Laying cables and pipes in public land
What is it?
You may lay cables and pipes in public land only with the permission of the municipality. In doing so, you must comply with a number of rules. In addition to the national legislation, the municipality has rules governing the organization, planning and coordination of work on underground cables and pipelines.
What to do.
Submit your application for a permit or consent decree digitally via the MOOR platform. This also applies to excavation reports. Applications submitted by other means will only be accepted in exceptional cases.
When submitting the application, you must provide some information. These include your own (company) details and the details of the work to be carried out including drawings and details of the cables and/or pipes to be installed. A complete overview of the data to be supplied can be found in the Regulation on Underground Infrastructure 2014.
Requirements
For the laying of cables and pipelines, you must apply for a permit or consent decree. In addition, before the actual start of the work, you must report this to the municipality.
If you are going to dig mechanically, you must also report the excavation to the Land Registry in advance. There are costs associated with this. For Requirements , visit www.kadaster.nl.
What does it cost?
| Product | Rate | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.17.1 | The rate for dealing with a notification in connection with obtaining a permit or consent regarding the time, place and method of performing work as referred to in Article 2.1 or 3.1 of the Underground Infrastructure Ordinance (VOI), where the excavation length is ≥100m¹ is: | € 439,50 |
| 1.17.2 | The rate for processing a notification in connection with obtaining a permit or consent regarding the time, place and method of execution of work as referred to in Article 2.1 or 3.1 of the Underground Infrastructure Ordinance (VOI), where the excavation length is 100m¹ or a weld hole / assembly hole with an area of > 2m²: | € 219,75 |
| 1.17.3 | The rate mentioned in 1.17.1 and or 1.17.2 is increased per linear meter of trench, insofar as located within the built-up area, by | € 2,12 |
| 1.17.4 | The rate in accordance with the preceding article 1.17.1 and 1.17.2 will be increased by a surcharge. This surcharge is calculated over the total trench length as far as located outside the built-up area. The surcharge is structured as follows: | |
| 1.17.4.1 | Over the first 2,000 meters of trench length, per meter: | € 1,50 |
| 1.17.4.2 | About the trench length, greater than 2,000 meters and less than or equal to 50,000 meters, per meter: | € 0,88 |
| 1.17.4.3 | Over the remaining total slot length, per meter: | € 0,77 |
| 1.17.5 | A person to whom the fees referred to in 1.17.1 to 1.17.4.3 have been charged shall be entitled to a refund of the fees if the application is withdrawn before a decision has been made on it, or if the municipality refuses the application or dismisses it. | |
| The refund amounts to: | 50% |
How long does it take?
The municipality decides within 8 weeks of receiving your application. The municipality may extend this period once.
Contact
It is advisable to contact the municipality well in advance.
Additional information
Objection and appeal
You can object to the decision on your application. Do this within 6 weeks. Do you then disagree with the decision on the objection? Then file an appeal with the court.