Demolition notification building or part building
Are you planning to demolish a structure? Depending on the nature of the work, you may need to file a notice or apply for a permit.
You only need to file a demolition notice if, during the demolition:
- 10 m³ or more of waste is generated
- Asbestos is released during demolition
You need both a demolition notice and an environmental permit if you:
- Performs demolition work on a historic building;
- Carries out demolition work on a building located in a protected urban or rural landscape;
- Demolition in violation of the zoning plan.
Here's how it works
Doing demolition notification
You must submit the demolition notification online via the Omgevingsloket at . The notification must be submitted at least 4 weeks before you plan to begin.
After the demolition notification
- Once your report is complete, the municipality can put a “ Requirements ” on the demolition work.
- Please notify us at least 2 business days before the work begins that you are starting it.
- Even after you are finished, you must notify the municipality. You must do so no later than the first business day after you are finished.
What do I need to bring to the application?
Information accompanying the demolition notification
- name and address owner of structure to be demolished
- name and address performer of work
- address, cadastral number and type of structure
- the dates and times you will demolish
- how you are going to demolish
- details of the waste and how you will dispose of it
Enclose reports with demolition notification
With the demolition notification, you may also need to include one or more reports. For example:
- (if you expect to release asbestos) an asbestos inventory report from a certified asbestos inventory company
- A demolition safety plan: for safety at the demolition site
- An acoustic survey report: to reduce noise pollution
- a report of a vibration study: to reduce nuisance from vibration
- A nature assessment or quick scan of flora and fauna to demonstrate that no habitats of bats, house sparrows and/or swifts are present in the building (for more information see the heading Important Preparation).
You must always include an asbestos inventory report when dealing with a building constructed before 1994.
Costs
| Description | Costs |
|---|---|
| If the activity consists of demolishing, disturbing, moving, restoring, or using a monument or altering a monument or pre-protected monument in such a way that it is disfigured or endangered | $215.00 |
| If the activity consists of demolishing a structure relating to an environmental plan activity or an environmental plan activity outside the plan |
Price changes and typographical errors reserved.
Important preparation
Research on protected species
Before you may demolish a home or other building, you must first investigate to make sure that no protected species are present. For example, swifts or house sparrows may be nesting under your roof, or bats may be present in your home's cavity wall or in building cracks. Barns may contain nesting sites for owls or swallows. These nesting sites and habitats are protected year-round under the Omgevingswet. Removing them is therefore an offense. To exclude their presence, you should have a nature assessment or quickscan carried out by an ecological expert. You can send this report along with the demolition notification or environmental permit application.
If habitats of protected species are present, you will need an exemption. If you need an environmental permit, you can arrange this through the municipality. Otherwise, you must apply for a separate exemption from the Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden.
Area-based Exemption for former municipality of Hellevoetsluis (Hellevoetsluis, Oudenhoorn or Nieuwenhoorn)
For the built-up areas of the nuclei of the former municipality of Hellevoetsluis (Hellevoetsluis, Oudenhoorn or Nieuwenhoorn), the municipality has an area-specific exemption for bats, house sparrows and swifts. If the building you want to demolish is located there, you can make use of this exemption so you do not have to do any research yourself. However, you must then comply with the Requirements and create new habitats in the new building. More information about this can be obtained from the (ecologist of the) municipality.
How long does it take?
Once you have filed your demolition notification, you can begin demolition after 4 weeks. This is only allowed if you have not received notice that your notification is not in order.
If you filed a demolition notification for work that you were required to notify no later than 5 business days in advance, you can begin demolition after 5 business days. Unless you have been notified that your notification is not complete. Then you must submit a new notification. The deadline will then begin again.
If you have also applied for an environmental permit, the following applies:
- You will be notified within 8 weeks whether you will receive the permit. This period can be extended by 6 weeks.
- If the municipality does not decide within this period, you will automatically receive the permit. (by operation of law).
- For complex applications, you will be notified within 26 weeks. This period can be extended once by 6 weeks. You will not receive the permit automatically.