Residents of holiday homes at Mooi Schipborg holiday park should be given a second chance at permanent residence. This is the opinion of a majority of the political parties in Aa and Hunze, as became clear last night during a meeting at the town hall.
Owners of houses at Mooi Schipborg have been trying to live at their holiday park since 2017. The park is not suitable for recreation, but permanent living in a holiday home is not permitted. It was therefore decided to try to transform Mooi Schipborg into a residential area with a pilot project.
Aa and Hunze put an end to the transformation process at the end of last year. According to the municipality, the residents’ plan does not comply with legislation and regulations, including in the areas of fire safety and integration into the landscape.
The residents reacted with dismay and say they want to do everything they can to make transformation possible. However, the municipality does not want to continue with the process. According to councilor Richard Heling (VVD), submitting a new plan is always allowed, but no longer within the pilot project.
This attitude meets resistance from most political parties. They want the mayor and aldermen (B&W) to look at the situation again and come up with a solution. Especially because there is a lot of support for transformation from residents.
During the meeting it is not fully clear why Aa en Hunze does not want to look at the plans again with the residents to ensure that they comply with the law.
According to councilor Richard Heling, there was no certainty of the necessary unanimous support for the plan of the Owners’ Association (VVE) of Mooi Schipborg.
That comment causes a commotion in the council chamber, where a number of residents of the holiday park are following the meeting. According to them, all owners agree with the plans and this is also on paper. “We don’t have that document,” responds an official assisting the councilor.
The political parties must now jointly determine whether the subject will be put on the agenda at a future municipal meeting.
