In the new legal centers, the police, the prison service and the public prosecutor's office will be co-located.

The center would have 400 jobs and one hundred detention places.

The legal center is intended to be located in the Bangårds area near the railway station and is partly a compensation for Kristianstad losing the large prison, which is to be built in southern Sweden.

To enable the construction, the municipality now wants to change the detailed plan, but the county administrative board is critical.

"Risk of flooding"

- We question the suitability of planning for such a socially important activity within Kristianstad's dikes, where there is a risk of flooding already with today's climate, says Hanne Romanus, acting head of the unit for community planning. 

Near the district heating plant

It is in the review of the detailed plan that the county administrative board presents its objections.

In addition to the risk of flooding, the county administrative board is concerned about the proximity to the district heating plant Allöverket and "human health and safety".  

Allöverkets has a permit to store LPG.

Even if the permit is not used today, it entails a security risk, according to the county administrative board.

So does Allöverket's permit for outdoor storage, which can start to burn, spread mold spores or create odors. 

- We are very disappointed.

We have not received these signals during the pre-process, says Peter Johansson (M), chairman of the municipal board.

May be delayed for several years

Kristianstad municipality will soon book a meeting with the county administrative board to discuss the issue.

- We do not share the view that there is a risk of flooding.

The municipality has a grass construction plan that will be adopted by the municipal board in February, says Peter Johansson. 

- As for Allöverket, the LPG permit will not be used.

The chips can be handled elsewhere or inside the plant. 

He says that there are other plots to build on, if the plan does not go through. 

- But it will lead to delays in a couple of years, says Peter Johansson.