Netherlands · Legislation
Netherlands Besluit kwaliteit leefomgeving (BKL) amendment has been enacted.
Effective 1 January 2024, this amendment to the BKL formally banned new hyperscale data centers (>10 hectares and >70 MW) across most of the Netherlands, restricting new large-scale builds to designated municipalities such as Eemshaven (Het Hogeland) and Agriport A7 (Hollands Kroon). It codified the 2022 interim moratorium into permanent spatial planning law and does not apply to projects already permitted before its entry into force.
Amendment to the Decree on Environmental Quality — Hyperscale Data Center Prohibition
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