azc Pastoorsmast (Nuenen)
The COA asylum seekers' centre (azc) at the Pastoorsmast in Nuenen opened on 8 September 2026. It has 159 places and is intended to stay for five to ten years. According to the municipality, 56 residents arrived on 8 September, 46 more were due on 9 September and 37 on 11 September, and the last 20 were to follow in the weeks after; the residents are families and single adults. The permits were contested: the municipal executive decided on 1,059 objections in March 2026, and on 25 June 2026 the preliminary relief judge of the Oost-Brabant court refused a neighbour's request to halt construction.
Occupancy
159
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€80
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€4.6m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Pastoorsmast, Nuenen. It is run by the COA (Centraal Orgaan opvang asielzoekers), the Dutch government’s asylum-reception agency. For what the azc / noodopvang categories mean and how Dutch reception spending breaks down, open the cost panel on the interactive map with the Netherlands selected in Settings.
In the news
2026
Announced: azc Pastoorsmast (Nuenen)
Planned; opening repeatedly delayed (now first residents at the earliest in summer 2026) amid permit objections. The COA azc is to house up to 159 asylum seekers for five years.
Gemeente Nuenen · source
Mar 2026
Municipality decides on 1,059 objections to the azc permits
On 10 March 2026 the municipal executive decided on the 1,059 objections filed against the three permits for the temporary azc at the Pastoorsmast. Some objections led to changes to the permit.
Gemeente Nuenen · source
Jun 2026
Explosives found in azc under construction
Damage and explosives were found in the COA building under construction at the Pastoorsmast on the morning of 18 June 2026. No one was injured; the explosives disposal service (EOD) dealt with them and the police investigated.
Gemeente Nuenen · source
Jun 2026
Construction of the azc may continue
On 25 June 2026 the preliminary relief judge of the Oost-Brabant court refused a neighbour's request to halt construction and prevent occupation, so building could continue and asylum seekers could move in.
Gemeente Nuenen · source
Sep 2026
azc Nuenen welcomes its first residents
The COA welcomed the first residents on 8 September 2026. The azc has 159 places for five to ten years; 56 residents arrived on 8 September, 46 more were due on 9 September and 37 on 11 September, and the last 20 were to follow in the weeks after.
Gemeente Nuenen · source
Sep 2026
First residents arrive at azc Nuenen
Omroep Brabant reported that the azc at the Pastoorsmast, with room for 159 people, welcomed its first 56 residents on Tuesday 8 September 2026.
Omroep Brabant · source
Compiled from public Dutch news reports (each item links to its source). Where a municipality runs more than one reception location, attribution to this specific address reflects the cited report and may be approximate, always check the linked source.
Timeline
Mar 2026
Objections to the permits decided
The municipal executive decided on the 1,059 objections filed against the three permits for the azc; some led to changes to the permit.
Jun 2026
Explosives found in the building under construction
Damage and explosives were found in the building on the morning of 18 June 2026. No one was injured, and the police investigated.
Jun 2026
Court lets construction continue
On 25 June 2026 the preliminary relief judge of the Oost-Brabant court refused a neighbour's request to halt construction and prevent occupation.
Sep 2026
The azc opens
The first 56 residents arrived on 8 September 2026; 46 more were due on 9 September and 37 on 11 September, and the last 20 in the weeks after.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €80 per person per night for a regular centre, the 159 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €4.6m per year. This is an order-of-magnitude figure for context only, not a site-specific invoice, emergency reception typically runs around three times the cost of a regular centre.
Sources
Gemeente Nuenen · 2026-09-08. View source
Occupancy is the COA register snapshot of 13 August 2025 and may have changed since. Coordinates were geocoded from the published street address via the official PDOK Locatieserver.