Environmental Plan
In the environmental plan you will find the general rules for the physical environment in our municipality. It contains our rules about what you may do in your environment, how you may use a place and what you may build or remodel there. It is the successor to the previously applicable zoning plans, but also goes further. The environmental plan is about the quality, safety and sustainability of our entire living environment.
Consulting the environment plan
The current version of the environmental plan can be viewed via the digital omgevingsloket(external link). This includes: 'rules on the map(external link)' in the menu bar at the top. There you can enter your address and see what rules apply to your location. Please note that the system will continue to be built over the next few years, so things may not yet be easy to find or completely clear. If we can help with this, please contact us.
The temporary environmental plan
As of January 1, 2024, the previously applicable zoning plans are automatically transferred to the environmental plan. Because this environmental plan does not yet have its final form, we will still speak of a temporary environmental plan until 2032 at the latest. We will gradually renew the information in the temporary environmental plan by adopting the new environmental plan in parts.
Review of the environmental plan
Activities in the physical environment, such as building and renovation, felling a tree or using land, must comply with the rules in the environmental plan. If you have a plan that does not fit within the rules of the environmental plan, please contact the municipality via telephone number 0492-378 500 or via e-mail gemeente@gemert-bakel.nl. In consultation, we will examine whether the plan could still be realized and what procedure could provide the opportunity to do so. The Environment Act has three variants:
- The within-plan environmental planning activity (OPA);
- The out-of-plan environmental plan activity (BOPA);
- Amending the environmental plan
Do you have any questions?
If you have any questions about the environmental plan or the procedures as described in the Environment Act, please contact us via telephone number 0492-378 500 or via e-mail gemeente@gemert-bakel.nl. If you need help applying for an environmental permit through the digital Omgevingsloket(external link), you can also contact us.
Learn more
- Read more about the environmental plan on the digital Information Point Living Environment(external link).
Animation environmental plan and consideration space
This animation explains the environmental plan and scope. The environmental plan makes clear to governments, residents and initiators which developments and initiatives are possible within an area. Together they can achieve the desired living environment.