Disadvantage compensation

What do you need to know

• During the environmental plan states how an area may be used
• Damage can occur if the municipality changes the environmental plan or deviates from the environmental plan or takes another decision that puts you at a financial disadvantage. For example: a house or a piece of land becomes less valuable because the municipality has a road built where this was not yet permitted
• The entire process of receiving compensation can take a long time 

Terms & conditions

• You must be able to prove that you have suffered damage
• You must describe the nature of the damage and, if possible, the amount and specification of the damage
• You request compensation within 5 years after:
  • an environmental permit has been granted for that change, or
  • if no environmental permit is required, a notification has been made or information has been given that the change is being carried out, or  
  • if the foregoing does not apply, from the actual start of the change (the work)  
• You can prove that it is not fair if you have to pay the damage yourself
• You could not have expected the damage, for example when you bought the house or the land
• You have not received any other compensation (e.g. due to expropriation)
• All rules for compensation are contained in the General Administrative Law Act (Title 4.5), the Environmental Act (Section 15.1) and the  Hilversum Disadvantage Compensation Regulation 2022

Contact

• If you have any questions, please contact the Living Environment department, Spatial Quality team, telephone number 14 035 or through the contact form.
• If you have any questions about changes in the environmental plan, please contact the Living Environment department, Spatial Quality team, telephone number 14 035 or through the contact form.
• If you have other questions about disadvantage compensation, you can also contact the Public Affairs department, Advice and Support team, telephone number 14 035

What do you have to do

• You ask claim form via email
• Send the request to:
  • Municipality of Hilversum
    College of B&W
    P.O. Box 9900
    1201 GM Hilversum

After your request

• After submission you will receive a confirmation of receipt
• If necessary, an independent advisor or an advisory committee will handle your application
• Sometimes advice from an advisor is not necessary
• The municipality, the advisor or the advisory committee can invite you to explain your application during a meeting
• The municipality, the advisor or the advisory committee may visit the site
• The municipality, the advisor or the advisory committee will assess your application and prepare a draft advice. You will receive a letter about this
• You can respond to this advice in writing or verbally
• The municipality, the advisor or the advisory committee draws up a final recommendation for the council
• The Board makes a decision and takes the advice into account
• You will receive a letter with the decision

To object

If you do not agree with the Board's decision regarding your application, you can to object.

What does it cost

€ 300 for processing your application. You will receive this amount back when you receive the compensation, or part of it.