vr 20 feb, 15:00
General
The mayor and aldermen of Noordwijk see no reason to adjust the current design of the De Schelft sports hall. In answers to written questions from the CDA, the council states that the planned hall meets the established standards and principles. According to the council, a possible expansion is not a technical necessity, but a political consideration for the municipal council.
The reason for the questions was concerns of the Noordwijk Sports Council and several sports clubs about the size and suitability of the hall. According to the council, the current design meets the established principles and standards, but expansion is a political choice of the municipal council. The questions followed reports about the first sketches of the new multifunctional hall in Noordwijkerhout. Sports clubs such as MSV (basketball), BKN (badminton) and MSV-Northa (handball) expressed concerns about the dimensions.
Dimensions and standards
The planned hall will have a size of 25 by 44.2 meters and an obstacle-free height of 7 meters. According to the council, these dimensions have been tested against the guidelines of NOC NSF and NISAV for regional competitions in indoor hockey, indoor football, korfball, volleyball, badminton, basketball and handball.
The Sports Council previously recommended opting for a wider variant of 28 meters, so that the installation of a mobile grandstand is possible. According to an earlier calculation, this expansion would require an additional investment of 375,000 euros and lead to a higher annual operating cost of 33,000 euros.
The council points out that the municipal council decided on November 4, 2025 to invest in a basic variant without a stand. According to the council, a clear choice has been made within the available financial frameworks.
Use and growth
According to the council, the current temporary sports hall with comparable dimensions functions in practice for the majority of users. The badminton club currently has markings for nine courts, seven of which meet official standards. Municipal data shows that the association with 66 members usually uses fewer than seven fields.
Basketball association MSV has indicated that a wider hall of 28 meters is needed to train safely and organize competitions. However, there are also other sports halls within the municipality that meet these requirements. The council also points out the possibility of redistributing sports capacity. With regard to future growth, the council states that the municipality has several sports halls and halls. According to the council, there is sufficient capacity in total, but associations mainly want to train in the early evening hours, which leads to bottlenecks.
Follow-up process
The council emphasizes that a delay in the project is undesirable, partly due to rising construction costs. As long as adjustments remain within the previously outlined variants, this does not necessarily have to lead to an immediate postponement, according to the council. The municipal council and involved associations are periodically informed about progress. The next step is the development of a preliminary design. The council indicates that no substantial changes are desirable for a good project result within the set frameworks.
