Environmental Permit

You do not always need to apply for an environmental permit. You can check yourself whether an environmental permit is needed. On the Omgevingsloket(external link) you can do a permit check. This will make it clear whether you need a permit, a notification, or no permit. If your plan does not appear to be permit-free, investigate whether you can modify the plan so that it is permit-free. If so, it may cost you less time and money. A plan that is permit-free must still meet the legal requirements for buildings, e.g., the Building Works Decree and the Neighborhood Act.

Have you filled out the permit check questionnaire but can't figure it out or are you unsure if your plan is permit-free? Contact the Public Center. You can then submit a concept application to explore your plan. There is a charge for this.

Please note that a permit check is not currently available for every activity. So always check the environmental plan rules or contact the permits team.

If you do need an environmental permit, you must find out if the plan fits within the environmental plan. To do this, view the Rules in the Environment Desk on the Map. Are you unable to figure it out? Then contact us. You can Make an appointment an appointment for this .

Does your plan fit into the environmental plan? Then you can proceed to the next step.

Does it not fit into the environmental plan? Then first submit a request in principle . This will give you an estimate of the chances of your request.

Would you first like to properly assess the chances of your environmental permit? Then you can submit a concept application. Then you will know in advance:

• Whether your application is complete;
• Whether your project fits within the rules of the environmental plan;
• How the building code committee will review your project.

You cannot derive any rights from the draft application. But it does give you an idea of your chances.

What do you need to provide?

For a concept application, provide the following:

• A situation drawing of the plot. This shows all buildings: both in the existing state and in the new state (to scale and with dimensions).
• A brief description of building uses: both existing and new.
• Facade views of the buildings being altered: both in the existing condition and in the new condition (to scale and provided with dimensions and colors/materials used).
• Floor plans of the existing and new situation.

You submit your concept application through the Omgevingsloket.

Environment Table

Due to the size/complexity of the plan, exploration and guidance may be required from us or outside experts. If your plan is desirable, we will invite you to the environment table. We will then enter into discussion with you to arrive at an optimal and feasible plan. After discussion at the environment table, you will receive a submission recommendation from us.

Your structure may affect the people and businesses in the area. Therefore, we ask that you always engage in conversation with your neighbors. Your neighbors will appreciate hearing about your plan in time. If you do not need an environmental permit, you can start building.

Please note that some situations require participation in your application. In that case, we will check whether your environment is taken into account in the right way. We may then decide whether or not (yet) to process your application.

Your structure may affect the people and businesses in the area. Therefore, we ask that you always engage in conversation with your neighbors. Your neighbors will appreciate hearing about your plan in time. If you do not need an environmental permit, you can start building.

Please note that some situations require participation in your application. In that case, we will check whether your environment is taken into account in the right way. We may then decide whether or not (yet) to process your application.

We will send you a notice of receipt. We will also publish your request on the Municipal page.

We also check that your application is complete. Are any documents missing? Then we will let you know. We will then also indicate the deadline by which you must provide them.

We review the content of your application. We check whether the application meets all legal requirements. For example, we look at rules from the temporary environmental plan and the building code.

Note that some initiatives cannot be granted with an environmental permit. Sometimes an amendment to the environmental plan is required. For more information, see the page on the Environment Plan.

The City Council has designated a number of cases that require binding advisory authority from the council. This means that the city council gives an opinion on your plan that the college must abide by. This may affect the processing time of your application for an environmental permit. For these cases, the obligation to participate with the environment also applies. 

We will let you know within 8 weeks of your application whether you will receive an environmental permit. Unless:

• Documents were missing; we add the time you need to provide them to the decision period.
• You have a complicated project; then we can extend the deadline once by 6 weeks.

We publish our decision on the Municipal page. Others (for example, your neighbors) then have 6 weeks to file an objection. If they do not, your permit is irrevocable after this period.