Grant for green roofs, facades and façade gardens

As a tenant or owner of a residential or commercial property, you can get a subsidy for green roofs and green facades. Apply online. Would you rather plant a facade garden? Request free plants from Together in the Neighborhood. This is how we make our city greener and more resistant to heavy showers, hot and dry summers.

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Rule at Together in the neighborhood

Approach

You may not construct green roofs or green facades until your grant application is approved. Work must start within 6 months of grant approval and be completed within 1 year.

Description

Gemeente Heerlen provides subsidies to owners or tenants of a home or property. By doing so, we want to:

  • Reduce CO2 emissions
  • save energy
  • bind particulate matter and nitrogen
  • reduce noise and flooding
  • increase biodiversity
  • combat urban warming

This scheme only applies to homes and properties within the municipality of Heerlen.
Need more information? The brochure and tips can be found at waterklaar.nl

Gable garden

Don't have a suitable roof? Then consider a gable garden. With a facade garden, you replace a few paving stones along your facade with plants. We provide these for free. This way you make your street greener and help collect rainwater. Together, we agree on the width of the garden, so that the sidewalk remains safe. You maintain the garden yourself. Does your street participate? Then you can apply for a subsidy for coffee and cake during the planting. You apply for the subsidy at: Neighborhood initiative? Yes please!

Requirements

The Requirements are:

  • You are the owner or user of the property
  • the minimum roof area is 10 m2 for a home and 50 m2 for a commercial building
  • the minimum area for green facades is 5 m2 for a home and 10 m2 for a commercial building
  • the structure of the green roof must meet the minimum water storage of 25 l/m2 for an extensive green roof and 50 l/m2 for an intensive green roof
  • green roofs and facade gardens require an environmental permit
  • Once constructed, you must maintain facilities for a minimum of 5 years

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