Carnisselande area Sketch of the planning process
Source: http://www.carnisselande.nl

In the last ten years, as a result of the implementation of the Fifth National Policy on Spatial Planning, Barendrecht has doubled its population, although some of the original farms have being conserved, and the village accounts with an historic centre, the originally agrarian area with low density has changed. Most of its new residents are from Rotterdam (70%). The expansion area of Carnisselande has experienced an intense process of residential construction. Carnisseland has achieved positive results in economical, social, environmental, and cultural aspects.