Entree Zoetermeer
Lively and green around station and Afrikaweg
The pressure on the housing market in Zoetermeer is great and increasing rapidly. Some 700 homes per year are needed to meet the demand. Zoetermeer wants to build 10,000 homes over the next 10 to 15 years, and opportunities are being sought to expand this number over time to a total of 16,000 homes. We want to turn the area on either side of the Afrikaweg and around the Mandela Bridge into a new urban district, with an attractive mix of 6250 to 7250 new homes and accompanying facilities and greenery.
Below you will find mainly information about administrative decision-making and participation. Entree also has its own website where we, together with the other landowners in Entree, present to you the new urban district. Here you can also sign up for the newsletter.
Approach Entree under Environment Act - September 2024
The development of Entree will be subject to the Environment Act as of Jan. 1, 2024. This means that we will not proceed with amending the draft zoning plan, but will create an environmental program.
The ambitions from the Entrance Master Plan as adopted in 2019 remain valid. The elaboration of those ambitions does need to be recalibrated/updated in some parts. For example, adjustments to the layout of the public space and the city street Afrikaweg are planned. And due to the disappearance of part of the (market) need for offices, reprogramming for the development of the Entrance Area is necessary. This means replacing part of the targeted m2 of offices with another function, for example, more housing. On July 8, 2024, the City Council decided that the number of housing units in Entree is estimated to be between 6250 and 7250. You can view this council information: Council Meeting July 8, 2024.
An environmental impact report (EIR) is also being prepared. In this, we examine the expected effects of the plan on the environment. To this end, we assess for each subject whether the studies previously carried out for the EIR are adjusted for the draft zoning plan or whether new research is necessary.
NRD for review
Prior to the preparation of the EIR, a memorandum of scope and detail for the environmental impact report is prepared. The NRD describes in outline which (environmental) themes will be studied in the EIR (the scope) and how this research will be carried out (the level of detail). The NRD is available for inspection from 6 September to 17 October 2024 at the Environment Desk at Engelandlaan 502 in Zoetermeer. You can also find the NRD via the link below.
- 20240905 Notification Notitie Reikwijdte en Detailniveau (NRD), Program Entree Zoetermeer
- Notitie Reikwijdte en Detailniveau (NRD) Entree Zoetermeer.pdf
How do you submit a view?
You can send your views, preferably in writing, during the period September 6 to October 17 to:
Municipality of Zoetermeer
board of mayor and aldermen
t.a.v. Afdeling Stedelijke Ontwikkeling
stating 'view NRD Entree Zoetermeer'
Postbus 15
2700 AA Zoetermeer
Or send your views digitally using the digital button under the heading 'Arrange online' via the Views on draft environmental decree page and click on 'Submit views on draft environmental decree'.
Please note that views you send by e-mail will not be processed. Always use the online form.
To view the documents at the Environmental Desk and give oral views, you can make an appointment online through the Environmental Desk page.
To submit oral views, you can also make an appointment by calling 14 079.
Responses to the NRD will be considered in the preparation of the EIR.
Environment Program
The elaboration of the ambitions and conclusions of the EIA will be included in an environment program. This environment program contains all the frameworks and principles for the development of Entree. The content consists of:
- Development vision;
- Image Quality Plan;
- Public Space (Sketch Design);
- Implementation Strategy.
After this, the development of Entree will take place in phases through the application of environmental permits for the various sites by the landowners.
What happens to the views on the draft zoning plan?
Views have been submitted on the draft zoning plan. These will be included in the deliberations on the changes and additions to the plan. In concrete terms, this means that the environmental program will include an appendix with summarized and anonymized views and an answer to the views. If parts to which reactions have been submitted are adjusted, we will indicate this. In this way, the adjustments can be found in the environmental program.
Draft environmental program and EIA available for review
The responses to the views on the environmental program can be found and read before the environmental program is finally adopted. This is because a draft version of the environmental program will first be made available for inspection. This means that everyone can react to the contents of the draft environmental program. Simultaneously with the draft environmental program, the draft EIR will also be made available for inspection. This is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2025.
On parts previous response to views
Meanwhile, the development of Entree continues. We may well be working on components that anticipate the adoption of the environment program in 2025. In that case, the basic principle is that the views on the part in question will be assessed in terms of content in advance and involved in making considerations. An example is the design of public space. By the end of 2024 we expect to have completed the participation on the sketch design Public Space. With this sketch design, (parts of) the views on this will be answered.
Planning
A schedule for the various policy documents being prepared can be found in the timeline on the Entree website.
Participation Entree Zoetermeer
Since the creation of the Entree vision in 2017, we have been working with the owners and people in the immediate vicinity of the Entree area and other interested parties from the city to develop Entree. We call this participation. For the most current schedule of participation, please refer to the timeline on entreezoetermeer.nl.
Vibrant city neighborhood
Living in Entree will be different from other places in Zoetermeer. The area will be more urban and higher in density, in which quality in both the home and the living environment is of great importance. Living or working in Entree means consciously choosing an urban environment.
Afrikaweg becomes city street
Afrikaweg is changing from a through traffic road into a pleasant city street where cars drive slower and where people, live, work, move and stay. The two sides of Afrikaweg will be connected and there will be room for liveliness on both sides of the street.
Green and sustainability
In Entree, you live, work, exercise and relax in green surroundings. This is an important quality that distinguishes Entree from other urban areas. Green facades, green roofs and balconies or terraces with green decoration are good for water storage and to combat heat stress.
Mobility
Mobility needs are changing. More and more people are taking public transportation, walking or cycling. Our new city district will be fully equipped for this. With innovative forms of mobility, such as shared (electric) bicycles and cars.
Station area
With the arrival of the new Entree urban district, the station area on the north (city) side of the Nelson Mandela Bridge will also get a new look. Preliminary designs for a plinth building with a station hall and for a bicycle bridge were presented in August 2022.
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