Residents of the ceremonies in Klazienaveen are trying to stop the construction of sixteen detached houses on the crawling in their village. They conducted a lawsuit against the municipality of Emmen. He has rejected the objections of the four local residents.
The Kruirwerk is part of the last remnant Hoogveen in the village, according to the four households. The rare soil type is nowhere in Klazienaveen, they say. The Hoogveen is set as a landscape element in the redesign of East Groningen and Drents-Groningen peat colonies.
According to local residents, a subsidy was granted at the time to complete the south side of the village. They believe that the subsidy conditions are no longer met if the area is definitively a construction destination.
The protesting local residents did not appear at the session in The Hague. Spokespersons of the municipality did not want to respond after the hearing. According to the municipality of Emmen, the province of Drenthe was involved in the zoning plan for the sixteen homes and the provincial government has agreed to the plan.
Emmen states that there is a great need for these homes in Klazienaveen. The land is owned by the municipality. Four of the sixteen homes become bungalows with a flat roof.
The group of four residents of De Plecht that decided to proceed to the Council of State believes that it is quite a difference whether they live on the border with a landscape element or that they view a housing area. At the time, they said they paid a high price per square meter for their plots. They believe that their houses will plummet in value due to the new building. The Council of State makes a decision about six weeks.