Approval of Turin's new master plan (November 2026)
Date of the event:
On 3 November 2026 the Conferenza di copianificazione e valutazione (joint planning and assessment conference) on Turin's new general master plan (Piano regolatore generale), meeting at the Piedmont Region's Congress Centre, issues a unanimous favourable opinion. The vote allows the City of Turin to begin preparing the Final Project (Progetto Definitivo), following discussions with the Piedmont Region, the Metropolitan City of Turin and the Soprintendenza (heritage authority) [1].
The approval process
The Conference concludes within the 60 days set by regional law 5/2026, known as "Cresci Piemonte" ("Piedmont Grows"), which reduced this step from 120 to 60 days and established a steering committee (Cabina di regia) made up of the City, the Region and the Metropolitan City, with the Soprintendenza taking part. The working group had already met on 18 May and 18 June 2026, supported by technical panels dedicated to the various subject areas [1]. This is the first general revision of a Piano regolatore generale carried out under the procedures introduced by the new regional law [1].
The bodies involved indicate the requirements that Palazzo Civico (Turin City Hall) will have to incorporate into the Final Project, while contributions of a collaborative nature will be set out in the Plan's own documents. According to the city administration, the requirements mainly concern the way the Plan documents and justifies its choices and their coordination with regional and metropolitan planning instruments [1].
Contents of the plan
The approved framework is that of the Technical Proposal adopted by the Giunta comunale (city executive) on 1 September 2026. Its key points include urban-planning equalisation (perequazione urbanistica), transformation areas, a strengthening of public city space and a reduction in settlement capacity compared with the 1995 master plan [1].
Next steps
Before final approval, several steps remain: the competent authority must issue its reasoned opinion on the Strategic Environmental Assessment, based on contributions from the regional technical body and the Metropolitan City. The City will then prepare the Final Project, incorporating the requirements and ruling on residents' observations, before sending it to the City Council [1].
Mayor Stefano Lo Russo described the unanimous vote as a step towards the approval of a new general master plan, more than thirty years after the previous one, with the aim of reaching final approval before the end of his term [1].
Sources
- Quotidiano Piemontese — 3 November 2026