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Decree nr. BWBR0030378 of 22 August 2011 containing general rules for the protection of national spatial interests (Decree on general rules on spatial planning).

Country/Territory
Netherlands
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
State Gazette no. 391 of 2011.
Subject
Energy, Land & soil, Sea, Water
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Natural gas Liability/compensation Drainage/land reclamation Land-use planning Deep sea bed Mining Authorization/permit Environmental planning Surface water Transport/storage Zoning Protected area Coastal zone management Flood Hydropower generation Water quality standards Ecosystem preservation Hazardous substances Policy/planning
Geographical area
Benelux, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe
Abstract

This Decree, implementing provisions of articles 3.37, 4.1, fourth paragraph, 4.3, first paragraph, and 10.8 of the Spatial Planning Act, provides for the amendment and elaboration of zoning plans and related issuance of environmental permit concerning national waterways, protected areas and bodies of surface water open to the public traffic of ships, with the exception of the North Sea, the Wadden Sea, the Western Scheldt and the IJsselmeer. The Decree concerns: safeguard zone provision; safety of shipping on waterways when adopting a zoning plan related to land within the boundaries of a national waterway; designation and boundary of land reclamation area; zoning plan and use of land; designation of areas for compensation of the effects of land reclamation; designation, boundary and establishment of seabed protection area; destination and uses of nature and recreation areas, and protection of the ecosystem; coastal zone management and primary flood defence; rules regarding land belonging to a primary flood defence.

Full text
Dutch
Website
wetten.overheid.nl

References - Legislation

Implements

Act No. 566 of 2006 containing new rules regarding spatial planning (Spatial Planning Act).

Legislation | Netherlands | 2006 (2020)

Keyword: Land-use planning, Institution, EIA, Policy/planning, Sustainable development

Source: FAO, FAOLEX