How does it work?

In these cases, you apply for an environmental permit for fire-safe use:

• You offer sleeping accommodations to more than 10 people. For example, in a hotel, boarding house, hospital or nursing home.
• More than 10 people under 12 years of age are present in the building during the day. For example, in an elementary school or daycare center.
• More than 10 people with physical or intellectual disabilities are present in the building during the day. For example, at a day care center.

Caution! If you do not apply for an environmental permit for fire-safe use when you should have, you are liable for penalties.

Notification

If there are at least 50 people together in a building at the same time, you file a report for fire-safe use. Consider:

• educational buildings for secondary and further education (for children over 12 and adults) 
• light industry, such as sheds, barns or horticultural greenhouses
• offices, for example, bank buildings, town halls or county offices
• meetings in such places as convention centers, churches, community centers or theaters
• swimming pools, gymnasiums, sports halls or fitness centers
• shopping centers, department stores, supermarkets, station buildings or stores at gas stations

What to do.

Do the Environment Counter's Permit Check to see if you need to apply for a permit or file a notification.

Permit application

• Apply for the permit at least 6 months in advance through the Omgevingsloket. This is because you may not use the building until you have the permit. 
• During the online application, it will indicate which documents you need to include. For example:
  • A situation sketch with a scale of at least 1:1000;
  • For each floor or site, a floor plan with a scale of at least 1:100;
  • per plan:
    • height of the floor
    • area
    • maximum number of persons
    • fire and/or smoke separation  
    • escape routes and how they are marked
    • rotation direction of doors
    • self-closing doors and door hardware
    • emergency lighting
    • fire alarm system and panel
    • all extinguishing equipment
    • fire department entrance 
• The municipality will send an acknowledgement of receipt of your application.
• The municipality makes a draft decision on your application. This is a preliminary decision.
• If you do not agree with this draft decision, you can indicate this within 6 weeks by submitting an opinion for this purpose. In your opinion you put:
  • your name;
  • address;
  • The file number of the draft decision;
  • The reason why you disagree with the draft decision;
  • the date you write the view;
  • your signature.

Notification of buildings or temporary structures

• Report at least 4 weeks in advance via the Omgevingsloket. (Via ''building fire-safe use'' you come to the choice ''report fire-safe use'').
• The municipality will send you an acknowledgement of receipt of your notification.
• As a result of your report, the municipality may set Requirements for fire-safe use of the building. You must comply with these Requirements . Examples of additional Requirements include:
  • additional fire detection;
  • non-combustible decoration both on the walls and ceiling;
  • good basic emergency response, Health that everyone knows his/her duties well;
  • An adequate escape plan and clear escape routes.

Notification sites and other places

You can use the Rijksoverheid 's online notification form to make the notification for sites and other places. Note: In many cases, the use notification coincides with another notification or permit application you are making. Therefore, the municipality may combine this notification form with its own form. Ask the municipality which form best suits your notification.

What do I need?

• As a business owner, you need eHerkenning and your Chamber of Commerce establishment number.
• As an individual, you will need your DigiD.