The district of Störmthal in the municipality of Großpösna was located on the edge of the Espenhain open-cast mine for a long time. The Störmthal Lake, which emerged from the flooding of the residual open-cast mine, will have an extremely attractive effect on the Störmthal locality, both in terms of residential and recreational use.

In order to use the potential in this regard, the municipality of Großpösna intends to revitalise a disused LPG depot within the existing settlement structure. With the aim of sustainable urban development and order, the development plan "Ortsmitte Störmthal" (Störmthal town centre) is being drawn up for this purpose. The area to be revitalised is essentially to be developed into a holiday home area and a residential area.

In the residential area, it is also important to safeguard the existing urban development order. The safeguarding of a wooded area is also planned. In addition, areas are to be made available for a public car park in order to counteract the volume of traffic resulting from the recreational use of Lake Störmthal.

The conceptual basis of the development plan is an urban development concept agreed with the municipality.