Zoetermeer: the ideal residential city
Zoetermeer is a fine city to live in. Residents are very satisfied with this city. There are many spacious houses with gardens and special examples of unique architecture. In addition, Zoetermeer is a green city, with many parks and beautiful polders nearby. The city has a good infrastructure. You can easily cycle there and public transport will quickly take you to cities such as The Hague, Leiden, Delft and Rotterdam. In short, Zoetermeer is a complete city: a nice place to live.
But Zoetermeer faces several housing challenges. Zoetermeer is also facing the national housing shortage and changes in the housing market. This makes it difficult for some people to find housing in our city. As a municipality, we see it as our task to address these challenges.
The new Public Housing Program: Zoetermeer prepares for the future
The municipality of Zoetermeer has a new plan for housing: the Public Housing Program. This sets out how we are going to deal with the growing demand for housing in the coming years, the sustainability of the housing stock and the accessibility of housing for all residents.
In September 2024, the City Council discussed the outline of the program (see outline memorandum). The council then agreed to make the draft program available for public inspection. This took place from June 17 to July 28, 2025. During this period, residents and stakeholders were able to view and comment on the plan. The period is now over, you can no longer comment on the plans. But the Public Housing Program can still be viewed.
How to move forward?
All responses are collected and answered in a separate document. We call this the Notice of Response. This document, along with any amended documents, will be presented to the council. Soon the council will consider the final documents.
Presentation in City Theatre
On July 9, 2025, we presented the Public Housing Program at the City Theater. On this evening, the draft was presented to residents of our city. Involvement, ideas and plans for the city's future were the focus. View the presentation here (pdf).
Building the future together
The Public Housing Program was created in collaboration with our partners: Fundis WelThuis, Humanitas DMH, Middin, Jeugdformaat, LIMOR, Fonteynenburg, representatives from Zoetermeer 2025 - a healthy Zoetermeer region, Palet Welzijn, Stichting Piëzo, health insurer CZ, Stedelink (formerly Vestia), De Goede Woning, Vidomes and representatives from the Stadsbouwakkoord (Bouwinvest, Syntrus Achmea) and residents' organizations.