Not sure why this particular news story was worth writing / sharing, but the article highlights an example of a real problem in the Netherlands and likely in other places. Once you build a building it will likely be there for a very long term, so a lot of effort goes into planning it well. This also means it has to go through procedures where people can object to plans and this can lead to very long delays. There are also cases where people object only looking for financial reward in exchange for dropping their objections. In this case the court ruled in favor of the planners, but especially when it rules in favor of the residents that are already there this can throw out years of work planning for a specific site.
The national government is looking to shorten these procedures, for example by not allowing someone to object to a judge ruling about the objection. This is not necessarily a good thing, but considering The Netherlands is one of the most densily populated countries in the world, NIMBY is a serious problem because there is a backyard everywhere.
Not sure why this particular news story was worth writing / sharing, but the article highlights an example of a real problem in the Netherlands and likely in other places. Once you build a building it will likely be there for a very long term, so a lot of effort goes into planning it well. This also means it has to go through procedures where people can object to plans and this can lead to very long delays. There are also cases where people object only looking for financial reward in exchange for dropping their objections. In this case the court ruled in favor of the planners, but especially when it rules in favor of the residents that are already there this can throw out years of work planning for a specific site.
The national government is looking to shorten these procedures, for example by not allowing someone to object to a judge ruling about the objection. This is not necessarily a good thing, but considering The Netherlands is one of the most densily populated countries in the world, NIMBY is a serious problem because there is a backyard everywhere.