The housing pressure is high everywhere and this is no different in villages such as Emmer-Compascuum and Zwartemeer. But after years of consultation and preparation, both villages finally seem to have the prospect of new housing again. Both the second phase of the Koppelwijk in Emmer-Compascuum and the plan for a residential area on a former football field in Zwartemeer are making a leap forward. Together they represent 50 homes.
The new residential area on Maatschappijweg and the Koppelwijk in Emmer-Compascuum have been unfinished for years. The first phase was almost completed years ago. Almost every piece of land has been built on or sold, which in total is good for about 40 to 50 homes.
The economic crisis then brings everything to a standstill, but the village council has repeatedly urged the municipality in recent years to restart the second phase. That is about to happen, because the municipality soon wants to prepare the area for construction and is putting 30 plots on the market for private builders.
Because the plan fits within the existing zoning plan, additional procedures are not necessary. However, the city council still has to think about it. Village chairman Gerard Gustin hopes that the plots can be released by the end of this year. “We waited a long time for it. I would have liked it to happen a little earlier, but it took a while before it got through the official mills.”
According to him, starters in particular should not be lost sight of: “If young families no longer find a place here, we will miss out on generations. That cannot be the intention. The whole country is shouting: build, build, build. Well, we really have room for that in Emmer-Compas.”
The second phase of the Koppelwijk is also far from solving the housing shortage in Emmer-Compascuum, says Gustin. That is why the village is specifically looking at the available school locations. De Meent, De Runde, De Braakhekke, De Triangel and De Hoeksteen have all been merged into the new child center in the village center and are now empty.
Chairman Gustin sees plenty of opportunities. De Braakhekke was sold to Lefier in 2023, which, according to him, is looking at a plan for approximately thirty apartments. De Runde is located in a dated part of the village. Lefier is also interested in that. “We have asked to include the school as soon as concrete consideration is given,” says Gustin. Gustin himself has submitted a proposal for De Meent: five to six plots at the front, with space for greenery and play space for the village youth at the rear. According to him, De Hoeksteen is good for three to four plots.