During the meeting of Provincial Executive on July 8, 2025, the board of GS agreed to the draft decisions to amend the Zeeland Environmental Vision and Environmental Regulation. This means that these documents are released for public consultation.
The topics concerning the amendments are:
Zeeuwse Environmental Vision and Environmental Regulation:
- Rules on accommodation
- Small-scale camping
- Goose policy
- Marine gas discharge
- Opportunities for local business parks
- Living in rural areas and updating 3 regulations
- Good landscape integration
- Regional business park programs
Zeeuwse Environmental Vision:
- Policy and rules regarding storage, generation, and transport of energy
- Implementation program Culture and Heritage 2025-2032
- Core shopping areas
Environmental Regulation Zeeland:
- Use of air pressure weapons for rats
- Felling and replanting of wooded areas
- Underwater flora and fauna
- Drones in quiet areas
- Prohibition on the use of harmful pesticides in groundwater protection areas
- Regional water defenses (weighting water interest)
- Delimitation of urban and rural areas
- Definition of terms
- Light pollution
The public inspection period will take place from July 29, 2025, to September 8, 2025. All changes are clearly indicated and can be found in both documents.
You can view the documents via www.zeeland.nl and consult them digitally via www.omgevingswet.overheid.nl under Rules on the map via Document search with the identification number:
- Zeeuwse Environmental Vision: /akn/nl/act/pv29/2023/omgevingsvisie
- Environmental Regulation Zeeland: /akn/nl/act/pv29/2023/omgevingsverordening
Only comments can be submitted that relate to the aforementioned amendments included in the draft. During the public inspection period, anyone can submit oral or written comments to Provincial Executive of Zeeland.
Written comments can be submitted, mentioning ‘ Comment draft Update 2025 Zeeuwse Environmental Vision’ or ‘Comment draft Update 2025 Environmental Regulation Zeeland’, along with address details and motivation, to be submitted to:
Province of Zeeland
P.O. Box 6001
4330 LA Middelburg
For oral comments, you can make an appointment with the Province of Zeeland at 0118-631011. Instead of sending by letter, you can, during the aforementioned period, send your comments electronically to omgevingsvisie@zeeland.nl.
The comments will be answered. It is expected that the amended draft decisions will be submitted to Provincial States on December 12, 2025.