Municipality Nijmegen: Working with the environment plan
Checking the environmental plan
Since January 1, 2024, Nijmegen has a temporary environmental plan. This plan includes the regulations from the zoning plans and rules provided by the national government. Each municipality is required to transfer these regulations into a comprehensive environmental plan covering the entire territory of the municipality. We have a deadline of eight years for this task, until 2032.
You can find the temporary environmental plan at Omgevingsloket 'Regels op de kaart' (in Dutch).
Expressing an opinion on a adjustment of the environmental plan
You have 2 options to express your opinion (public consultation) on the environmental plan:
- online with DigiD or eHerkenning (in Dutch)
- writing to:
Gemeenteraad NijmegenPostbus 91056500 HG Nijmegen
Compensation for damage or disadvantage due to municipality decision/activity
If you, as a resident or business, experience significant disadvantage or damage as a result of a decision or activity by the municipality, you may be entitled to compensation (compensation for disadvantage). We are then obligated to compensate for the incurred damage, at least in part.
This compensation pertains to damage caused by an activity or a lawful decision made by the government. A decision is considered lawful if there were no objections/appeals, and the decision has not been annulled by a court.
Conditions for compensation
- The damage must be a direct result of a decision, measure, or activity, such as the construction of a house, the installation of a road, or a road closure.
- We only compensate for damage exceeding the normal societal risk. The damage to you (the applicant) must be greater than that experienced by others with damage.
- Indirect damage includes, for example, a decrease in the value of a house or building. We calculate this damage by comparing situations before and after the damage occurred.
- The first 4% of the decrease in the value of a house or building, for instance, is not compensated.
- You must apply for compensation within 5 years after discovering the damage. The application should be submitted to the government organization responsible for the damage, such as us as the municipality, the province, or the water board.
- For indirect damage, you must apply for compensation within 5 years after the permit is granted or the activity is reported or initiated.
Applying for compensation
You can claim compensation from the municipality by writing to:
Gemeente NijmegenCollege van Burgemeester en wethoudersAfdeling StadsrealisatiePostbus 91056500 HG Nijmegen
The letter must include:
- your name, address, and signature
- the date
- decision, measure or acivity of the municipality causing the damage
- a description of the damage and the date/period on which of within which it occurred
- the reasons and supporting arguments for the compensation
- in the event of damage to immovable property: whether you are a tenant or the owner, and the date on which you became a tentant or owner
- the amount you wish to be compensated for. Or in case you do not want money as a compensation, in what way you do want to be compensated
- all supporting documents in your possession
The cost of processing your claim for compensation is € 300,-. This will be refunded to you if the municipality grants compensation for your damage/disadvantage.
It will take at least 8 weeks to deal with your claim/application, but it can also take over 1 year.
Do you disagree with the decision of the municipality about your application for compensation for damage? Then you can object. In the decision you can read how you can object.