The Nature Conservancy Foundation from Meppel is suing both the municipality and the province of Groningen because of the upcoming concerts of the German band Rammstein in the city of Groningen. The nature club states that the noise permits granted are not in order.
That is why the conservationists want the court to look into this in an interim measure.
In the run-up to the concerts on July 6 and 7 in the Stadspark in Groningen, the municipality of Groningen granted an event permit with a one-off permit on top of it to make more noise than permitted. Rammstein is therefore allowed to produce 103 decibels instead of 100 decibels.
According to Secretary Geert Starre of the Nature Conservancy Watch, it has been shown that the volume will be much louder in reality. This not only leads to hearing damage in humans, but can also damage nature, says Starre. “We want to prevent that,” he told the news agency ANP. Some 52 species of birds are said to live around the Stadspark, many of which are still breeding, says Starre.
Nature Conservation Watch believes that the permits granted by the municipality and province have not been issued correctly. For example, there would be a lack of a nature test, which must be done when a permit is granted.
A permit has also been issued for setting off fireworks, a regular part of a Rammstein show. According to Starre, this will lead to additional damage. “There is no test that looks at all the consequences, for people and nature.”
It is not yet known when the administrative court will consider the matter. The Northern Netherlands court could not be reached on Monday.
2023-07-03 17:10:27
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