Applying for a planning permit
Are you planning to build or demolish something in your garden or next to your home? For example, do you intend to build a garage or cut down a tree? If so, you will often need a planning permit (omgevingsvergunning). You can apply for this permit via the Omgevingsloket. In some cases you only need to notify the authorities, and no permit is required.
You need a planning permit for various activities in your garden or in and around your house, such as:
- construction;
- demolition;
- building a driveway;
- modifying, renovating or restoring a listed building;
- cutting down trees.
Go to the Omgevingsloket (online environment portal) to check whether you require a planning permit (in Dutch) or if just a notification is sufficient.
You can apply for a planning permit via the Omgevingsloket (in Dutch).
This is how it works for you
Here is some information from your municipality.
Environmetal permits
You may find an overview of the costs of environmetal permits in this table (Title 2, Chapter 3).
The municipality will need 8 weeks (standard procedure) to assess your application. It will sometimes take 26 weeks (extended procedure). This will be the case, for example, if you want something different from what is stated in the bestemmingsplan (zoning plan). The municipality can extend the period once for a period of 6 weeks.
You may lodge an objection within 6 weeks after a permit has been granted. Proprties with monumantal status may not be demolished within those 6 weeks.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Leiden
Visiting address
Bargelaan 190
2333CW Leiden
| Monday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 17:00 17:00 - 20:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 - 12:30 |
| Sunday | Closed |