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 is in draft form!
The municipality has drawn up a new plan on housing: the Public Housing Program. This states how the municipality of Zoetermeer will deal with the growing need for housing, the sustainability of the housing stock and the accessibility of housing for all residents in the coming years.
In September 2024, the main points of the program were discussed with the city council (see outline memorandum). And now the council has agreed to make the draft program available for public inspection. This means that from June 17 to July 28,anyone can view the Public Housing Program. To do so, go to omgevingswet.overheid.nl | Ontwerp Volkshuisvestingsprogramma gemeente Zoetermeer.
Please give your opinion
From June 17 to July 28, anyone can submit a view: a written or oral response to the Draft Public Housing Program.
- A written response can be sent to: Municipality of Zoetermeer, the board of mayor and aldermen, PO Box 15, 2700 AA Zoetermeer. Or send your response using the online form on the View on Draft Environmental Decision page. It is important that you clearly indicate in the subject of your written view or in the form that it concerns the Public Housing Program.
- A verbal response: make an appointment online with the Environmental Desk or call 14 079.
Please note that we do not accept e-mail responses.
This'Notification' also tells you how to respond to the plans. The responses may cause changes to the Public Housing Program.
All responses are collected and answered in a separate document. We call this the Notice of Response. In this document we show what we do with your input. It will then be presented to the City Council along with the final Public Housing Program.
Presentation: the Public Housing Program
On July 9, 2025 was the presentation of the Public Housing Program at the City Theater. On this evening, the draft was presented to residents of our city. Engagement, ideas and plans for the city's future were the focus. View the presentation (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.