Board of B&W of Geldrop-Mierlo appeals Nuenen's decision to grant permit for building distribution centers Eeneind-West

You can find the decision of the mayor and aldermen of Nuenen and its explanation in the box below. Until June 23 it is possible to submit an appeal against this decision to the District Court Oost-Brabant. The college of the municipality of Nuenen c.a. does not see in the views expressed by the college of Geldrop-Mierlo, the citizens' committee Distribution Center No, Anna zorggroep and more than 1500 other concerned residents and entrepreneurs any leads to refuse the permit.

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the Municipality of Geldrop-Mierlo finds it particularly unfortunate that B&W of Nuenen did not find an opportunity to abandon the intention to grant this permit because of the far-reaching consequences that this plan has, according to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Geldrop-Mierlo.

The building of distribution centers will cause an enormous increase in (freight) traffic in our municipality, according to the Municipal Executive of Geldrop-Mierlo, with all its consequences. Many traffic jams and even unsafe situations are expected at locations where it is already extremely busy. Think of the traffic circle at the Bogardeind with the entrance and exit of the A67. In addition, the air quality is deteriorating and it is possible that the response times of emergency workers will be compromised by increasing congestion. Reasons enough to lodge an appeal against the decision of the Municipal Executive of the Municipality of Nuenen on behalf of the Municipal Executive of Geldrop-Mierlo and by unanimous order of the Municipal Council of Geldrop-Mierlo. The process steps for this are currently being worked out.

Stakeholders and non-stakeholders also have option to appeal

Now that the Municipal Executive of Nuenen sees insufficient evidence in the views and has proceeded to grant the permit, it is possible for interested parties and also non-interested parties who have submitted a view to appeal. This must be done within six weeks of the announcement of the permit. The court looks at the case and must rule within a reasonable period of time. For the appeal phase, that period is 18 months.

If a party to the appeal could not agree with the court ruling, they can appeal. Then the case goes to a higher court, namely the Administrative Law Division of the Council of State. An appeal must be filed within six weeks of the ruling being sent.

In short, both of these procedures may take several years to complete. Visit the "No to Distribution Center Eeneind-West" page for more information on the administrative law appeal process.