Pilot Tiny Housing

Taste Brielle and Hellevoetsluis

Establishing policy frameworks for tiny houses is an important step in the long term to make tiny house initiatives possible. The pilot project Tiny Housing in Westvoorne is already a first step in this direction. In addition, a second pilot Tiny Housing will be launched Voorne aan Zee started. With this pilot, tiny house initiatives can be made possible within the entire municipality. However, initiatives within the former municipality of Brielle and the former municipality of Hellevoetsluis will be given priority over initiatives within Westvoorne. Tiny house initiatives within Westvoorne will only be made possible if (too) few high-quality initiatives present themselves within Brielle and Hellevoetsluis. The reason for this is that with the first pilot project Tiny Houses Westvoorne, the possibility has already been offered to develop tiny house initiatives in Westvoorne. 

The pilot project in Westvoorne is based on the realization of two tiny house initiatives: one on a location on a yard at a home/company home/company and one on a stand-alone (solitary) location. The pilot project Tiny Housing Voorne aan Zee this distinction is made again. However, unlike the first pilot project in Westvoorne, this second pilot project focuses only on yards belonging to homes at locations on a yard. Yards belonging to (agricultural) businesses and company homes are excluded. In addition, given the larger size of the project area, the Tiny Housing pilot project Voorne aan Zee assumes the realization of a maximum of four tiny house initiatives instead of two. This means that the focus is on the possible realization of two initiatives on a plot and two initiatives on a separate location. 

The distinction in locations (on a yard or on its own location) is intended to pursue different ideologies. For the location on a yard near a house, the aim is to offer a (temporary) housing solution for residents from Voorne aan Zee This could include making a tiny house possible for local youth or residents of Voorne aan Zee who need a (temporary) housing solution in the short term. The tiny houses are not intended for purposes such as home care and/or housing for migrant workers. The realization of a maximum of two tiny houses is permitted on a location on a yard. One of the Requirements for the realisation of tiny houses on a plot, there must be a spatial relationship between the main house and the tiny houses. This can include a limited distance between the main house and the tiny houses, a subordinate positioning of the tiny houses in relation to the main house and the existing plot and the shared use of a driveway. Another condition that applies is that the applicant is the resident of the main house and the owner of the land where the tiny houses are realised. 

For the stand-alone location, sustainable community life is pursued here. The emphasis for tiny house initiatives here lies on the sense of community and reducing one's own ecological footprint. At such a location, the realization of a maximum of five tiny houses is permitted. Stand-alone locations in this case concern independent locations with their own access to the public road. 

The tiny house initiatives are selected based on quality and not on spatial distribution within the municipality. It is therefore possible that four initiatives are selected for Brielle and none for Hellevoetsluis (or vice versa). However, registrations from Brielle and Hellevoetsluis that meet the minimum quality requirements (see also 'selection procedure') are given priority over initiatives from Westvoorne. This is due to the fact that a Tiny Housing pilot has already been carried out for Westvoorne and initiatives for tiny houses have been made possible.    

The applicant must provide a location within the search area specified by the municipality.

Registration and selection procedure

From January 9, 2025, through February 19, 2025, you could submit an application to the municipality Voorne aan Zee. The deadline for submitting initiatives has now passed. The outcome of the selection procedure will be communicated in writing to the applicant(s) in the second quarter of 2026.