Participation
Do you have a good plan for the city as a resident or do you have a professional plan? The Environmental Act stipulates that you must always inform the municipality whether you have entered into discussions with the neighbourhood and if so, how. We call this participation. In a number of cases, you are even obliged to enter into discussions with your neighbourhood. This applies, for example, to plans for more than 25 homes.
Having a conversation with your environment is not self-evident for everyone. Who should you talk to? When? How? What do you do with the results? And what does the municipality do with this? The guide: In conversation with your environment, helps you with this and gives you tips on how you can enter into a conversation with the environment and what is needed for this.
In conversation with your environment
Policy Framework Participation 2022
The municipality of Zoetermeer also has an online participation platform where you can participate in discussions about developments in the city: