Big plans

Large plans are often complicated, have a great impact on the environment and often do not fit within the rules of the municipality. It is therefore very important to involve the environment in the process and content of the plan. Large plans must also always be submitted to the municipality. Some large plans are also subject to a participation requirement, this list can be found under the section 'assessment municipality'.

Examples of great plans

  • Placement of wind turbines
  • Installation of solar panel fields (larger than 50m2).
  • Establishment or restructuring of businesses in one of the business parks
  • Large-scale housing development
  • The construction and establishment of social buildings (such as schools and
    care centers)
  • Construction of a new road

Form of participation

  • Information evening and information letter
  • Brainstorming session
  • Survey
  • Joint work session

Roadmap

The following is a roadmap for participation in major plans.

1. Determine if you need a permit for your plan.

What is legally possible, does your idea fit within the environmental plan, what policies do you need to take into account, and may a procedure need to be followed? Your immediate environment may also ask about this. You can find this information on the page about the Omgevingswet

2. Contact the municipality, inform the municipality about your plan.

For large plans, we recommend that you first submit a request in principle.

3. Determine your environment: who should I talk to about my plan?

With a large plan, this could include an entire street, surrounding homes and businesses, or an entire neighborhood.

4. How do you engage with the environment?

With large plans, it is important to actively involve stakeholders. Have stakeholders contribute ideas or incorporate ideas and interests into the design.

5. Make a record of all responses.

This creates an overview of all tips, interests, concerns and ideas. A sample report can be found in the appendix of this roadmap.

6. Circulate the report to all persons you have involved in the plan.

Ask stakeholders if they agree with the report

7. Adapting the plan or not?

Those involved may have provided tips on how to improve the plan. It is your choice whether or not to modify your plan.

8. Submitting the application.

You indicate whether or not you have had a conversation with the environment. If you did, you also attach the report. This will state with whom the conversation was held and the results.

9. Township assessment.

The plan is tested against the rules that apply within the municipality. In addition, the municipality looks at whether it has talked to the surrounding area and what has come out of that.