Overstegen, Doetinchem, Municipality of Doetinchem
Overstegen is a suburban, postwar district with approx. 4.000 inhabitants and 2.000 homes (mostly 45 years and older) closely to the centre of Doetinchem. The district consists for a large quantity of social real estate. There are very few businesses around Overstegen but there is a small shopping mall and two schools.
- Tools: District sustainability plan and viewer,
- Housing association Sité, energy cooperative AGEM, grid operator Liander, and the municipality of Doetinchem.
- Contracts: Various contracts signed with private individuals. Two contracts signed with Sité.
- Result: A long-term collaborative engagement with the housing association. Significant results with Sité as a consequence and modest results with private homeowners. A combined approach in execution for private and corporate works.
- impact: 240 social houses renovated (€ 19,11 mio) 11 private homes renovated (€ 268K) 3 private homes sold back to the housing association for renovation.
WDW has written a district plan for the Overstegen area in Doetinchem. Various discussions have been held, and one successful sustainability project has already been completed. This marks the first steps taken. A second project in another subarea in Doetinchem is to follow, for which Van Wijnen will provide the execution. Discussions about a continuation in the Overstegen area are still ongoing. A plan has been discussed, and a followup will be provided. Thus, the Overstegen district is ahead of many other districts in the Netherlands on the path to becoming gasfree. Almost three of the subareas, a third of the district, is made gasfree. In the next five years another three (larger) subareas will be renovated. This will make almost all, around 90%, of the district gasfree.
