The Permits, Surveillance & Enforcement (Vergunningen, Toezicht & Handhaving, hereon referred to as VTH) is responsible for providing information about all activities relating to built and public spaces and for granting licences, supervision and enforcement in this field.
An appointment at the Ondernemersplein (Business Desk) can be done at city hall or on the phone. When making an appointment, please choose if you would wish to visit city hall or have a phone call. If you visit city hall, please write down the reason for your visit and the location in question in the note field of the appointment form.
On Wednesdays, from 8:30 to 11:30 hours, there is an open house at the VTH desk.
Here you can ask all your questions about the products and services of VTH without making an appointment (licences, environmental laws and childcare, zoning plan assessments and permits for events, alcohol and hospitality et cetera).
The VTH desk is closed from Monday 22 December 2025 to Friday 2 January 2026.
We are available on working days between 8:30 and 17:00 hours by phone number 14 036 and info@almere.nl
Sometimes you need information on a granted building permit. In the building archive, you can find the following:
More information on access to the building archive (in Dutch)
Through the Omgevingsloket.nl (in Dutch) you can see if you need a permit. If it is unclear if your activity fits within the zoning plan, you can have your plans assessed against the applicable zoning plan through a preliminary assessment, including for:
In order to distribute the available land in the municipality as effectively as possible, we draw up environmental plans. These indicate what the land might be used for, if you can build here and what you are allowed to build on it. The procedure for establishing the environmental plans and the opportunities for public participation are defined diligently.
Environmental plans describe what the land in question is literally intended for, such as housing, gardens, yards or roads. An environmental plan also prescribes what is and is not allowed to be built there.
Municipal policy and the policy framework form the basis when drawing up new environmental plans.
An environmental plans consists of 3 parts:
More information:
Are you planning to build or renovate? You might need an environmental permit. The environmental permit replaces various separate permits, such as the building permit. It is possible to include multiple activities in a single application.
Are you an entrepreneur or a project developer and do you need assistance with your complex permit application? Perhaps a Relationship Manager can assist you.
Are you planning to place objects such as (rubble) containers, aerial work platforms, hoisting/construction cranes, construction fences, or chemical toilets? Then you may need an object permit (objectvergunning). For more information, please visit the objects or substances in or on public spaces webpage (in Dutch).
At the desk Vergunningen, Toezicht & Handhaving you will be interviewed in Dutch.
The information given within this department is too complex to explain in another language.
If you do not master the Dutch language enough, then we advise you to bring an interpreter who can help you with the information that is given to you.