Buying, renting or leasing land

How does it work?

• You can buy land. The municipality decides how to sell the land. For example, by registering on a waiting list, drawing lots, or by letting you make an offer.
• You can rent land. Then the rules from ordinary rental law apply.
• You can lease land. This land or part of it is intended for agriculture.

Building on land

You cannot just start building on the land. Requirements apply:

• The zoning plan states that construction is allowed on the land.
• You have an environmental permit to build.
• You own the land or have a superficies or long leases on the land.
• You must have a building plan that meets the Requirements of the zoning plan. The building plan must also comply with any adopted visual quality plan and other building regulations.

If you do not own the land and you also do not have a superficies or ground lease, then you must seek permission from the owner to build on the land. The landowner then also becomes the owner of the structure.

What should I do?

You investigate whether you can use the piece of land you want to buy, rent or lease for your purpose:

• See what zoning the land has. You can do this through the omgevingswet website.
• Find out what you can and cannot do with the land. This can be found in a Land Registry Notice property. You can order this notice from the Kadaster.

If you want to submit a plan to the municipality, we are happy to look at the front end with you. This is possible for both simple and extensive complex plans. It depends on the complexity of the plan in what way we can think along with you. Simple plans can be handled more quickly. In this way we look with you and indicate what you should pay attention to in your application. Complex plans we assess through Intake and Environmental Tables in which we assess the desirability and feasibility of a plan integrally. You can email your plan to nl Make sure to include the following information in your email: 

• A textual description of your plan
• A sketch drawing of the future desired situation
• Photos of the current situation
• Description of ownership situation (do you own?).

After you email us, we will contact you as soon as possible.