North Sea Boulevard wind project

Wind turbines on the Noordzeeboulevard in Oostvoorne

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 wind energy

Voorne aan Zee is committed to making more use of renewable energy in the future. Wind energy is one example. Wind is an inexhaustible source of energy. Energy from wind reduces CO2 emissions and makes us less dependent on fossil fuels. 

Current state of affairs

The City Council issued a draft declaration of no objections for the North Sea Boulevard Wind Project on June 5, 2025. This means that just before summer the next step can be taken for this project.

Formal step further

A draft declaration of no objections is a formal step in the decision-making process in which the City Council indicates that it has no objections to the project. This document is necessary for the permit procedure to proceed. However, the City Council did set an important condition through an amendment. The condition states that the total capacity of both wind turbines is 11.6 MW and the tip height of the wind turbines is 225 meters.

What are the next steps?

Now that the draft statement has been issued, a period will follow in which the draft decision will be made available for public inspection for 6 weeks, during which everyone will have the opportunity to submit an opinion. Subsequently, the Municipal Executive will assess these views and process them in a Memorandum of Reply. The Memorandum of Reply will then go to the city council with the final declaration of no objections.

In September, the City Council will again consider the North Sea Boulevard Wind Project and will have to make a decision on the submitted final declaration of no objections. If this is issued, the environmental permits for the wind turbines can be definitively issued by the Municipal Executive.
The Municipal Executive says: "We see it as our task to implement the widely adopted amendment."
With these developments, the realization of new sustainable energy generation on the Noordzeeboulevard in the port area in the Municipality of Voorne aan Zee comes a step closer.

Indicative schedule for City Council decision-making

  • June/July 2025: Draft decisions available for review  
  • September 2025: Board of B&W discusses proposal Memorandum of Reply and final Consent Order/Permits
  • September 10, 2025: Council committee advises on final vvgb
  • Sept. 25, 2025 City Council considers proposal on final vvgb