Overview
- The Raad van State found Katwijk’s amended zoning plan lawful, allowing construction of Valkenhorst on the former Valkenburg airbase to proceed.
- Building heights for stacked housing are capped at 15 and 20 metres, with potential increases to 32 or 40 metres permitted only under defined conditions.
- The court said the municipality sufficiently documented expected visitor numbers and impacts from walkers, runners and pets in nearby nature areas.
- A new nature and walking area called the Mient Kooltuin will be created to divert recreational use from the protected dunes.
- Nature groups, including Stichting Duinbehoud, had opposed the plan, while the province and the national real estate agency support the housing scheme, which also includes schools, shops and other amenities.