‘Well on track’ and ‘very much appreciated’, the municipal council of the municipality of Westerveld is satisfied with the council’s plan to continue renovating holiday parks in the region.
In the municipality of Westerveld, sixty holiday parks are being assessed to determine whether the park is suitable to distinguish itself (even) further or whether it might be better to transform the park into a residential area. This is examined for each village and a plan is drawn up.
According to councilor Jacob Boonstra (CDA), there are three parks that have received a substantial subsidy to further excel. “Parks that were very vital but have been helped to do even better.”
The municipality is currently engaged in such a transformation process into a residential area at part of the Hesselte holiday park in Havelte and the Nieuwlande holiday park in Wapse.
The municipality of Westerveld will continue to enforce this year for parks where people do live, but where this is officially not allowed. 50,000 euros are available for this.
According to Boonstra, enforcement has an effect. “If we look at the number of registrations (at a holiday park, ed.), this has decreased by a third. That is a positive development,” according to Boonstra. “Recently, it has occasionally been determined whether there is permanent residence. That costs capacity, but these are processes that we want to do carefully.”
Enforcement takes place in two ways. People who registered after 2020 with their main address at a holiday park will receive an interview and, if necessary, a provisional order subject to a penalty or a penalty.
In addition, the municipality occasionally visits a holiday park to obtain information about permanent residence. Such an unannounced visit has taken place three times in the last two years.
This summer, Boonstra hopes to provide more information for the other holiday parks. Then, among other things, the environmental program must be ready.