Several opposition parties also expressed their concerns. The Christian Union warned of a possible collapse of the protection policy: “It looks like the edifice of our protection regime is going to collapse.” The SP called the plans a “catastrophic blunder”, while D66 stated: “This will not solve the housing shortage.” 50PLUS wondered whether municipalities can resist the pressure from project developers.
‘North Holland from the lock’
The VVD, on the other hand, was very positive: “We are taking North Holland out of the lock.” GroenLinks, also a coalition party, is less happy with it, but is confident that sufficient hard requirements have been built in and that built-up nature will be compensated. For the BBB, an ‘additional street is not a solution for everything, but it does help increase the quality of life in the centres’.
The revised building rules will not contribute much to the province’s plan to build 191,000 homes by 2030. They may only provide a few thousand additional homes. The majority of new homes will be built in urban areas.