City council opposes realization of Eeneind-West distribution centers in Nuenen
The municipality of Nuenen plans to allow the construction of three distribution centers on Eeneind-West in Nuenen. It involves a total area of about 44 soccer fields and the building height of the halls will be 14 meters. It is expected that this will lead to 6,700 mvt/etc (motorized traffic intensity), of which 1,300 trucks.
On June 17, 2024, the Municipal Executive of the Municipality of Nuenen issued a draft decision on the permit application for the realization of three distribution centers within the Eeneind-West planning area on the Collse Hoefdijk. The draft environmental permit decision for distribution centers Eeneind-West was available for inspection for six weeks from June 24, 2024.
The Municipal Council of Geldrop-Mierlo has unanimously instructed the Municipal Executive of Geldrop-Mierlo to do everything possible to prevent its implementation. For this reason, the Geldrop-Mierlo municipal council has in recent months called in various ways for people to put forward an opinion against the planned distribution center on Eeneind-West in Nuenen.
Alderman Frans Stravers: 'The Citizens' Committee Distribution CenterNee also called on residents in various ways to submit an opinion. In the end, many residents and civil society organizations responded.' The Citizens' Committee Distribution CenterNo has now set up its own:
A total of more than 1,500 views were submitted during that period on the intention of the Municipal Executive of the Municipality of Nuenen to issue a permit for the construction of three distribution centers.
Board of B&W of Geldrop-Mierlo appeals Nuenen's decision to grant permit for building distribution centers Eeneind-West
The college of mayor and aldermen of the municipality of Nuenen c.a. announced on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, that it has granted the requested permit for the construction of a distribution center on Eeneind-West.
You can find the decision of Nuenen's mayor and aldermen and its explanation in the shaded text below (with the heading"Besluit omgevingsvergunning Eeneind-West en toelichting college van burgemeester en wethouders van Nuenen"). 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 will deteriorate and it is possible that increasing congestion will jeopardize the response times of emergency workers.
Reasons enough to lodge an appeal against the decision of the College of Mayor and Aldermen of the Municipality of Nuenen on behalf of the College of Mayor and Aldermen of Geldrop-Mierlo and by unanimous order of the Municipal Council of Geldrop-Mierlo. The process steps for this are currently being worked out.
Decision on environmental permit Eeneind-West and explanation college of mayor and aldermen of Nuenen:
'On May 12, 2025, the Municipal Executive of Nuenen took a decision on the permit application for the construction of a distribution center on Eeneind-West. The college assessed the application against the applicable zoning plan, and also carefully evaluated the more than 1,500 views submitted. On this basis, the college could not decide otherwise than to grant the requested permit.
Of course we understand the concerns of local residents that this decision raises. However, regulations in the Netherlands stipulate that a zoning plan is always leading in determining whether a permit must be granted. As a college we are obliged to check against the rules of the zoning plan.
All information can be found on the Nuenen municipality's website, including the note of views: www.nuenen.nl/ontwikkeling-eeneind-west.
Stakeholders and non-stakeholders also have option to appeal
Now that the Municipal Executive of Nuenen sees insufficient grounds in the views and has proceeded to grant the permit, it is possible for interested parties and also non-interested parties who have submitted views 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.
How to Appeal.
Do you disagree with the decision of the municipality of Nuenen to issue a permit for the realization of the distribution centers on Eeneind-West in Nuenen and does Nuenen reject your objection to this decision?
If so, you can appeal to the administrative law judge. Read how to appeal here:
Effective date of authorization
What does this mean next? So the College of the Municipality of Nuenen has officially announced that it is granting an environmental permit for the construction of the three large-scale distribution centers, then it will take effect after six weeks. But this does not yet mean that the permit is final. As a result of an appeal or appeal, the decision may still change. As previously written, it could take years to complete the procedures.
During that time, however, the permit may be used and the promoter may start construction of the distribution centers at his own risk. Indeed, until it is finally determined that the permit will remain in place, the permit may still be reversed and construction halted.
In order to prevent the initiator from using the permit already during this appeal procedure, a so-called preliminary injunction can be requested in case there is an urgent interest. This must be requested during the appeal procedure at the court and during the appeal procedure at the Administrative Law Division of the Council of State.
The preliminary injunction court may then rule that the initiator may not use the permit until a final decision is made. This may mean that the initiator may not begin construction or that construction that has already begun must be halted.
Any party can request injunctive relief at any stage of the proceedings (i.e., on appeal and on appeal). This is not required within a certain period of time, but only when there is an urgent interest. This is the case when a ruling by the court in an (appeal) case cannot be awaited.
View Draft decision - Environmental permit Collse Hoefdijk, parcel C3519, 3761, 3838, 3839, 3842, 3843, 3844, 3845, 3759, 4440 and 4442.
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