Buy, rent or use greenfield or leftover land

Is there a piece of municipal land next to your home? You can sometimes buy this land and add it to your own. 

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Municipal land use (temporary)

Approach

This is how you apply to buy, rent or use a piece of municipal land:

  • Contact the municipality.
  • You will need:
    • your valid ID
    • a valid address
    • a situation sketch of the land and what you want to do with it
    • A clear drawing (cadastral) of the piece of land in question

Cost

If we evaluate the application positively, we will start negotiations for the sale. The purchase price and buyer's costs are for the buyer's account. Sometimes the municipality engages an appraiser. These costs are paid by the buyer.

Description

You can buy, rent or temporarily use a piece of municipal land next to your owner-occupied home. Even if it is next to your home's garden. This is public green space or residual land. You have to pay for this.

Buying, renting or occupying municipal land can only be done if it benefits everyone. It is illegal to use municipal land without permission from the municipality.

You cannot buy land belonging to the municipal green space in your residential area.

Terms

Conditions for buying, renting or using municipal land include:

  • The greenbelt or residual land is adjacent to your home. Or to the garden at your home.
  • You own the property.
  • Neighbors are not bothered by the fact that the green space is yours.
  • You take care of the maintenance of the piece of greenery yourself.
  • Your plans for the piece of land are urban planning sound.
  • There are no cables or pipes running under the piece of land.
  • The piece of land is not too close to the sewer.
  • If a residual strip borders multiple properties of different owners, we can only sell the strip if all owners of the adjacent land want to buy it.

Term

Approve the application to purchase municipal land, additional time is needed for:

  • making the contract
  • decision-making
  • the notarial deed

Objection and appeal

You cannot appeal the decision on your application. It is also not possible to appeal.