Environmental Plan

Since the Omgevingswet came into force, the municipality no longer has all different plans with legal rules, but there is one environmental plan with municipal rules for the physical environment. 

The Environment Plan can be found in the Environment Desk under Rules on the Map 

Initially, this is a temporary Environment Plan. Municipalities have until January 1, 2032, to draw up a definitive Environment Plan. That time is needed to convert all the new policies, current ordinances and rules into this final Environmental Plan.

The environmental plan consists of two parts: 

  • All zoning plans and other regulations that belong in the environment plan from the entry into force of the Omgevingswet (management regulations and amendment plans)
  • The dowry

The dowry consists of rules that the State transfers to municipalities and water boards. They do this because these are rules that municipalities and water boards can better consider locally. For municipalities, these include environmental rules for activities such as catering establishments, animal boarding houses, day recreation and supermarkets, and rules about the consequences of activities, such as the connection of buildings to utilities and the amount of noise or odor for the environment.

Municipalities can adjust the dowry themselves, as long as the rules comply with the instruction rules of the state and province.

Do your plans not fit into the temporary environmental plan? 

Then the advice is to first submit your plan as a request in principle. Then you will know whether your plan stands a chance before you officially apply for the environmental permit or an amendment to the environmental plan. 

The municipality can deviate from the temporary environmental plan in two ways:

Permit for a non-plan environmental planning activity (BOPA).

If your plan is not allowed by the environmental plan, you can request a BOPA.
You must then explain why your plan is a good fit for that site. We recommend using a spatial consultant for this.

Environment plan amendment 

If a BOPA is not possible, you can modify the environmental plan in consultation with the municipality.

Until December 31, 2025, this is still allowed through the temporary scheme TAM-IMRO (Temporary Alternative Measure). Do you want to make use of this? Health then that your plan is submitted before August 1, 2025 and that the plan is available for inspection as a draft before December 31, 2025.

After December 31, 2025, the new digital standards will apply(STOP-TPOD).
The municipality chooses to enable area development plans through a regulation that applies specifically to that location. This is separate from the fixed structure of the environmental plan. 

We include these regulations for area developments in Chapter 21 of the environmental plan.

Do you want to make an environmental plan amendment according to the new STOP-TPOD standards? If so, contact the municipality.

Cost

There are costs associated with both procedures (BOPA and environmental plan amendment). How much you pay depends on the type of application.