Notice of Establishment of Municipal Preferential Rights Draf- en Renbaan Duindigt
Electronic publication in the Municipal Gazette ex Article 16.32 b Omgevingswet and Article 12 jo. 13 Publication Act
Notice for public inspection of decision to establish an early preferential right pursuant to Article 9.1 paragraph 1, opening words and under c, Omgevingswet
The Municipal Council of the Municipality of Wassenaar announces that it has decided by preferential right decision of 22 September 2025 to establish an early municipal preferential right pursuant to Article 9.1, paragraph 1, opening words and under c, Omgevingswet has established an early municipal preferential right to the plots of land cadastral municipality of Wassenaar,
- section E, number 1801, measuring 13.420 m2;
- section E, number 1943, measuring 145 m2;
- section E, number 2053, measuring 236,773 m2;
- section E, number 2119, measuring 5,740 m2.
locally known Draf- en Renbaan Duindigt, located at Waalsdorperlaan 29 and 29A in (2244 BN) Wassenaar.
Period of validity
The pre-emptive right decision is valid for a period of 3 years after its registration in the public registers of the Land Registry. Within this period, the council must have adopted an environmental vision or program or environmental plan in which the function for which the pre-emptive right has been established has been allocated or assigned.
Location, current use and destination/function
The lots on which the preferential right has been established are located at Waalsdorperlaan 29 and 29A in (2244 BN) Wassenaar as shown on the ground plan attached to the decision and forming part thereof and certified as such. The lots are currently in use for as a trotting and racing track with associated facilities.
Assigned function
The site is assigned what is thought to be a modernization site with the possibility of adding additional functions, all to be detailed.
Impact
The decision of the City Council took effect at the time of registration in the public registers of the Land Registry, which was done on September 24/25, 2025. The effect of the City Council's decision is that the owners and limited beneficiaries of the real estate subject to the preferential right, when they wish to dispose of their (right to the) real estate, must first offer it to the municipality. A number of legal acts are exempt from this obligation, such as sales to certain family members or foreclosure sales (Articles 9.8 through 9.10 of Omgevingswet). The owners and entitled parties received the decision with a letter of explanation attached by (registered) mail.
For consideration
The decision of the Municipal Council is available for inspection by anyone free of charge from September 30, 2025 to November 10, 2025, at the Municipal Office of the Municipality of Wassenaar, Johan de Wittstraat 45 in (2242 KV) Wassenaar, together with the accompanying and forming part thereof, and a list showing the cadastral designation of the land included in the establishment the size, as well as the names of the owners and limited beneficiaries.
The documents can only be viewed by appointment at the municipal office. To make an appointment, please contact the KCC on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., by calling 14 070.
In addition, you can view the decision and related documents via the digital gazette at www.officielebekendmakingen.nl.
Objection, appeal, injunctive relief
The decision of the City Council is subject to objection and appeal. For a period of six weeks from September 30 to November 10, 2025, interested parties may submit a notice of objection to the municipal council of the municipality. The notice of objection should be addressed to the Municipal Council of the Municipality of Wassenaar, Postbus 499 in (2240 AL) Wassenaar.
The notice of objection must be signed and must contain at least:
a. the name and address of the person filing the objection;
b. the date;
c. a description of the decision against which the objection is directed (c.q. the motivation);
d. the grounds for the objection.
The person lodging an objection may, if the urgency of the matter in view of the interests involved so requires, also submit a request for a preliminary injunction under Article 8:81 of the General Administrative Law Act (Algemene wet bestuursrecht) to the Interim Injunction Judge of the Administrative Law Division of the District Court of The Hague, Postbus 20302, 2500 EH The Hague. You can also submit your request for a preliminary injunction digitally at. You will need DigiD to do this.