Municipality West Betuwe: Applying for an event licence
If you wish to organise an event, you must notify the municipality and, in some cases, apply for a permit. You can check this online using the permit check (vergunningscheck).
For many small events, you do not need a permit. In such cases, you can provide notification of the event free of charge.
Large events must be notified 16 weeks in advance. Smaller events must be notified 8 to 10 weeks in advance.
You do not need a permit in the following situations:
- there will be fewer than 200 attendees at the event.
- the event will last no more than 1 day.
- the event is between 08.00 and 23.00.
- the event is not taking place on roads.
- the noise level will not exceed 60 dB(A) 74 dB(C) on the façades of dwellings in the immediate proximity of the event.
- you do not place an object or multiple small objects bigger than 10 square meters.
When a permit is required:
- the event is a large gathering, such as a festival, celebration, show or jumble sale.
- it may be attended by more than 200 people.
- the event is on or next to a public road.
- the event may disrupt the emergency services, such as the police or ambulances, for example due to a road closure.
- you are installing large objects such as tents, bouncy castles, bars or toilets.
Permit check
Carry out the permit check (in Dutch).
Notifying the event
Contact the municipality to notify your event https://www.westbetuwe.nl/evenement-melden-vergunning
You pay a fee for this service. For more information, contact the municipality 0345 - 72 88 00 or gemeente@westbetuwe.nl.
You will be notified within 8 weeks. The municipality may extend this notice period once.