Due to a congested power grid, this ‘residential area’ has been empty for six months

16 flexible homes, but no electricity (yet). Hans Kröger, director of the housing association Het Grootslag, is extremely disappointed. “It’s terrible, I’m ashamed as a driver,” he answers the delay. “We struggle every day with the lack of houses in the city and then this happens. And while many home seekers still live with their parents.”

This is not the first time that this construction project has been delayed. There was a lot to do just on the way there. The flexible housing built by Clean2Anywhere he stood for two years at the factory in Hoorn to dustahead of them place got in Andijk. As there was no place to find for a long time, the pioneer Edwin ter Velde left the area with his factory. to Krommenie.

The flexible round houses had to offer a quick solution to the housing shortage in the town, but also to the Kleinouw. the campaign met with concerned local residents as the plot would be within the spray range of a nearby broccoli grower. They filed a complaint, which delayed the installation of the houses.

Waiting for a new transformer house

And now the congested power grid is throwing a spanner in the works, meaning that Liander can’t connect the homes to the electricity grid. The grid operator said in response that the grid cannot handle the additional capacity requested. “We have to expand the power grid first. In terms of concrete, this means that a new transformer house has to be installed.”

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