Municipality West Betuwe: Working with the environment plan
Checking a zoning plan
Are you unable to find the zoning plan you are looking for on ruimtelijkeplannen.nl? Then you can contact the municipality at: gemeente West Betuwe, Postbus 112, 4190 CC Geldermalsen. Provide the address of the premises and state your question.
View zoning planIs the zoning plan not available on ruimtelijkeplannen.nl? Then you can contact the municipality via: Gemeente@westbetuwe.nl or by telephone on 0345 - 72 88 00. State the address and what your question is.
Structural visions and (design) zoning plansContact the municipality and contact the municipality. Then you can also hear how you may still be able to submit your opinion.
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 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:
- 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 West Betuwe, Postbus 112, 4190 CC Geldermalsen. 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.
It will take at least 6 weeks to deal with your claim/application, but it can also take over 1 year.