1. THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE LOCAL PAs IN TOWN TRANSFORMATION AND REDEVELOPMENT PROCESSES Marzia Morena MRICS_Politecnico di Milano_Dip. BEST_Lab. Gesti. Tec

2. Marzia Morena MRICS_Politecnico di Milano_Dip. BEST_Lab. Gesti. Tec 24.06.2010 THE OBSERVATORY The OBSERVATORY discusses the major issues burdening real estate investments in Italy. This specific project aimed at analysing the status quo in some of the most important Local Public Administrative Agencies in Italy, out of the firm belief that the Local PAs play a decisive role in town transformation and redevelopment processes. OPPAL – THE PERMANENT OBSERVATORY ON THE LOCAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

3. Marzia Morena MRICS_Politecnico di Milano_Dip. BEST_Lab. Gesti. Tec 24.06.2010 THE RESULTS OF THE STUDY_THE SAMPLE Distribution of the participants to the study over the territory NORTH 62% CENTRE 63% SOUTH 37%

4. Marzia Morena MRICS_Politecnico di Milano_Dip. BEST_Lab. Gesti. Tec 24.06.2010 THE SCOPE OF THE ANALYSIS BUILDING TERRITORY DEVELOPMENT TOWN-PLANNING PERMITS FOR MEDIUM-SIZED TRADING UNITS In-depth analysis, 2009:

5. Marzia Morena MRICS_Politecnico di Milano_Dip. BEST_Lab. Gesti. Tec 24.06.2010 ASSESSING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PERMIT-ISSUING PROCESSES IMPLEMENTED BY LOCAL PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES FACTORS Time required to issue the CDU (Certificate on the destination of use) Time required to endorse a town-planning implementation instrument Time required to endorse the alteration of a town-planning instrument Time required to endorse or reject a town-planning application Number of staff assigned to town-planning applications as related to the number of inhabitants Creation of a Single Information Point for building activities Time elapsed from the submission of the request for a building permit to the issue or the refusal of the same permit Time required to release a building permit when a restriction is in place Number of staff assigned to building applications as related to the number of inhabitants Authorization to alter the DIA (commencement notice) Primary and secondary urbanization charges Percentage of charges as related to the construction cost Average cost to monetize the standards

6. Marzia Morena MRICS_Politecnico di Milano_Dip. BEST_Lab. Gesti. Tec 24.06.2010 LPAs - score 1Tortolì 88,79 20Salerno 70,69 39Turin 60,79 2Lecce 85,52 21Sassari 69,12 40Trapani 60,23 3Vercelli 84,73 22Brescia 69,06 41Aosta 59,64 4Benevento 83,37 23Gorizia 68,51 42Rieti 55,92 5Verbania 81,36 24Perugia 68,48 43Parma 54,94 6Prato 80,37 25Avellino 67,73 44Pistoia 53,20 7Caserta 80,23 26Arezzo 67,68 45Grosseto 47,94 8Bergamo 79,13 27Viterbo 67,15 46Bari 47,39 9Piacenza 78,47 28Isernia 65,58 47Biella 43,99 10Lodi 78,04 29Varese 65,03 48Trento 43,06 11Bologna 76,91 30Macerata 64,39 49Pavia 39,84 12Pordenone 76,86 31La Spezia 63,87 50Belluno 39,80 13Ragusa 76,53 32Florence 63,23 51Massa 37,10 14Bolzano 75,13 33Trieste 63,15 52Milan 34,86 15Udine 74,60 34Reggio Calabria 62,92 53Rimini 34,30 16Sondrio 74,47 35Frosinone 62,92 54Siena 30,87 17Olbia 73,71 36Nuoro 62,38 55Ascoli Piceno 29,81 18Treviso 73,48 37Venice 61,57 56Ravenna 29,32 19Terni 72,33 38Savona 61,23 RATING: THE ISSUE PROCEDURE FOR BUILDING AND TOWN-PLANNING PERMITS

7. Marzia Morena MRICS_Politecnico di Milano_Dip. BEST_Lab. Gesti. Tec 24.06.2010 MEASURING THE EFFICIENCY OF THE PROCESS THAT ISSUES PERMITS FOR MEDIUM-SIZED TRADING UNITS FACTORS Endorsement of the procedures that take to the authorisation of medium-sized trading units Endorsement of the criteria that allow authorizing medium-sized trading units Application of the context principle between the permits for residential buildings and the authorizations for large and medium-sized trading units Application of complex procedures with relation to trading floor areas Ratification of the maximum deadline (90 days) for the consent-by-silence procedure as is determined in the relevant National Law Average time required to issue a permit for medium-sized trading units Number of staff employed by the office for medium-sized trading units as related to the number of inhabitants

8. Marzia Morena MRICS_Politecnico di Milano_Dip. BEST_Lab. Gesti. Tec 24.06.2010 RATING: MEDIUM-SIZED TRADING UNITS LPAs - score 1Pordenone 91,33 16Ascoli Piceno 80,01 30Arezzo 69,20 2Bolzano 90,36 17Terni 78,93 31Brescia 65,16 3Treviso 88,75 18Frosinone 78,66 32Lecce 63,30 4Verbania 88,09 19Tortolì 78,63 33Bergamo 63,12 5Bologna 87,60 20Sondrio 78,08 34Varese 59,49 6Parma 87,42 21Reggio Calabria 75,87 35Aosta 59,36 7Vercelli 87,17 22Udine 75,26 36Bari 59,08 8Prato 86,38 23Lodi 73,72 37Trento 55,41 9Sassari 85,62 24Avellino 73,08 38Nuoro 52,50 10Perugia 85,01 25Alessandria 73,01 39Biella 45,00 11Pavia 83,53 26Macerata 72,03 40Savona 41,45 12Ragusa 82,24 27Turin 71,66 41Rieti 33,30 13Piacenza 82,22 28Rimini 71,25 42Viterbo 29,09 14Gorizia 80,38 29Naples 70,77 43Pistoia 26,55 15Trieste 80,25

9. Marzia Morena MRICS_Politecnico di Milano_Dip. BEST_Lab. Gesti. Tec 24.06.2010 COMPARISON 2008 - 2009 Time to issue the CDU (Certificate on the destination of use) Time elapsed between the application for a Building Permit and its issue or refusal

10. Marzia Morena MRICS_Politecnico di Milano_Dip. BEST_Lab. Gesti. Tec 24.06.2010 PUBLICATIONS

11. Marzia Morena MRICS_Politecnico di Milano_Dip. BEST_Lab. Gesti. Tec 24.06.2010 CONTACT Marzia Morena_MRICS Laboratorio Gesti.Tec - Dip. BEST - Politecnico di Milano Via Colombo, 40 _20133 Milano_Italy Tel. +39 02/2399.5896 - 5963 Fax. +39 02/2399.5897 e-mail: marzia.morena@polimi.it www.gestitec.polimi.it