Building or remodeling: who should I involve in my plans?
Consult with your neighbors about your building plans
Contact your neighbors, neighbors and stakeholders yourself. Tell them personally about your construction plans.
They will surely appreciate that you tell that news in person and that they do not read it through the newspaper or on government.com.
It is also your responsibility to tell your neighbors about your plans. You yourself must do your best to involve the people and organizations that may have an interest in your plan.
When you start talking about your building plan, you find out what your neighbors think about it. And what interests, opportunities and concerns there are. Maybe you can adjust your plan based on this. This will improve your plan and reduce the chance of complaints and objections. This is good for everyone: your neighbors feel heard and you can move forward.
What should I think about when I'm going to give a talk?
Starting the conversation about your building plan can be done in the way that seems best to you and suits you.
Some points of interest that may help you as you enter the conversation:
- With any plan, it is important to consider: who is going to be affected by this? Who are the stakeholders? Who do I need to make it happen?
For example, do you want to build a garage against the border with your neighbors? If so, this will affect your neighbors. Also think about noise and use of your neighbors' land during construction. And also think about existing planting or yard fencing that needs to be removed. Or the shade your plan will cause in your neighbor's yard. - The greater the impact of your plan, the larger the group of neighbors and stakeholders.
- Engage with all stakeholders. Multiple rounds of consultation may be required, depending on the scope and impact of your plan.
- Consult preferably with stakeholders at the location where the plan will soon be. Also work with images/drawings. It is easier to consult if everyone knows what the plan will look like and where it will be located. Use these to explain what your plans are.
- Also indicate what you have already considered when it comes to your environment. During conversations, try to bring up interests, objections, concerns or ideas. And find out what is really important to everyone.
- Indicate whether or not you can or do anything with the comments and why. For example, this may be that your budget does not allow it or that the environmental plan does allow the building or other regulations that you need to consider.
- Also make good agreements about the follow-up. Keep communicating during the process. Do so openly, honestly and transparently. Not only prior to the permit, but also during the construction of your plan.
Building plans with high environmental impact
Are you going to implement a building plan that will have a greater impact on the surrounding area? If so, you may be required to engage in dialogue with your surroundings. We call this a participation process.
Your application for an environmental permit must clearly show that you have had this discussion. You must indicate with whom you held the meeting and what was discussed during the meeting. This is recorded in a "participation report". To draw up this report, use the Participation report form.
Need help?
Do you have questions about your building plan? Are you unsure? Do you need help completing your application?
Please contact the 'Permits' cluster via e-mail address vergunningen@sonenbreugel.nl or telephone number 0499-491491.
We will help answer your questions.