News About Your Neighborhood
Are you at least 25 years old and have you provided an email address in MijnOverheid? If so, you’ll receive a message from Overheid.nl about your neighborhood no more than once a week.
"News About Your Neighborhood" keeps you informed via email about government announcements. These may concern, for example, a permit to renovate a house, cut down a tree, or host a neighborhood party.
For more information about "Neighborhood Updates," visitthe MijnOverheid website.
The video below explains what "Neighborhood Updates" is.
Questions and Answers
The government wants to actively keep you informed about announcements concerning your own neighborhood, so that you are always aware of them in a timely manner. This will clarify how you can participate in the decision-making process or file an objection. If you do not wish to receive these updates, you can easily unsubscribe from “Neighborhood Updates.”
You can do this by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.
You can also unsubscribe through the MijnOverheid website.
To do this, follow these steps:
- Go tothe MijnOverheid website.
- Log in with your DigiD.
- Go to "Housing" and then to "Neighborhood News."
- Follow the instructions on the website.
Yes, this is regulated bythe Public Information Actandthe Decree on the Processing of Personal Data in Generic Digital Infrastructure.
All residents aged 25 and older with a verified email address and a MijnOverheid account are automatically subscribed to "News About Your Neighborhood" for their home address.
Throughthe email service on Overheid.nl, you can subscribe to “News About Your Neighborhood” based on an address of your choice. For example, you could use the address of a vacation home. The email service on Overheid.nl will continue to operate in parallel.
Please check the frequently asked questions onthe MijnOverheid website.