Noodopvang Schagen (Priggeweg)
The municipality of Schagen granted the COA a permit in February 2024 for a temporary emergency reception centre for up to 250 asylum seekers on a plot at the Priggeweg in Schagen-Oost, with an initial one-year usage period. A legal challenge followed, but the Noord-Holland court ruled that the COA was permitted to build the emergency reception at the site. Aside from reports of bicycle vandalism in the car park, the municipality stated there was no structural nuisance around the location.
Occupancy
245
people (Aug 2025)
Per night
€184
per person (benchmark)
Annual
€16m
estimated
Background
The site sits at Priggeweg, Schagen. 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
2024
Court: COA may build emergency reception in Schagen
The Noord-Holland court rejected objections and ruled that the COA was allowed to build a temporary emergency reception centre for asylum seekers at the Priggeweg.
Schager Dagblad · 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
Feb 2024
Permit granted for emergency reception
Schagen issues an environmental permit for up to 250 asylum seekers at the Priggeweg for one year.
2024
Court allows COA to build reception
Rechtbank Noord-Holland rules the COA may construct the emergency reception at the Priggeweg.
Cost
Dutch asylum reception is funded by central government through the COA. At an illustrative benchmark of about €184 per person per night for emergency reception (noodopvang), the 245 people recorded here on 13 August 2025 imply roughly €16m 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
COA / Rijksoverheid (Kamerstuk, 5 Sep 2025) · 2025-08-13. 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.