Legal Advice for Delays in the Municipality of Eindhoven

Questioner

Short introduction for my question: The municipality of Eindhoven granted a conversion permit and exemption for the building next to us for the establishment of a student house. I have filed an objection to this, all within the statutory period. The municipality has received this objection in good order. After the processing period had expired, the municipality sent a letter stating that the decision would be postponed for another 6 weeks (with the motivation that this is legally possible). However, these 6 weeks have already passed and I still have not heard anything. My question: Can the municipality of Eindhoven simply do this (not respond within the legal deadlines), what steps can I take and are there any consequences for the municipality if I do not comply with these legal deadlines, possibly also with a view to the outcome of my objection procedure?

Lawyer

I advise you to send a letter to the municipality in which you state that the decision period has now expired and that you give them a maximum of 2 weeks to still make a decision and that you claim the penalty if a decision is not made within those two weeks. If no decision is made, the penalty will automatically start running and you can appeal to the court If you need any help with this, please feel free to contact me.

Lawyer

I endorse the story of Robert Martens. More is unfortunately not possible at this time.

Questioner

Thank you for the quick responses! Very helpful because I was able to find a Default Notice form on rijksoverheid.nl based on your answers and sent it to the municipality. This form states that after a period of two weeks a penalty will automatically apply if a decision is not made.