Available building plots

The available building plots of the municipality and housing projects of construction companies or project developers are listed below. 

Within the various expansion plans in the villages, you can choose with an eye for location and position, condition of the house and surrounding layout, but especially what type of house you want to build. In some villages, new construction is also possible through infill development. Your wishes and preferences are central to us, and together we look at the possibilities.

Below you can read which building plots are available per village, you can also find the housing projects that are available in the municipality on our website.

The procedure for issuing building plots is described in an issuance protocol. You can also consult this issuance protocol under Documents at the bottom of this webpage.

When choosing a building plot, it is important to know the zoning and associated building regulations that apply to the plot you intend to purchase. The building options are set out in the zoning plan. The zoning plan determines, among other things, where detached houses, semi-detached houses or terraced houses can be built. For each residential zoning, it specifies the front building line, the permitted building area and the building height, and whether a low or high gutter line is allowed. Furthermore, there are requirements regarding aesthetics, which mainly relate to design and use of materials.

The zoning plan rules can be found on the Spatial Plans website. 

To be sure that you will receive an environmental permit for your construction plans, you can request a free preliminary consultation before incurring significant costs for a detailed construction plan. The municipality will then assess the outline plan against the rules of the zoning plan and the aesthetic requirements.

You can take an optional reservation for a period of 2 weeks. You can communicate this by telephone or email to the Bouwen en Wenjen desk, via telephone number 140511 or email address frontofficeruimteTD@t-diel.nl. You can extend this optional reservation by 3 months by paying an option fee. The option fee is 1% of the purchase price of the plot.

If you take an option on a building plot, you will receive an offer letter from us with all the information about the building plot and an 'acceptance form'. By signing and submitting this form to the municipality, a purchase agreement is created between you as the buyer and the municipality as the seller. This will be confirmed by the municipality by letter. You decide which notary the transfer deed must be passed at (within 3 months of purchase).

The selling price is determined per issue by means of a valuation. The land is sold under the General Terms and Conditions of Sale. Article 4.3 of the General Terms and Conditions of Sale does not apply.

The land will be delivered ready for construction, level, and easily accessible from the road. Before the land is allocated, an exploratory soil investigation will be conducted to check for soil contamination. Only 'clean soil' is eligible for sale.

An environmental permit is required to build a new home. To gain more certainty in advance about the approval of your desired home, it is possible to apply for a 'preliminary consultation' environmental permit. Your building plan (sketch design) will then be assessed against the rules of the zoning plan and the aesthetic requirements. A preliminary consultation is free of charge.

Based on the outcome of this 'preliminary consultation', the 'preliminary consultation request', with or without the necessary changes, can be converted into a definitive environmental permit application.

You can apply for a preliminary consultation for an environmental permit via the Omgevingsloket (environment counter) . To do this, after completing all sections, set the application to 'open to the competent authority' and do not use the 'submit' button. In the comments, you can state that it concerns a request for preliminary consultation.

After a possible preliminary consultation, you can submit the environmental permit for construction. You can also have this done by the architect or the construction company. For the handling of the application you pay a certain amount of costs: fees. The amount depends on the construction costs of the house and the annually determined rate. When determining the construction costs, it concerns a standard amount of construction costs (excluding VAT) calculated on the content of the house (m3). The rate is a certain percentage of these standardized construction costs.

The procedure for handling the application usually takes a maximum of 8 weeks. This period may be extended in some cases. It is important to apply for the environmental permit in good time. After the environmental permit has been granted, there is a statutory objection period of 6 weeks before the environmental permit is irrevocable. Many financiers require an irrevocable building permit for the mortgage to be issued.

The amendment to the Gas Act will take effect on July 1, 2018. A new-build home for which an environmental permit application is submitted after July 1, 2018, will no longer receive a gas connection and will therefore no longer be connected to the gas network. This means that you must heat your home and tap water in a different way and that you can no longer cook on a gas stove. The EPC calculation to be submitted with your environmental permit application must show which alternatives you have chosen and whether you can meet the EPC requirement with them. We advise you to discuss this with the architect or construction company you engage at an early stage.

The construction of a house must comply with the standards and regulations of the applicable building code. The building code sets certain requirements for construction, safety, health, usability, energy efficiency and the environment.

The most well-known is the EPC, the Energy Performance Coefficient, which expresses how energy-efficient the home is. This EPC is regularly adjusted downwards and amounts to 0.4 as of January 1, 2015, and must be 'almost zero' in the year 2020.

The municipality is not responsible for connecting the property to utilities such as gas, water, electricity and cable. This is done by the utility companies. You can see which utility company is active in the region online. The application for connection can also be made via this website.

As soon as the land is in your possession and the environmental permit for building your new home has been granted, construction can begin. You or your construction company reports the start of construction, and the municipality marks out the house on the plot using stakes and determines the level of the house, often in relation to the street. The environmental permit indicates when you must report the progress of the construction. When the house is finished, you report that the house is ready. A final inspection will then take place by the municipality before you can move into the house.

If you would like more information about the procedure, the building possibilities according to the zoning plan, or if you want to reserve a plot, please contact the front office for building and housing by calling 14 0511 or via gemeente@t-diel.nl, for the attention of the front office for building and housing.