Apply for an all-in-one building permit

Are you planning to build, rebuild or renovate? Cut down a tree? Display an outdoor advertisement? Place solar panels? Or make changes to a building or a site which will give it a different function? First check whether you need an all-in-one building permit. Or apply right away for an all-in-one building permit.

How does it work?

Are you going to carry out 1 of the following activities? Keep in mind that you need to apply for an all-in-one building permit before you start:

  • placing a sign, roof structure, roof dormer, roof terrace
  • placing solar panels. In the Zonnewijzer online permit check you can see if you need an all-in-one building permit. You will also get information on how you can most easily apply for a permit. Go directly to the Zonnewijzer.
  • dividing an independent living space into 2 or more independent living spaces (activity: construction permit)
  • building or renovating a building where you deviate from the rules in the municipal zoning plan (activity: exemption from or amendments to a zoning plan)
  • giving a building a function which is not in the zoning plan, for example turning a home into a business premises (activity: exemption from or amendments to a zoning plan)
  • altering a municipal or national listed monument (activity: renovation or demolition of protected monuments)
  • providing overnight accommodation or daytime accommodation to children or people who are physically or mentally disabled (activity: permit regarding fire safety)
  • displaying commercial advertising (activity: advertising)
  • demolishing (part of) a monument or a building in an area with protected status (activity: demolition work in an area with protected status)
  • building or altering cycle paths, paved surfaces or a protected natural area. And in some cases painting facades (activity: construction work in areas of scenic or cultural and historic value)
  • cutting down, pruning or replanting trees (activity: felling trees)
  • establishing or altering a business or technical installation. You can report this on www.aimonline.nl (activity: establishing a company)
  • building or changing a driveway to a municipal public road (activity: construction of an entry or exit)
Belangrijke informatie:

Would you like to close and/or dig up the public road to carry out the activities? Then you first need consent (see Instemmingsbesluit wegopbrekingen aanvragen (in Dutch)).

Conditions

Are you going to carry out activities as described above? Then there is a big chance that you need a permit. You can check this in different ways:

  • Do you want to know if you need a permit for your building or renovation plans? Use the permit check in the Omgevingsloket Online (OLO). In the OLO can you find for example:

    • conditions for the dimensions for a roof dormer or extension
    • conditions for the circumference of a tree or the size of the garden where the tree is standing.

    Permit check in the OLO (in Dutch)

    Belangrijke informatie: Archaeology is not yet part of the permit check in the OLO.

  • Are you unsure whether your building or renovation plans meet the conditions? Or do you have other questions? Make a telephone appointment by phoning tel. 14070.

    Do you have a company? Visit the permit desk at the Local Business Counter.

  • Are you in doubt about whether your application is feasible? Or does it appear from the consultation hour that your plans do not satisfy the rules? Then you could consider getting an initial ruling on the all-in-one building permit application beforehand.

    The municipality needs all your information to be able to assess the feasibility of your plans according to the rules. Provide this information on time and make it as complete as possible.

Needed for your application

Watch the video 'Wanneer vraagt u een Omgevingsvergunning aan bij verbouwen' ('When do you need to apply for an all-in-one building permit') on the YouTube channel of the municipality

Apply

Often you can apply for different building activities using 1 application procedure.

You will need a DigiD for your application. You do not have a DigiD? Apply for a DigiD. Companies use eHerkenning 2 (EH2).

Apply for the all-in-one building permit in the OLO

Fees

Do you need a permit for your building or renovation plans? Calculate the fees on the page Calculate your fees for building work.

You can find a complete overview of the fees in the Verordening leges omgevingsvergunning Den Haag 2021.

Ask for refund

Has your application been denied or dismissed? Then you will be reimbursed for part of the fees paid. In some cases you can apply for a refund for all-in-one building permit fees.

Discount on building fees

Are you planning to build or renovate to make your property more sustainable? Then you could qualify for a discount on the building fees.

How long does it take?

The municipality follows a number of steps after you have applied for the all-in-one building permit. Read more on the page Procedure after applying for an all-in-one building permit.

Deadlines

  • For most applications the municipality is required to respond within 8 weeks. The municipality has the right to extend this period 1 time by 6 weeks at most. If the municipality misses this deadline, the permit will be granted automatically.

  • More complex applications can take up to 26 weeks. For example for:

    • an application to establish or alter a company (environmental permit)
    • renovation or demolition of protected monuments
    • changes to a zoning plan
    • permits regarding fire safety If the municipality misses this deadline, the permit will not be granted automatically.

You will receive a letter stating how long the procedure will take.

Permit for small-scale building works

You can also get a permit for a number of small-scale building works. For example, for placing an addition or extension, roof dormers, skylights, solar collectors and panels. See Permits for small-scale building works.

  • Have you applied for an all-in-one building permit? Check the status of your application in your personal online environment in MijnDenHaag.

        Good to know

        • The municipality will publish an announcement about the application on Berichten over uw buurt. Everybody can look at the application there or view it at The Hague Information Centre. The construction drawings will also be public.

          Some applications are confidential and are therefore not public. For example, when they concern security or the protection of monuments or museums.

          You can find the rules about this in Beleidsregel vertrouwelijke omgevingsvergunningen Den Haag 2019 (in Dutch).

          • The municipality will assess your application and will also look at the interests of your neighbours. If the municipality approves your application, they can file an objection to the granted all-in-one building permit.  
          • It is important to maintain good relations with your neighbours if you are planning to do building work. There are different ways to keep each other informed or to look up information about the building work.

        • Are you applying for an initial ruling on an all-in-one building permit? In most cases you need to submit supporting documents. These documents are not public and cannot be requested.

        Contact

        Do you have any questions? Make a telephone appointment with the project inspector at the Permits and Supervision department by phoning tel. 14070. Do you have a company? Visit the permit desk at the Local Business Counter.