Plan damage

What is it?

Plan damage occurs when a house or a piece of land becomes worth less because of a zoning plan. For example, if the municipality constructs a freeway near a residential area. You can request financial compensation from the municipality.

What to do?

You are applying for planning compensation from the municipality. Indicate the following in your application:

• why you are requesting relief
• how much relief you want
• by which spatial plan the damage occurred (e.g., the zoning plan)
• a description of the damage
• the loss amount
• in case of damage to an immovable property: cadastral number
• your bank account number

Please note that you must apply for the allowance within 5 years after the spatial plan is final.

How does it work?

Plan damage can occur in 2 ways:

• Your house or property has decreased in value because of the plan. This is called property depreciation.
• Your business has less income because of the plan. We call this loss of income.

Compensation for planning damage

To qualify for relief from planning damage, 2 issues are important:

• You could not have expected the damage when you bought the house or land.
• You have not yet received relief in any other way.

You will receive compensation if it is unjust that you have to pay for the damage yourself or the damage is not insured.

A deductible of (at least) 2 percent applies:

• depreciation of the property
• loss of income

How long does it take?

• The procedure for relief from planning damages takes an average of 1 to 1.5 years.
• If you disagree with the decision, you can object.