News item | 10-07-2025 | 16:30
Minister Mona Keijzer of Housing and Spatial Planning (VRO) today has it final report received conflicting and superfluous requirements and regulations from the Advisory Group (deleting conflicting and unnecessary requirements). This completes the advisory process that started in December 2024. The report contains more than 100 proposals that contribute to accelerating, simplifying and making housing more affordable.
The advice focuses on the entire building process: from the first planning to objection and appeal procedures. The minister sees it essential that every link in the chain is included in order to actually accelerate housing. The report offers concrete starting points to tackle the housing shortage.
Minister Keijzer: “The housing shortage is high and we have painted ourselves in the corner with the many rules that we are dealing with in building houses. Those rules are made with the best intentions and from justified interests, but it is the stacking that houses building in the way. I thank the advisory group for their fast work and thorough advice about making the first plans.”
From research costs to judicial process: all over the light
The Stoer Advisory Group has screened the housing process on possibilities to adjust regulations in a targeted manner. This way you can build faster and more affordably and there is more perspective for home seekers.
Examples of proposals from the report:
- By streamlining and shortening the planning phase – for example through standardization, parallel planning and better cooperation between public and private parties – the duration of this phase can be reduced from an average of 7 to 3.5 years.
- Reducing research costs, for example by using Quick scans and risk analyzes in the initiative phase. The validity of investigations should also be at least 5 years. This saves time and costs.
- The faster and easier setting up objection procedures while retaining legal protection.
- Local authorities are held to national building requirements so that complexity is reduced and industrial construction becomes better possible.
Build faster while retaining quality
The minister emphasizes that the current quality of new -build homes is at a good level. The proposed measures are aimed at making smarter choices that make speed possible without making concessions to the basic quality. This also takes into account new European regulations (EPBD IV), which is aimed at energy -efficient and emission -free homes.
Appreciation for deployment and speed
The minister expressed her appreciation for the advisory group led by Friso de Zeeuw when receiving the final report. The creation of the report in more than half a year is seen as proof that speed and quality can go well together. The minister sees that as a valuable example for the housing sector.
Earlier, a cabinet letter about the first part advice of Stoer was published. After the summer there will be a response to the final report.
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