MPs from several parties have submitted proposals to overturn a decision by the State Governor of Vestland from 16 March 2026, which reversed Stavanger municipality's exemption from parking standards for the IKEA warehouse at Forus. The committee is split: a majority urges the government to continue dialogue with Stavanger to find a solution, while a minority calls on the government to overturn the State Governor's decision or ensure the municipality's solution is implemented within the deadline.
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The Storting calls on the government to continue its dialogue with Stavanger municipality to find a practical solution for the IKEA Forus project to go ahead.
The Storting calls on the government to reverse the State Governor of Vestland's decision of 16 March 2026 overturning Stavanger municipality's decision of 15 May 2025 to grant an exemption from parking standards for Forus, thereby ensuring that the exemption granted by Stavanger remains valid by 1 June 2026. Should this prove impossible, the Storting calls on the government to work with Stavanger municipality to implement the municipality's preferred solution for parking at IKEA Forus within the timeframe the municipality has outlined.