ladder duurzame verstedelijking
Dutch Ladder for Sustainable Urbanization: Prove Need with 3D Digital Twins
The Ladder for sustainable urbanisation (ladder duurzame verstedelijking) requires municipalities to justify new urban development in the toelichting of an omgevingsplan or buitenplanse omgevingsplanactiviteit through three sequential steps: demonstrate regional need, test whether it fits inside the existing urban area, and only then justify expansion at an accessible location. Every