Speculative land fragmentation in the Netherlands: the potential of Nordic land formation tools to combat land shredding
W.K. Korthals Altes (TU Delft - Urban Development Management)
H.W. de Wolff (TU Delft - Urban Development Management)
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Abstract
In the Netherlands, there is a practice of entrepreneurs who buy land, fragment it into tiny parcels and sell it using aggressive marketing campaigns for extremely high prices to private people suggesting that this is a fine investment, because of expected planning gain. However, usually, this land has no prospect for development at all being often situated in areas that have no development perspective at all. Furthermore, the speculative shredding of land makes it unfit for future uses. This paper aims to explore whether the legal systems of Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden) with regard to subdivision, can help to address this issue of speculative land fragmentation, and it explores the potential of Nordic experiences for including some of these principles in the legal system of the Netherlands.
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