Home-based business
You may carry out your profession or business activities from your home and/or an outbuilding, subject to certain conditions; provided this does not adversely affect the residential function or the living environment and/or disrupt the existing level of amenities. You can check the local planning scheme to see whether a home-based business is permitted or prohibited. You can enquire about the rules that apply to you at the Apeldoorn Council’s Environmental Services Desk in the Town Hall.
Register for commercial premises
You can find details of existing commercial premises through local estate agents, landlords and property owners. Available new-build sites in Apeldoorn, located on one of the business parks or in office districts, can be found via commercial plots.
Points to consider when renting commercial premises
If you have a particular room in mind, you should definitely bear the following in mind:
- Does the local development plan permit the activity you wish to carry out?
- Does your business require an environmental permit?
- If you’re carrying out renovation work, you’ll probably need a planning permission
- For a business where 50 or more people are present at any one time, you will need an operating licence.