Municipality of Gouda: applying for a planning permit
Do you want to know whether you need an omgevingsvergunning (planning permit)? Or if you have to notify the authorities? You can do an online vergunningcheck (permit check) at the Omgevingsloket (planning permit online service desk) in Dutch.
This is how you apply for planning permission:
- Go to the Omgevingsloket. Log in with DigiD (for yourself) of with eHerkenning (for a company).
- Do the vergunningcheck.
- See whether you need a permit.
- You can apply for the permit immediately.
The costs depend on which permit you apply for. You pay even if you do not get the permit. For more information about the costs, please call the municipality at phone number +31 182 58 84 44 or send an e-mail to gemeente@gouda.nl.
The municipality will need 8 weeks (standard procedure) to assess your application. It will sometimes take 26 weeks (extended procedure). This will be the case, for example, if you want something different from what is stated in the bestemmingsplan (zoning plan). The municipality can extend the period once for a period of 6 weeks.
The list of permit applications and decisions is published on the website Officielebekendmakingen.nl (in Dutch).
Do you disagree with the decision? If so, you can lodge a complaint. The following applies:
- For a standard permit (8 weeks), you must lodge a complaint within 6 weeks of the decision being made and published. How to do this is stated in the published decisions.
- For an extended permit (26 weeks), the initial decision is a pending decision. You can submit your response within 6 weeks. After that a final decision will be issued. You can appeal to the rechtbank (district court) within 6 weeks.
Good to know
You may start work only once you have received the permit. If you start earlier, you may be required to undo the work at your own expense.
Questions about this topic?
Contact the Municipality of Gouda