Cultural-historical landscape
Do you want to drain a ditch, modify a riverbank, or carry out earthworks in cultural-historical landscape? You may need a permit for this.
Examples of cultural heritage landscape
- Old roads elevated in the landscape (dikes).
- Winding ditches as remnants of the course of an ancient gully.
- Ditches around a historic farmhouse.
- Old agricultural allotment ditches.
- Duck decoys.
Permit
Check the environment plan
A environment plan states whether a ditch, watercourse, road or area is culturally valuable. This can be indicated in several ways. There may be a ‘double destination – Cultural History Value’. Or the rules for a destination state that the landscape is protected, or there is an ‘area of operation’ with which the landscape is protected. In these situations you are not allowed to change the landscape. In some cases, an exception is made. Apply for an environment permit.
Water permit
In many cases, you will need a water permit. Contact Wetterskip Fryslân.
Protected animal and plant species
Are protected animal and plant species present? Then you may have to deal with rules for species protection from the Environmental Act. Contact the Province of Fryslân.
Landscape biography
On the Landscape Biography website, you can read stories and find maps and images about the origins of our landscape. Our landscape is the result of centuries of formation. It has changed through the ice age, erosion, peat extraction and because of the area’s inhabitants.
For whom?
Landscape biography is there for everyone. From nature lovers, residents, farmers, nature managers, to designers and policy makers.
You can use the landscape biography to find out more about Leeuwarden’s landscape. For drafting all kinds of plans such as area plans, redevelopment plans, recreational routes and village visions.
Charges
The amounts are given in the Rates table General Levy Regulations.
Laws and regulations
The following law can be found on the website Overheid.nl (national):
- Environmental Act.
The following regulations can be found on the website Overheid.nl (local):
- Heritage Ordinance City of Leeuwarden.
Examples of cultural heritage landscape
- Old roads elevated in the landscape (dikes).
- Winding ditches as remnants of the course of an ancient gully.
- Ditches around a historic farmhouse.
- Old agricultural allotment ditches.
- Duck decoys.
Permit
Check the environment plan
A environment plan states whether a ditch, watercourse, road or area is culturally valuable. This can be indicated in several ways. There may be a ‘double destination – Cultural History Value’. Or the rules for a destination state that the landscape is protected, or there is an ‘area of operation’ with which the landscape is protected. In these situations you are not allowed to change the landscape. In some cases, an exception is made. Apply for an environment permit.
Water permit
In many cases, you will need a water permit. Contact Wetterskip Fryslân.
Protected animal and plant species
Are protected animal and plant species present? Then you may have to deal with rules for species protection from the Environmental Act. Contact the Province of Fryslân.
Landscape biography
On the Landscape Biography website, you can read stories and find maps and images about the origins of our landscape. Our landscape is the result of centuries of formation. It has changed through the ice age, erosion, peat extraction and because of the area’s inhabitants.
For whom?
Landscape biography is there for everyone. From nature lovers, residents, farmers, nature managers, to designers and policy makers.
You can use the landscape biography to find out more about Leeuwarden’s landscape. For drafting all kinds of plans such as area plans, redevelopment plans, recreational routes and village visions.
Charges
The amounts are given in the Rates table General Levy Regulations.
Laws and regulations
The following law can be found on the website Overheid.nl (national):
- Environmental Act.
The following regulations can be found on the website Overheid.nl (local):
- Heritage Ordinance City of Leeuwarden.