Central‐local relations in Swedish acts on physical planning—A historical review

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Abstract
The 1987 reform of the system of Acts on physical planning in Sweden is often referred to as a decentralization from central to local government. A review of the historical changes in Acts on Planning and Building in Sweden illustrates, however, a more complicated picture of central‐local government relations. This review, which focuses upon the constitutional‐legal dimension of this relationship, indicates shifts that have most often put central government in a more powerful position vis‐á‐vis local government. In addition, the last legal reform eliminates local government's rights to put a veto on the localization of certain industrial plants, which might cause legitimation conflicts.