After years of wrangling, Oude Velddijk 26 in Peize is going to be built on. A Naoberhof must fill the controversial empty spot.
The difference with the Naoberhof is that the houses in Peize are for both young people and the elderly. In total, there is space for eighteen homes, ten of which are social rental homes that Woonborg will develop.
Local residents have been criticizing the way in which they have been involved in the plans by the municipality of Noordenveld for some time now. This would only have happened at the initiative of the environment and according to Belangengroep Oude Velddijk 26, there was already contact between the municipality and the initiators of the Naoberhof in 2018.
This means that Lijst Groen Noordenveld believes that the contract had already been awarded to the initiators in advance. “As a result, no other plan was possible,” said council member Albert Nieuwenhuis.
In addition, LGN denounces the lack of response from the municipality of Noordenveld to a petition that has been signed no less than 422 times. The petition calls for the preservation of peace, space and greenery in the heart of Peize. Reference is also made to flooding and extra traffic burden that the homes would entail.
According to alderman Jos Darwinkel (Municipal Interests), there has been a reaction and all comments from local residents have been seriously considered. “I have been on the site myself and we have had many discussions with the neighbourhood. You can read all of that in a participation report.”
Engineering firm Arcadis has been deployed by the municipality to put the water management in order on the Oude Velddijk. “They think that the solutions we propose, with wadis on the sides, should be sufficient,” says Darwinkel. “Of course we will continue to monitor that as the process progresses. We will not shake our hands off that.”
Traffic nuisance must be prevented as much as possible by smart road design. “For example, by laying the road in such a way that headlights do not point directly at local residents when someone drives off the site,” the alderman outlines. He cannot deny that the houses will bring more traffic with them.
It is not yet entirely clear when construction can start, says Darwinkel. “If an appeal is lodged, you will soon be a year further. If that is the case, you can make the location ready for construction in the third quarter of 2024 at the earliest. The construction itself often takes another year.”