The development of almost half a million homes is at risk due to sustainability requirements imposed by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. This is reported by De Telegraaf. The requirements mean that only 30,000 homes could be built in certain regions, while half a million homes are actually planned there.
The Economic Institute for Construction also came to this conclusion, telling the newspaper. ‘It turns out that only 30,000 homes of these 500,000 can be built without drastic measures. It is clear that this map will have consequences for housing construction,” says Taco van Hoek, director of the institute.
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The institute comes to this conclusion because of a recently published map from the ministry. It lists locations that face additional environmental requirements that developers must adhere to and that local authorities must monitor. The consequences are major, Van Hoek told the newspaper. ‘Housing will become even more expensive and scarcer.’ Regions that are affected by the stricter requirements include the Randstad and the Flevo and Noordoostpolder. It is striking that there appears to be a lot of space in the east, south and north-east.
Blow after blow
It would be a new blow to housing construction, which is already very slow. Last month, CBS announced that many houses in the pipeline are experiencing delays in their completion. In addition, far fewer permits are granted for the construction of new homes. For example, only 55,000 permits were granted in 2023, a decrease of 15 percent compared to a year earlier.
