Tourist village for the Dutch in Chrudim district gets the green light

Surroundings of Proseč

Proseč (Chrudim) - The intention of the Brno-based company Goodrock to construct recreational facilities near Proseč in the Chrudim region has received a favorable opinion from the regional office after several years of resistance from environmental activists during the environmental impact assessment. The investor wants to build a residential complex called Chalupy Česká Rybná with 33 houses for Dutch vacationers in this attractive location. However, the local zoning plan must first be changed, although the municipality has no preliminary objections, said mayor Jan Macháček to ČTK.
    "We are taking this into account in the concept of the new zoning plan. We plan to hold a public discussion on February 23, and the plan should move to the proposal stage by June," Macháček stated. According to him, tourists could benefit local merchants and services, and a new sewage system and roads would also be established in the area.
    The company chose a tourist-attractive location near the settlement of U František for its plans. On approximately one hectare, 33 recreational cottages for temporary living will be built, with half of the area being paved. The buildings will be designed to match the character and scale of the original folk architecture while also meeting the demands of contemporary lifestyles. The buildings will be heated by electricity.
    Goodrock, founded by a Dutch company, has been working to promote this project for several years. Environmental organizations previously opposed it, claiming it disrupts the landscape and encroaches on the valley of the Martinický stream, where protected species of animals and plants can be found. During the current proceedings, the public or civic organizations did not express any opinions.
    "We have made certain concessions. Originally, the buildings were to be located on both sides of the stream, now only on one. We have also vacated areas where protected organisms could be found," Jaromír Kašpar, managing director of Area 2000 Polička, which represents the investor, told ČTK. The project has existed since 2004, and the Goodrock company took it over a year later from previous Dutch developers.
    In Eastern Bohemia, groups of houses for Dutch tourists already exist. The Dutch have their modernly furnished houses, for example, in Čistá near Vrchlabí and in Stupná near Nová Paka in the Jičín region. The creation of further "Dutch villages" was, on the other hand, rejected by Dolní Dvůr in the Trutnov region.