Soil Management
The soil management memorandum sets out the local regulations for moving soil, performing a soil remediation and the municipal soil procedures and conditions for applying for environmental permits (building and environmental) and (deviating from) zoning plans. Below we list the most important information.
Soil Management Note
Soil Information
Information about the environmental soil quality is important when, for example, you are having a soil survey conducted, applying for a zoning change or environmental permit, buying a home, starting a business, or when you are excavating.
Where to view?
The soil information of the Municipality of Gemert-Bakel can be consulted online via the website Omgevingsrapportage . The maps of roads suspected of containing zinc ashes are not shown in the environmental report. These maps can be requested separately.
Municipal soil files retrieval
If you would like to receive more information, you have the option of requesting the municipal soil files at gemeente@gemert-bakel.nl. Please include the environmental report and indicate which files you would like to receive. If we do not have the files digitally, we will contact you to make an appointment for an archive inspection.
Important text: Notice! The environmental report also shows the soil files of the Province of North Brabant. These soil files can be requested from the Omgevingsdienst Zuidoost-Brabant (ODZOB) at bodemloket@odzob.nl. Check the environmental report for the archive location.
Conditions for earthmoving
In the municipality of Gemert-Bakel, soil movement takes place on a regular basis. The Soil Quality Decree (Bbk) imposes conditions on the application and temporary storage of soil, dredged material and building materials on or in the soil. These conditions are intended to prevent soil contamination and enable (re)use of soil. The Soil Management Memorandum with associated soil function map and soil quality map (including PFAS) indicates under what conditions clean and lightly contaminated soil can be applied.
Notification of soil or dredged material
If you plan to apply or temporarily store soil or dredged material, you must report this at least 5 working days in advance via the link icon. This also applies to the reuse of building materials and the use of IBC building materials.
Soil quality map
If you want to make use of the soil quality map you need to add the form "test origin" to your report. Earthmoving based on the soil quality map is only possible from locations that are unsuspicious as to the occurrence of soil contamination.
Omgevingsdienst Zuidoost-Brabant tests
On behalf of the municipality, the Omgevingsdienst Zuidoost-Brabant reviews reports against national and municipal soil policies. For questions about soil movement, contact the Omgevingsdienst Zuidoost-Brabant at bbk@odzob.nl.
Soil remediation
If there is a case of serious soil contamination at a site, in many cases this will place restrictions on any developments at a site. In order to make a site suitable for future use, soil remediation is often necessary in these situations. If you have questions about soil remediation, please contact us by phone at 0492-378 500 or email gemeente@gemert-bakel.nl.