Applying for a planning permit

Consult the municipality about your plans in advance. This way you can avoid unnecessary surprises. This is called a preliminary consultation. When making plans, get in touch with the municipality as soon as possible.

Check the Online Environmental Desk to see if you need an environmental permit. Are you required to have an environmental permit? Then you can apply for it there immediately.

Do this at least 8 weeks before you want to start the works. If you are applying for a permit for extensive works, do this at least 6 months in advance.

If you are applying for a permit for extensive works, the municipality will first need to make a preliminary decision on your application. This preliminary decision is not yet a final decision. Anyone can express their opinion on this draft decision within a 6 week period. You do this in what is called a zienswijze letter.

If you do not agree with the preliminary decision, you explain why in your zienswijze letter. You will receive a notification of whether or not you have been granted a permit.

There are costs attached to processing your application. These are called fees (leges). The municipality charges fees for its work. The amount of the fees depends upon the activities involved in the application. The nature and scope of the activities and the procedure followed also influence the amount of the fees. 

As a minimum lower limit for the construction costs we apply the basic amounts per building type determined by The Netherlands Construction Costs Institute (Nederlands Bouwkosten instituut – NBI) for the Province of Gelderland in 2018, as indicated in the Research Report on Basic Amounts for Buildings (Onderzoeksrapport Basisbedragen Gebouwen), 2018, 4th quarter, until this research report is replaced or amended. These research reports and any new editions can be found at the bottom of this page and can also be consulted in hard copy at the municipality.

When applying for an environmental permit for construction activities, the fees are determined in part by the construction costs. As a minimum lower limit for the construction costs we apply the construction costs laid down by The Netherlands Construction Costs Institute (Nederlands Bouwkosten instituut – NBI).

For an up-to-date overview of fees for various activities, please consult the fee ordinance to be found at www.overheid.nl.

You will receive notification of whether you have been granted authorisation within 8 weeks. The municipality can extend this period once by 6 weeks. If the municipality fails to reach a decision within this period, you will be granted a permit automatically.

If you disagree with the municipality's decision, you can file an objection within 6 weeks.

Extensive application

You will receive notification of whether you have been granted authorisation within 8 weeks. This period can be extended once by 6 weeks. If the municipality fails to reach a decision within this period, you will not be granted a permit automatically.

If you disagree with the municipality's decision, you can lodge an appeal with a court of law within 6 weeks. This is only possible if you have submitted a zienswijze letter on the preliminary decision.

If you are applying for a permit for extensive works, the municipality will first need to make a preliminary decision on your application. This preliminary decision is not yet a final decision. Anyone can express their opinion on this draft decision within a 6 week period. You do this in what is called a zienswijze letter.

If you do not agree with the preliminary decision, you explain why in your zienswijze letter. You will receive a notification of whether or not you have been granted a permit.