Demolish

What do you need to know

You can do this at the Environmental Desk permit check to see whether you need to report.

Report it

• You must report the demolition activity at least 4 weeks before the start of the demolition work
• You report it in the Environment counter as:
  • If the (estimated) amount of demolition waste generated during the demolition work is more than 10 m3
  • If you asbestos removed during demolition
  • When carrying out work, select the option 'Demolish building or part of building, or remove asbestos - Notify the government'
• You will receive an email after the notification
• Are you a private individual and do you only have asbestos to remove? You can then hand it in to the GAD, where you will be asked for this email
• You must inform us of this 2 working days before you start the demolition work
• More information can be found at obligation to report demolition work
• For the precise rules for demolition safety, please refer to Chapter 7 of the Buildings and Living Environment Decree (Bbl).

Send along with the notification

• A notification will only occur if the required data and documents have actually been supplied
• You can find out which information and documents you need to provide Article 7.11 of the Building Environment Decree (Bbl)
• At the same time as the demolition notification, you must also inform us about the safety of the work to be carried out. How do you do that? By submitting an information obligation with a risk matrix via the Omgevingsloket. You can find more information about this here at the Environmental Information Point (IPLO). 
   

Apply for a permit

• Sometimes an environmental permit is required for demolition. For example when:
  • You are going to demolish a monument
  • You are going to demolish a building within a protected cityscape
• The environmental plan sets requirements for demolition. You can view the environmental plan via Rules on the card 

6 weeks of objection  

After the decision on your permit application, you can object. This is allowed within 6 weeks after the decision has been made  

• Other people may also object
• As an applicant you will be notified if an objection has been made
• We recommend that you only start demolition once the objection period has ended

Will a request for a provisional measure be submitted during this objection period? Then you may only start demolition once a decision has been made on that request 
 

What does it cost

• Reporting is free
• You pay costs for an environmental permit. You will find the costs for an environmental permit in the Fee ordinance
• You also pay fees if:
  • the permit is refused
  • the application will not be processed
  • you withdraw the application

also look at

• Construction and demolition safety
• Permit check
• Environmental permit
• Asbestos