Participation environmental law
The Environment Act encourages you to be approached more actively and earlier to help think about new plans in your neighborhood. In what way that happens may vary.
When and for whom is participation mandatory?
Governments are required to engage in participation when preparing an environmental vision, environmental plan, environmental program, project decision, environmental ordinance and water board ordinance.
An initiator (the one with a plan or idea) is encouraged to participate, but is not always obliged to do so. The municipal council can designate cases in which participation is mandatory. These are activities that do not fit within the environmental plan and are also on the council' s list of advisory rights. In order to make the initiative possible, it is therefore mandatory to engage in participation prior to the permit application.
Participation Policy
Tytsjerksteradiel's participation policy explains how residents, entrepreneurs and organizations can participate and think about plans and policies for the municipality, core or neighborhood. In addition, the participation policy states how you, as an initiator, can use participation for your plans.
View the participation policy.
Animation participation
This animation gives you a brief explanation of participation and the new Environment Act.
Would you like to think along?
Participation is an important part of the Environment Act and applies to everyone. That is why we want to know what you think is important in your living environment. To this end, we have created the Think Along website. We regularly ask for your opinion on various topics.