The Schuurman-Dammers family has the scoop by being the first to move into the new Asser neighborhood of Kloosterakker. The expansion of Kloosterveen should provide space for 500 houses, the first of which are now inhabited. The new building did not get off to a rough start, because the nitrogen crisis led to considerable delays in the project.
The first zoning plan was already on the table for the new neighborhood in 2019. Shortly after the presentation of the plans, the Supreme Court came up with the nitrogen file, as a result of which the project came to a standstill for some time. Partly because the maximum speed on the highway was reduced to one hundred kilometers per hour, space was created to start building the houses in Kloosterakker.
It soon turned out that there was a lot of interest in a home in the new neighbourhood, located on the west side of Kloosterveen. In addition to private homes, social rental homes have also been built, which are intended for young families, among other things.
All homes in Kloosterakker have been delivered without gas and there is a reinforced electricity grid, so that there is sufficient capacity to heat the homes with electricity and to generate energy via solar panels.
The municipality of Assen intends to build another 2,500 houses near Kloosterveen. This project has also been delayed, although this time nitrogen was not the underlying cause. This new construction is at the expense of the habitat of protected geese. An alternative must first be found before construction can start.