Advertising on buildings

Do you want to add advertising to your building? Then apply for an environmental permit through the online Omgevingsloket.

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Approach

This is how you apply for an environmental permit to place advertising:

  • Go to the Environment Desk.
  • Perform the permit check.
  • You will see if you need a permit. You can apply for the permit right away.
  • Please log in.
  • You provide, among other things:
    • drawing or drawn-in photograph of the location of the advertisement
    • photo, drawing or description of the advertisement
    • how great the advertising is
    • how long the advertisement is shown

Costs

There are fixed standard amounts attached to the permit fees. You can find these amounts in the dues ordinance 2025

Description

Do you want to place advertising on or on your building? If so, you may need an environmental permit. It depends mainly on how conspicuous the advertising is and where and when you want to place it. Do you not need a permit? Report the advertising to the municipality.

Sometimes you have to pay taxes to the municipality for advertising. There are then 2 types of tax:

  1. Precario tax. This is tax for using a piece of land belonging to the municipality. For example, the sidewalk.
  2. Advertising tax if the advertising can be seen from the public road.

Requirements

You must apply for an environmental permit for advertising if it involves:

  • a large billboard
  • moving advertisement
  • illuminated advertising
  • advertising in the center
  • advertising for a long time

Term

The municipality will decide on your application within 8 weeks. Is that not possible? Then the municipality may extend this period 1 time.

Objections and appeals

Do you disagree with the municipality's decision? Then you can file an objection. By doing so, you let it be known why you disagree with the decision. Other people affected may also object. Objection must be made within 6 weeks.

Did you or someone else object to the municipality's decision? Then the municipality will make a new decision. Do you disagree with that decision? Then you can ask the court whether the municipality has made a good decision. This is called 'appeal'. Do this within 6 weeks. You can only appeal if you have objected.

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