Driveway construction

You need an environmental permit to build a driveway. You apply for an environmental permit through the online Omgevingsloket. The municipality constructs a driveway. You or a contractor may not do this yourself.

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Approach

This is how you apply for a permit to build a driveway:

  • Go to the Environment Counter.
  • Do the permit check. You can then apply for the permit right away.
  • Log in: 
    • for yourself: with DigiD
    • For a company: with eRecognition
  • You pass on:
    • A drawing or photograph showing the desired location of the driveway
    • a photo of the existing situation

Cost

To apply for the environmental permit, you must pay fees. More information on this can be found in the 2025 fee ordinance.

After granting the environmental permit, we make a quote for the construction or modification of the driveway. We discuss this with you in advance. Because every driveway is different.

Description

If you want to make an entrance to your business or home, you need an environmental permit. For example, if you want to make an entrance from the road to your garage. Or for an entrance over water, such as over a ditch. You may not change an existing driveway without a permit.

 When constructing a driveway to the public road, for example, an obstacle such as a lighting pole is not a problem.

Requirements

Without an environmental permit, you may not:

  • Making an entrance from the road
  • Changing the road (by lowering the sidewalk, for example)
  • Changing an existing driveway

You may not build a driveway if one is already present. The exception is the application for a 2nd driveway at a wide house/parcel.

You can find all Requirements in the APV and the Heerlen Rates Regulation on overheid.nl.

Term

The municipality decides within 8 weeks of receiving your application. The municipality may extend this period once.

If on-site parking does violate the zoning plan, the municipality will make a decision within 26 weeks.

Objection and appeal

You can object to the decision on your application. Do this within 6 weeks. Do you then disagree with the decision on the objection? Then file an appeal with the court.

During the 26-week procedure, you can submit views. After submitting views, do you still disagree with the ruling? Then appeal to the court.

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