Overview

• South Holland published a draft revision naming 11 Groene Hart locations plus an A16 site for the provincial vision.
• The public can respond from 4 November to 16 December, with a Provincial Council decision targeted for June 2026.
• The draft would double the maximum hub height for on-farm and water authority turbines from 15 to 30 meters under conditions, and it drops earlier options such as Valkenburgse Meer after nature concerns.
• An earlier exploratory study cited theoretical space for up to 67 turbines of 240 meters in the open polder, drawing resident and municipal objections and a unanimous call to be careful with the open landscape.
• North Holland opened project-decision procedures for Windpark Waterwolf in Haarlemmermeer-Zuid and for turbines in Amsterdam’s Western Port Area, with notices and scoping documents due 3 November, exploration phases of about six and three months respectively, public sessions on 10 and 13 November, and draft project decisions expected in 2026.