North Sea Boulevard wind project

What are we going to do?

In 2012, the Municipality of Voorne aan Zee (then Westvoorne) agreed with the Province of South Holland and the other municipalities on Voorne-Putten to enable wind energy generation at a number of locations in the region. Those agreements were laid down in the Covenant Realization Wind Energy (former) Rotterdam City Region. In 2017, follow-up agreements were made on where wind turbines may be located. One such site is the North Sea Boulevard along the Oostvoorn Lake in Oostvoorne.

Why are we doing this?

Voorne aan Zee toward a sustainable energy supply. Wind energy plays a key role in reducing CO2 emissions and decreases dependence on fossil fuels. Wind is also a sustainable, inexhaustible source of energy.

State of affairs

On June 5, 2025, the city council issued a draft statement of no objection for the Noordzeeboulevard Wind Project. The draft statement of no objection, the draft permits, and accompanying documents were subsequently made available for public review. The comments submitted were reviewed and incorporated into a response memorandum.

On June 4, 2026, the city council issued its final statement of no objection. In doing so, the city council decided to lift the previously imposed restrictions regarding the maximum tip height and maximum capacity for the Noordzeeboulevard wind project. On June 6, 2026, the Provincial Council decided to remove the Brielse Brug site from the provincial environmental policy. The remaining regional wind energy target will be fully realized within the Noordzeeboulevard wind project.

On June 10, 2026, the municipal executive subsequently granted two environmental permits for the construction of two wind turbines on the Noordzeeboulevard. The granting of these permits fulfills the regional agreements on wind energy.