Submitting an objection

If you disagree with a municipal decision, you can object to it. The processing of an objection by the Committee for Objections is free of charge. You can write the objection in a foreign language. If a translation is necessary for proper handling, you must provide the translation yourself.
You can submit your objection by mail (if desired - registered or with a receipt from the reception). Submission via email is not possible.

Description

The municipality can make a decision with which you disagree. For example, because the municipality rejects your application for a subsidy. Or because you disagree with the exemption your neighbor has received. You can then object.

Suspend decision

If you object, the decision still applies. Do you want the municipal decision to be temporarily invalidated (suspended) during your objection procedure? Then submit a request for interim relief to the interim relief judge of the court.

Conditions

The main conditions for submitting an objection against a decision are:

  • The decision is in writing (only by letter, not by email).
  • The decision is from the municipality.
  • You have a direct interest in the decision.
Deadline

You object to the municipality within 6 weeks after the decision has been announced.

The municipality will handle your objection after the objection period has expired. The municipality then has 6 weeks. Should a committee review your objection? Then the period is 12 weeks.

The municipality may extend this period once.

Urgent procedure

A careful handling of an objection takes time. Sometimes you cannot or do not want to wait for the outcome. That is why it is possible, in addition to submitting an objection, to start an urgent procedure with the interim relief judge of the court. This can be done at the earliest simultaneously with the submission of an objection. It will then be assessed whether your interests are so urgent that waiting for a decision on your objection is not possible.

You pay court fees for this urgent request to the interim relief judge.

Procedure

This is how you submit an objection:

  • You contact the municipality. Telephone: (0297) 513 111.
  • You include in your objection:
    • your name and address
    • the date on which the objection was written
    • a description and the date of the decision against which you object (or a copy of the decision or publication)
    • the reason(s) for your objection
    • your signature
Objection and appeal

Do you disagree with the decision on your objection? Then you can appeal to the court.

General Data Protection Regulation" (GDPR)

If you make an application or notification, the municipality needs your personal data. The municipality handles your personal data carefully. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) specifies how the municipality should handle your personal data.

The main rules are:

  • The personal data requested by the municipality is necessary for processing your application or notification.
  • The municipality registers and processes your data in a secure, confidential, and careful manner.
  • The municipality uses your data only for processing your application or notification (or for something directly related to it).
  • Your personal data will not be kept longer than necessary for processing your application or notification.
  • Other organizations will only receive your data if it is legally required.
  • If you request it, the municipality will inform you about the purpose of the data and what will happen to it.