Usce: Belgrade aquarium gets a preparatory works permit

Aquarium in Belgrade's Usce park: permit for preparatory works has arrived, they will last one month

(Akvarijum u beogradskom parku Ušće: Dozvola za pripremne radove stigla, oni će trajati mesec dana)

Forbes/N1 writes that the Finance Ministry received a permit a few days ago for preparatory works preceding construction of the public aquarium in Usce park; the works have not started because the decision must become final. Zeljko Cabarkapa, director of Ronesans's Serbian branch, said the permit was issued on June 8, 2026, can be appealed within eight days of publication, and that after the procedures the works will last roughly one month. The contractor will be Ronesans Endustri Tesisleri Insaat Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi with a local subcontractor; only geotechnical investigative works had previously been carried out on the site under a Zelenilo Beograd public-space permit. The plot covers 15,400 square meters, the building is planned as a 10-meter-high structure with a basement and ground floor, and the preparatory works are valued at RSD 188.9 million; RSD 2.8 billion was spent from the 2025 budget, while the 2026 budget earmarks RSD 1 billion, with no spending recorded through the end of April. Forbes/N1 also notes that there is still no decision on whether an environmental impact assessment is required, while activists have criticized the use of green space and planned tree cutting; February materials from Mit-Arh mentioned transplanting 28 trees and planting 105 tall trees.