Excavation

Soil excavation means that you excavate and thereby lower the soil level. This applies to land (the surface level) as well as waterbeds. You remove a layer of soil such as clay, peat, sand, or gravel. Examples of excavation include:

sand extraction
water storage
nature development

Anyone intending to excavate the soil requires an excavation licence.

What to do?

Discuss your plans with the municipality first. The municipality can inform you who manages the soil you wish to excavate. This may be Rijkswaterstaat or the province.
Next, apply for the “ licence ” through the Omgevingsloket website at . In some cases, you do not need to apply for a “ licence ,” but only need to file a notification.

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