Overview
- The council voted 19–3 to approve a plan that requires relocating roughly 1,100 residents and dissolving the village over the next decade.
- About 450 hectares are reserved for Powerport, an energy hub with a new substation to bring offshore wind power onto the grid and support national supply security.
- Councillors tied their support to strict randvoorwaarden, including a humane approach, financial compensation, clear future prospects and guaranteed livability until departure.
- Residents pleaded to keep their community intact, and officials pledged to explore group resettlement into new “Moerwijken” and options to preserve cultural heritage.
- National, provincial and municipal leaders plan a 1 December principle decision to confirm the preferred direction and identify issues for detailed planning.