Settlement Planning Monitor: Updated List of Approved Plans

In June 2023, the Netanyahu-Smotritz government abolished the political echelon’s direct control over planning processes in the West Bank. Until this decision, each stage in the planning process required the approval of the Minister of Defense. About a year and a half later, in November 2024, there was a significant change in the pace of plan approval in settlements: instead of one meeting every 4 months, the Planning Council began to meet weekly and approve hundreds of housing units. This way, the government seeks to normalize planning in the settlements and reduce public and international attention and criticism.

In order not to let the issue go, Peace Now presents here a real-time list of all the plans that the government is promoting in the settlements, starting from January 2025.

The list is based on the agenda of the Higher Planning Council as published by the Planning Authority. The status of approval is usually updated later, when the protocol of the meeting is published. The number of units in each plan is of the units that are added to the existing planning status.

List of Plans Approved Since January 2025