Installing cables and pipes
You may lay cables and pipes in the ground with permission from municipality.
Approach
Once the cables are in the ground, the contractor on behalf of the municipality paves the work area again neatly. He may do this himself if the workplace is smaller than 5 m2. This usually involves minor repairs. In the shopping centers of Heerlen city, Hoensbroek and Heerlerheide, municipality always takes care of repaving itself.
You apply for permission digitally through the MOOR platform.
Cost
Rate 2024:
€ 345.00 for an application consent decree telecommunications law
If the Chamber of Commerce number is missing from an organization or company's application form, we will charge the costs to the applicant personally.
Description
You may lay cables and pipes in the ground only with permission from municipality . Permission is not necessary if it is your own land and you are doing it without machinery.
Are you using a machine for digging? Then you must also file an excavation report. You do this at the Kabels en Leidingen Informatiecentrum (KLIC) of the Kadaster. All information about the location of cables and pipelines is stored centrally at the Land Registry.
Does it involve pipes for hazardous substances? If so, you also submit a notification via the Environment Desk.
When we talk about cables and pipes, we mean:
- Electricity and gas lines from Enexis network
- Water pipes from WML
- Cables for telecommunications from telecom companies
Consent Decree
The telecommunications company requests a consent decree from the municipality. In most cases, the municipality gives permission. This decision is valid for 6 months for a certain area. Within those 6 months, the cables must be laid.
One week before the work begins, you must notify the municipality . Local residents will receive notice from the contractor about the nature and duration of the work.
This does not apply if there is a malfunction. The malfunction must, of course, be resolved quickly.
When not to consent?
There are places within the municipality, where the ground is as good as full. This is mainly due to the abundance of telecommunications facilities. In addition, other cable and pipe operators can make their repairs with the greatest difficulty and not infrequently without causing damage in the event of breakdowns. In such a case, the municipality requests that providers reciprocally use each other's facilities.
Terms
- You make the KLIC notification at the earliest 20 working days and at the latest 3 working days before the excavation work.
- Only for pipelines with hazardous content, such as gas: the cable and pipeline information you get from the Land Registry is digitally present at the excavation site during digging.
Term
The municipality decides within 8 weeks of receiving your application. The municipality may extend this deadline once by 6 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.