Housing development Oostergo
The 16 homes on Oostergo 2-16 and 37-51 in the Meerzicht neighborhood are in poor residential and structural condition. Therefore, owner housing corporation De Goede Woning (DGW) wants to replace the homes with new construction. The map below shows which homes are involved.
New construction plan The Good Housing
DGW 's plan is to replace the 16 homes with 2 3-story apartment buildings with a total of 28 homes. This is included in the preliminary design of DGW's building plan.
Zoning amendment
The current zoning does not allow higher residential construction than existing. DGW prepares the documents for the procedure to be followed: an extended environmental permit. DGW applied for the environmental permit on December 15, 2023. The application was published on overheid.nl | Gemeenteblad van Zoetermeer. In order for the municipality to process the application for an environmental permit, a field survey for protected species must first take place. This will be conducted in the second quarter of 2024. This means that although the application for the environmental permit has been received, its processing will wait until the file is complete. After the environmental permit is granted, if any, an objection can be made. As soon as the objection period starts we will mention it on this page.
Furnishing public space
The municipality is exploring options for redesigning the public space around the homes. The front doors of the new homes will open onto this existing square.
Planning
Depending on the progress of the procedure, demolition of the existing homes will begin in early 2024. After that, the area will be prepared for construction and construction of the homes will begin. It is expected that the new residents will be able to receive the keys to their newly built homes in 2025.
Participation
On April 19, 2023, there was a walk-in meeting for local residents about the plans. They were able to talk with DGW staff about the preliminary design of the building plan and with municipality staff about the redesign of the public space. They were also given insight into the next steps that will be taken after this evening. Read more information about the meeting here. At the bottom of this page you can find the information boards that could be viewed of the preliminary design building plan, the layout of the square and the planning. Read the mood report of the meeting here.
The municipality and DGW considered the extent to which the responses could be incorporated into the plan. The Final Participation Report addresses more specifically all questions and comments received. This final report was adopted by the board of mayor and aldermen on February 14, 2024 and sent to the City Council for information.
Learn more
For more information, visit De Goede Woning's website: www.dgw.nl/oostergo. Here is also a list of frequently asked questions with answers.