In 2003, the municipality made a new Structuurplan which started development of three new settlements: Overgooi in the southeast, Almere-Hout in the east, and Almere-Poort in the West.
I 2003 præsenterede Almere Kommune en ny strukturplan, der igangsatte opførelsen af tre nye byer: Overgooi i sydøst, Almere-Hout i øst og Almere-Poort i vest.