Monument permit

If you want to rebuild, repair or demolish a monument, you usually need an environmental permit. You apply for the environmental permit through the online Omgevingsloket.

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Approach

Contact the municipality to discuss your plans. Do this well before you apply for the permit. That way your application will have a better chance of success.

This is how you apply for an environmental permit for a monument:

  • Go to the Environment Counter.
  • Do the permit check. You can then apply for the permit right away.
    • for yourself: with DigiD
    • For a company: with eRecognition
  • You may need the following documents:
    • a building report or cultural history report
    • building specifications
    • photos
    • a situation sketch
    • a brief description of the building to be demolished
    • A drawing of the building with the dimensions (e.g., an old construction drawing)
  • The municipality's monument committee reviews your application. 
Cost

For the cost of components of the environmental permit, see Dues Ordinance 2024.

Description

A monument is a protected structure. Do you want to rebuild, repair, modify or demolish a monument? Then you usually need a permit. This is an environmental permit for a monument.

For ordinary maintenance, you do not need to apply for a permit. Ordinary maintenance is anything that does not change the appearance of the inside or outside of the property. For example:

  • keeping the paintwork in the same color
  • minor repairs with the original materials

Even alterations inside the monument can often be done without a permit. For example, removing a non-historic kitchen or ceiling. Does your monument have parts that have no monumental value? For example, a new barn? Then building activities on these parts are also often permit-free.

There are 2 procedures when applying for an environmental permit. The extended procedure applies to national monuments or if the municipality does a nature assessment.

For all other changes, the ordinary procedure applies.

Requirements

You apply for an environmental permit for a monument if:

  • You are the owner of a municipal monument
  • you want to restore, substantially rebuild or (partially) demolish the monument
  • You want to demolish a structure within a protected town or villagescape
  • the environmental plan states that you must apply for an environmental permit

The municipality can determine how you must demolish in a protected town or villagescape.

Term

Ordinary procedure: you will receive the decision within 8 weeks. The municipality can extend this period once by 6 weeks.

Extended procedure: you get the decision within 6 months. The municipality may extend this period by 6 weeks.

Objection and appeal

In an ordinary procedure, you file an objection with the municipality. In an extensive procedure, you give your opinion (view) on the draft decision.

Do this within 6 weeks. After that, do you disagree? Then you can appeal to the court. You may be able to appeal afterwards .

Is there no response within the 6-week appeal period? Then the permit is final.

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