Working with the environment plan

Municipality Rucphen: Working with the environment plan

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Municipality Rucphen
Checked 25 Jun 2024
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Checking a environmental plan

Are you unable to find the environmental plan you are looking for on  Regels op de kaart - Omgevingswet - Regels op de kaart - Omgevingsloket (overheid.nl)  Then you can contact the municipality at: telephone number 0031 165 349500. Provide the address of the premises and state your question.

Policy strategies and (draft) environmental plans

The environmental plans that the municipality has yet to adopt can be viewed via Rules on the map - Environment and Planning Act - Rules on the map - Environment Desk  Regels op de kaart - Omgevingswet - Regels op de kaart - Omgevingsloket (overheid.nl)  Or contact the municipality via: telephone number 0031 165 349500 

Expressing an opinion on a environmental plan

When the draft environmental plan is published, it is stated how and where you can give your opinion.

Municipality of Rucphen

Damage caused by a zoning plan

A planning decision made by the municipality may cause you damage or financial loss. Examples include new zoning plans or decisions to issue an all-in-one permit for physical aspects (omgevingsvergunning) that grants an exemption from the zoning plan. You can claim compensation if you suffer damages. To claim compensation, you must wait until the municipality’s decision is final. It is final when it is no longer open to objection or appeal.

There are two important criteria to qualify for compensation for damage caused by planning decisions (vergoeding planschade):

  • you could not have foreseen the damage when you bought the building or the land;
  • you did not receive any other compensation, for instance for expropriation (onteigening)

Applying for compensation

You can claim compensation from the municipality by writing to Gemeente Rucphen, Binnentuin 1, 4715RW Rucphen. You must make sure to send in your claim within 5 years of the municipality’s final decision. 

The letter must include:

  • your name, address, and signature
  • the reasons and supporting arguments for the compensation
  • the measure causing the damage
  • a description of the damage
  • the date
  • in the event of damage to immovable property: whether you are a tenant or the owner
  • all supporting documents in your possession

You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality telephone number 0031 165 349500.

It will take at least 6 weeks to deal with your claim/application, but it can also take over 1 year.

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