Greenhouse Horticulture Land Use Plan for Drenthe, Netherlands (2014)

A 2014 policy document outlining the spatial plan for greenhouse horticulture in the Dutch province of Drenthe. The plan, adopted by the Provincial Council of Drenthe on 2 July 2014, allocates up to 500 hectares for greenhouse activities in the municipality of Emmen until 2020. It was published by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations as part of the 'Environmental Vision 2014'.

Use Cases

• Analyze regional agricultural zoning policies based on the described greenhouse horticulture locations.
• Map planned land use for horticulture based on the referenced locations Klazienaveen, Het Rundedal, and Erica.
• Study the spatial concentration of economic clusters based on the described 'Greenport Holland' framework.
• Assess policy constraints on agricultural expansion based on the rule excluding new locations outside the designated areas.

Strengths

• Specific spatial target of 500 hectares allocated for greenhouse horticulture until 2020.
• Clear policy adoption date (2 July 2014) and governing body (Provincial Council of Drenthe).
• Explicit geographic scope focusing on the municipality of Emmen and three named locations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Policy document and spatial plan.

Time Range

2014, with a planning horizon until 2020.

Freshness

Last updated is unknown; data reflects a 2014 policy snapshot.

Geography

Province of Drenthe, Netherlands, specifically the municipality of Emmen (Klazienaveen, Het Rundedal, Erica).