulations, should
ensure that the typologies of development
in those areas that represent cultural,
historical and architectural values can be
developed in such a manner as to have
only positive impact on the use of these
resources.
• Based on the characteristics of each
village, new constructions should be
adapted to the urban planning and
architecture of the village (number of
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