The new cabinet wants to allow permanent living at holiday parks. In doing so, it hopes to create additional space on the housing market.
“I think it’s fine. It’s an excellent solution in finding a housing shortage,” responds Martin Smith. He has now lived at the Secundo recreational park in Erm for seventeen years. And that is officially not allowed according to the municipality of Coevorden, which has been enforcing this since 2020. “But I have to say: first see, then believe.”
The organization behind Vitale Vakantieparken Drenthe, which wants to strengthen the recreational parks in the province, is less enthusiastic. “We would prefer to be able to assess it per park,” says chairman Jacob Boonstra. “Some parks can really contribute to the housing shortage. We really want to keep other parks recreational. We want municipalities to be able to determine what is suitable and what is not. Municipalities know their own park best.”
