Tel Aviv-Yafo’s local planning subcommittee will meet on November 11 to discuss objections to the update of the city’s master plan as they relate to the eastern planning area. The committee is being asked to approve the city’s responses to the objections before they are heard by the district planning committee.
The plan, known as TA/5500, updates the city’s current comprehensive master plan, TA/5000. The district committee approved it for deposit, with conditions, on February 24, 2025, meaning it was published for public objections. The original 90-day objection period was extended until May 2026. About 500 objections were filed, including one by the city engineer that was presented to the committee on February 4, 2026.
Some of the objections
Several objections in the east concern the Ludwipol area and the Livne and Yedida neighborhoods. Noga, the electricity system operator, argues that three new substations should be advanced under the plan, and asked that a tentative location for a future substation, for 2046, be marked on the plan map on the border of districts 8 and 9. The professional staff recommends rejecting the request, saying future substations will be marked according to their approval status, coordination with the city and district committee guidelines.
Another objection concerns the Ludwipol area, bounded by Highway 1, Kibbutz Galuyot Road and Heil HaShiryon. The objectors argue that the site’s location in the heart of the metropolitan business district, next to a metro station and major transport junctions, calls for mixed uses that include housing. They are asking for at least 30% of the space to be special housing, such as permanent rentals.
More information is available on the municipality website.
