With a possible move from De Pol to the Schipdijk in Peize, peace and quiet around gardening company Albert de Boer seems to be slowly returning. In any case, the Noordenveld council agrees to a move, if local residents at the Schipdijk agree.
In recent years, the landscaping company ended up in a conflict with some neighbors who experienced nuisance from the company. The company’s activities on De Pol are not even allowed according to the zoning plan.
What followed was a battle in which the Noordenveld municipality was accused of providing too little clarity. Last year, in June, it was decided that De Boer should dismantle its silos at De Pol and significantly reduce its activities there.
With a move to the Schipdijk in Peize, the problems should soon be a thing of the past, although there are still some conditions attached to the new location. “The gardener wants to go to a place where no business operations are currently allowed, so a permit application must be submitted,” says alderman Robert Meijer.
“The college is not unsympathetic to this,” Meijer continues. “But some things still need to be resolved. For example, the road is designed for car traffic, not for freight traffic. It is also very important how people living near the Schipdijk view the plans. Especially in this specific case.”
Eildert van Wieren, one of the residents living near De Pol, is happy that things are moving forward. “Currently, we occasionally experience some nuisance, but that’s not too bad if you know that this should soon be a thing of the past,” he says.
The mutual relationships are also much better, he says. “There has been a mediation process. The municipality has had this done by an external company and for that it deserves kudos. We have never had anything personal against De Boer, but we did against the business operations,” says Van Wieren.
Reinder Auwema, counselor for gardener De Boer, is also cautiously satisfied. “I am pleased that the municipality is now preparing to cooperate,” he says.
However, he does not want to cheer before the move has actually come. “We don’t sell the skin until the bear has been shot,” says Auwema. “We have had promises from the municipality on this file before. But it seems to be going in the right direction. We see this as a positive development.”