Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden is a Dutch regional environmental authority, jointly commissioned by nine Haaglanden municipalities and the Province of Zuid-Holland. With 250+ specialists, it delivers environmental permitting, supervision, enforcement, and strategic advisory under the Omgevingswet.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersThe Hague, Netherlands
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden does
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden (ODH) is a Dutch regional environmental authority established in 2012 under a Gemeenschappelijke Regeling (shared governance arrangement) jointly commissioned by nine Haaglanden municipalities — Delft, Den Haag, Leidschendam-Voorburg, Midden Delfland, Pijnacker-Nootdorp, Rijswijk, Wassenaar, Westland, and Zoetermeer — and the Province of Zuid-Holland. The organization delivers the statutory VTH-tasks (Vergunningverlening, Toezicht, Handhaving — permitting, supervision, and enforcement) under the Omgevingswet and Wet natuurbescherming, and employs over 250 specialists covering environmental compliance, monitoring, advisory, and enforcement across the region. Selected named regulated parties include industrial permit-holders such as DSM Delft, Uniper Benelux, Renewi, TU Delft WKK Centrale, and Nutricia, as well as ~900 greenhouse horticulture locations in Westland and the Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis hospital.
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden
- Legal name
- Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden
- Website
- https://omgevingsdiensthaaglanden.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Short description
- Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden is a Dutch regional environmental authority, jointly commissioned by nine Haaglanden municipalities and the Province of Zuid-Holland. With 250+ specialists, it delivers environmental permitting, supervision, enforcement, and strategic advisory under the Omgevingswet.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Environmental Regulatory Services
- NAICS
- Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (924110), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA) (BPAIAMAK)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration (BPAIABAL)
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Where Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- The Hague
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others
Revenue model
- Public funding from municipalities and Province Zuid-Holland: Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden is established as a 'gemeenschappelijke regeling' (shared governance arrangement). Ten public authorities (nine municipalities and the Province of Zuid-Holland) jointly fund and govern the organization. Services are commissioned by public mandate rather than sold on a commercial basis. Revenue is derived from public budget allocations from the participating municipalities and province.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Free advisory services for circular economy |
| Transaction based/ take rate | Pay-as-you-go | Leges for permit and exemption applications |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels7 records
Marketing channels11 records
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden (ODH) is a regional environmental authority that assesses and grants environmental permits, conducts supervision and enforcement, and provides strategic and operational advisory services on behalf of nine municipalities in the Haaglanden region and the Province of Zuid-Holland. Its offering is mandated by the Dutch Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet) and Wet algemene milieuhygiëne and is delivered to industrial permit holders, greenhouse horticulture businesses, residents, and public commissioning authorities. Complementary specialized services include the ODH Geokaarten geo-data portal, the Lekstromen greenhouse horticulture water-pollution programme, Team Advies strategic advisory, and the Circulair Loket circular-economy helpdesk.
Product overview
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden is a regional environmental services organization offering a unified platform of government services rather than a commercial product portfolio. The core services include Vergunningverlening (permit granting), Toezicht (supervision), and Handhaving (enforcement) under the Environment and Planning Act. These are complemented by specialized service modules: Team Advies provides strategic advisory services to municipalities and partners; ODH Geokaarten offers an online geo-mapping portal with soil information, risk maps, and PFAS data; and the Lekstromen project delivers targeted monitoring for greenhouse horticulture water quality. The organization also supports the Circulair Loket for circular economy inquiries. All services are delivered directly to citizens and businesses in the Haaglanden region (nine municipalities plus the Province of South Holland) rather than through a software platform.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Vergunningverlening (Permit Services) Assessment and granting of environmental permits for activities under the Dutch Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet), including flora-and-fauna activities (Wet natuurbescherming) and Natura 2000 permits, for industrial, commercial, and greenhouse horticulture operators in the Haaglanden region.
- Toezicht (Supervision) Inspection and monitoring services — including scheduled inspections, risk-based supervision, drone-based greenhouse horticulture monitoring, and water quality sampling — ensuring businesses, governments, and citizens comply with environmental laws and regulations in the Haaglanden region.
- Handhaving (Enforcement) Enforcement actions — including warnings, penalty payments (dwangsom), work stoppages, and integral joint controls with police, fire brigade, customs, RDW, and Stedin — when environmental rules are violated.
- Team Advies Strategic environmental advisory team that helps municipalities, the Province of Zuid-Holland, and regional partners make faster, better-substantiated, and future-proof decisions on spatial developments — providing integral advice coordination, early-stage environmental consultation, and environmental scans before permit applications are submitted.
- ODH Geokaarten Online interactive geo-mapping portal providing free public access to soil information, species protection data, regional risk maps for Haaglanden, potential PFAS locations, and historical soil records, used by municipalities, businesses, and residents for environmental due diligence and spatial planning.
- Lekstromen in de glastuinbouw (Leak Flows in Greenhouse Horticulture) Targeted monitoring and inspection programme addressing water pollution from greenhouse horticulture, using drone inspections with thermal imaging, nitrate measurements, eDNA analysis, and follow-up business visits to detect leaks of fertilizers and crop protection agents into soil and surface water, with the goal of achieving European Kaderrichtlijn Water (KRW) compliance.
- Circulair Loket Zuid-Holland (Circular Economy Helpdesk) Free advisory helpdesk for entrepreneurs in Zuid-Holland on circular business questions, permit support, waste classification, and collaboration opportunities, operated as a collaboration between DCMR, ODH, and other Zuid-Holland environmental services.
Quantifiable outcome
- Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis purifies ~60,000 m³ of wastewater annually using its biological filtration installation, reducing pharmaceutical residues, bacteria, and viruses from discharged water.
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden
Customer profileNamed customers17 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
19 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- Brandweer Den Haag (Fire Brigade)minorODH participated in a joint enforcement action in the Hague city center alongside the fire brigade, customs (douane), and Stedin (energy network operator), addressing safety and environmental compliance.
- Stedin (energy grid operator)minorStedin participated in the October 2025 integral enforcement action in the Hague city center alongside ODH, police, fire brigade, and customs, contributing expertise on energy infrastructure compliance.
- Douane (Dutch Customs)minorDutch customs participated in the October 2025 integral enforcement action, checking for contraband (including non-duty-paid tobacco) alongside ODH's environmental compliance checks.
- Ministerie van Infrastructuur & Waterstaat (Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management)minorThe Ministry was present at the inauguration of Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis's biological filtration installation, alongside ODH, the Ministry of Health, the municipality of Delft, and Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland. The Ministry has an oversight and policy role in water quality and wastewater standards.
- Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport (Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport)minorRepresentatives of the Ministry of Health attended the inauguration of Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis's biological filtration system, which addresses pharmaceutical residues in wastewater. The Ministry is interested in the hospital's approach as a potential model for other Dutch hospitals.
- DCMR Milieudienst RijnmondminorDuring the NATO summit in June 2025, ODH's 088 nuisance hotline was temporarily taken over by DCMR's alarm center to handle environmental nuisance and incident reports for ODH while ODH staff were occupied with summit-related duties. This is a mutual aid arrangement between the two regional environmental services.
- Omgevingsdienst Midden-Holland (lead)coreODH participates in the Zuid-Hollandse Omgevingsdiensten drone project, led by Omgevingsdienst Midden-Holland. The project is one of eleven initiatives in the Samenwerkingsprogramma 2025, funded by the Province of Zuid-Holland to strengthen cooperation and standardization across the five Zuid-Holland environmental services.
- Hoogheemraadschap Rijnland (Rijnland Water Board)coreODH and Hoogheemraadschap Rijnland jointly conducted an inventory day (inventarisatiedag) in the Meeslouwpolder area, using nitrate meters to measure water quality in ditches near greenhouse horticulture operations. Both organizations share enforcement responsibilities — Rijnland handles direct discharges while ODH addresses indirect soil discharges. Results inform follow-up business inspections.
- Provinciale Zuid-Holland + 4 other Zuid-Holland environmental services (DCMR, ODMH, ODWH, OZHZ)coreODH participates in a province-wide study initiated by the Province of Zuid-Holland to investigate indirect discharges from 40 businesses affecting water quality under the KRW. ODH conducts wastewater sampling and analysis on behalf of the province alongside DCMR, ODMH, ODWH, and OZHZ. Municipalities and water boards serve as advisors on water quality issues.
- Dienst Wegverkeer (RDW) (Vehicle Registration Service)minorRDW participated in an integral transport control in Delfgau alongside ODH and Politie Eenheid Den Haag, contributing vehicle registration and compliance data during the inspection of 27 waste transport vehicles.
- Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland (Delfland Water Board)coreODH and Hoogheemraadschap van Delfland conduct joint monitoring campaigns in the glastuinbouw (greenhouse horticulture) sector. Delfland focuses on direct surface water discharges while ODH handles indirect discharges via soil. Together they carry out drone inspections, nitrate measurements, and targeted business visits under the 'Risicogestuurde aanpak glastuinbouw' (risk-based approach to greenhouse horticulture) and the 'Lekstromen in de glastuinbouw' project. The partnership is essential for achieving Kaderrichtlijn Water (KRW) compliance in the region.
- Circulair Loket Zuid-Holland (provincial circular economy helpdesk — consortium)coreThe Circulair Loket is a collaborative initiative of the Province of Zuid-Holland, DCMR, ODH, ODMH (Omgevingsdienst Midden-Holland), ODWH (Omgevingsdienst West-Holland), OZHZ (Omgevingsdienst Zuid-Holland Zuid), the municipality of Rotterdam, and BlueCity. DCMR serves as the primary operator, with ODH and other services handling referrals and specific queries. The initiative provides free circular economy advisory services to entrepreneurs across Zuid-Holland.
- De Betere Wereldbaan (Five Zuid-Holland environmental services)coreODH participates in 'De Betere Wereldbaan', a collaborative regional employment initiative of the five Zuid-Holland environmental services: OZHZ, ODMH, ODWH, DCMR, and ODH. The initiative aims to attract talent to the environmental services sector through joint recruitment events, traineeships, and promotional activities. ODH hosted a selection day in May 2025 where 30 candidates met with representatives from all five services.
- BlueCity (Rotterdam circular economy hub)minorBlueCity participates in the Circulair Loket consortium alongside ODH and other Zuid-Holland environmental services, contributing expertise on circular economy business models to the free advisory service for entrepreneurs.
- Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis (Delft Hospital)minorODH worked closely with Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis to assess, permit, and support the hospital's biological wastewater filtration installation that treats pharmaceutical residues. The hospital's approach is being monitored by other Dutch hospitals in Rotterdam and Zeeland, making it a potential national demonstration project.
- Gemeente Delft (Municipality of Delft)minorGemeente Delft was present at the inauguration of Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis's biological filtration system and is a commissioning municipality of ODH's services.
- Provincie Zuid-Holland (Province of South Holland)coreThe Province of Zuid-Holland is both a co-founding authority and funder of ODH, commissioning environmental tasks including Natura 2000 permits and nature conservation. The Province also runs the Samenwerkingsprogramma 2025 (Cooperation Program 2025) under which ODH participates in joint projects including drone monitoring, the Circulair Loket, and the Lekstromen project.
- Politie Eenheid Den Haag (Police Unit The Hague)minorODH participates in joint enforcement actions with the Politie Eenheid Den Haag, including integral transport controls and city-center enforcement operations. Police provide authority for traffic stops and broader law enforcement checks during which ODH monitors environmental compliance.
- Cardan (accessibility auditor)minorODH commissioned Cardan to conduct a WCAG accessibility audit of its website (www.omgevingsdiensthaaglanden.nl), with the audit completed in October 2025.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Omgevingsdienst Brabant Noord: Regional omgevingsdienst in North Brabant operating under the same Gemeenschappelijke Regeling model. Comparable mandate covering environmental permitting, supervision, and enforcement for participating municipalities.
- DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond: The largest regional environmental service in the Netherlands, serving the Rijnmond area. Operates the same Omgevingsdienst model as ODH, handles permits, supervision, enforcement, and even operates the Circulair Loket on behalf of ODH and other partners.
- Omgevingsdienst West-Holland (ODWH): Sister omgevingsdienst in Zuid-Holland and fellow participant in the De Betere Wereldbaan recruitment initiative. Provides the same permitting, supervision, and enforcement services under the same legal regime.
- Omgevingsdienst Midden-Holland (ODMH): Adjacent regional omgevingsdienst in Zuid-Holland and ODH's partner in the Zuid-Hollandse Omgevingsdiensten drone project under the Samenwerkingsprogramma 2025. Same legal structure, mandate, and service portfolio.
- Omgevingsdienst IJmond: Regional omgevingsdienst serving the IJmond region with comparable permit, supervision, and enforcement functions under the same Dutch environmental legislation.
- Omgevingsdienst Zuid-Holland Zuid (OZHZ): Fifth Zuid-Holland omgevingsdienst collaborating with ODH on the province-wide indirect-discharge study and the recruitment program. Same mandate and operating model.
- Omgevingsdienst Rivierenland: Regional omgevingsdienst serving Gelderland-Zuid. Operates with the same legal structure (Gemeenschappelijke Regeling) and delivers the same permitting, supervision, and enforcement portfolio.
- RUD Zeeland: Regional Uitvoeringsdienst (RUD) for Zeeland province, operating as the regional environmental authority with the same mandate and similar service offering as ODH.
Broad incumbents
- Omgevingsdienst Nederland: The umbrella association for all Dutch omgevingsdiensten. Conducts visitation and quality assessment processes (such as the one ODH underwent) and sets sector-wide VTH quality standards.
Others
- Provincie Zuid-Holland: One of ODH's ten commissioning authorities, a strategic partner through the Samenwerkingsprogramma 2025, and the entity that issues Natura 2000 permits and collects leges. Not a competitor but a key governance and funding counterparty.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
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Frequently asked questions about Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden
What does Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden do?
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden (ODH) is a regional environmental authority that assesses and grants environmental permits, conducts supervision and enforcement, and provides strategic and operational advisory services on behalf of nine municipalities in the Haaglanden region and the Province of Zuid-Holland. Its offering is mandated by the Dutch Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet) and Wet algemene milieuhygiëne and is delivered to industrial permit holders, greenhouse horticulture businesses, residents, and public commissioning authorities. Complementary specialized services include the ODH Geokaarten geo-data portal, the Lekstromen greenhouse horticulture water-pollution programme, Team Advies strategic advisory, and the Circulair Loket circular-economy helpdesk.
Is Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden a public or private company?
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden is a private company. It is classified as state government owned and is currently operating.
When was Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden founded?
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden was founded in 2012. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden based?
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden make money?
One revenue line is on record: public funding from municipalities and Province Zuid-Holland.
Who are Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Omgevingsdienst Brabant Noord, DCMR Milieudienst Rijnmond, Omgevingsdienst West-Holland (ODWH), Omgevingsdienst Midden-Holland (ODMH), Omgevingsdienst IJmond, Omgevingsdienst Zuid-Holland Zuid (OZHZ), Omgevingsdienst Rivierenland and RUD Zeeland. Omgevingsdienst Nederland is listed as a broad incumbent. Provincie Zuid-Holland is listed as an others.
Does Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden have an API?
No public API is recorded for Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden.
What industry is Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden in?
Omgevingsdienst Haaglanden's product category is Environmental Regulatory Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAIAMAK, Environmental Permitting & Impact Assessment (EIA/NEPA), with a secondary code of BPAIABAL, State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration. Its NAICS code is 924110.