Buro Stedenbouw (onderdeel van DAGnl)

What Buro Stedenbouw (onderdeel van DAGnl) does

Buro Stedenbouw BV is a Dutch urban planning and spatial planning consultancy headquartered in Olst, Overijssel, Netherlands, operating as a subsidiary within the DAGnl (De AdviesGroep Nederland BV) group of engineering firms. The firm delivers stedenbouwkundig (urban design) and ruimtelijke ordening (spatial planning) services to Dutch municipalities and to private-sector real estate developers, with active engagements cited for Gemeente Lypstad, Meppel, Alphen aan den Rijn, Olst-Wijhe, and developers including Van Norel, Van Niftrik, and Bluevest. Service delivery is grounded in the Dutch Omgevingswet (Environment Act) framework and associated digital plan tooling (TAM-IMRO, STOP-TPOD).

The firm employs 8 staff organized around registered urban planners and landscape designers, with professional registration maintained through BNSP (Beroepsorganisatie Nederlandse Stedenbouwkundigen en Planologen). Through its DAGnl affiliation, the firm inherits certified quality, safety, and sustainability systems (ISO, VCA*, CO2-prestatieladder level 3), which serve as procurement prerequisites in Dutch municipal tenders.

Revenue is generated on a project-fee basis through public-sector tenders and developer advisory engagements. The business model is classic professional services: hourly/daily rate billing tied to plan-making deliverables, omgevingsplan procedures, and participation processes. Cross-selling is structurally enabled via DAGnl's multi-disciplinary group, allowing urban planning to be bundled with civil, environmental, and structural services for clients seeking integrated delivery. No funding rounds, M&A activity, product launches, or geographic expansion events are recorded; the firm operates as a stable, embedded niche player in the Dutch public-sector planning market.

Name

Buro Stedenbouw (onderdeel van DAGnl)

Legal name

Buro Stedenbouw BV

Website

https://burostedenbouw.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Buro Stedenbouw is a Dutch urban and spatial planning consultancy of 8 staff in Olst, Netherlands, part of the DAGnl engineering group. It delivers Omgevingswet-compliant planning services to municipalities (Lelystad, Meppel, Alphen aan den Rijn, Olst-Wijhe) and developers (Van Norel, Van Niftrik, Bluevest).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Urban Planning Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

akta.pro primary industry

Urban Planning & Master Planning (BPAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regional & Land Use Planning (BPAHAKAE), Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

Keywords

• Urban planning services
• Spatial planning advisory
• Environmental plan development
• Landscape integration design
• Area vision consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Olst

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Services Consulting: Project-based consulting fees for urban planning and spatial ordering services. Services include feasibility studies, master plans, design plans, and regulatory documentation. Billing primarily monthly with 30-day payment terms. Operates under DNR 2011 terms with quotes valid for 30 days.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Buro Stedenbouw is a Dutch design and consulting bureau specializing in urban planning (stedenbouw) and spatial ordering (ruimtelijke ordening). It delivers projects ranging from initial sketch designs to legally binding environmental plan modifications, translating concrete spatial questions into concrete, feasible, and implementable designs for municipalities, businesses, and private individuals. Work spans area visions, urban plans, parceling plans, design plans, landscape integration plans, visual quality plans, environmental plan changes, and spatial justifications.

Product overview

Buro Stedenbouw is a design and consulting firm specializing in urban planning (stedenbouw) and spatial planning (ruimtelijke ordening). The company operates as a single-service consultancy rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its services span from initial sketch designs to legally binding environmental plans, delivered through two integrated practice areas: Stedenbouw services (covering area visions, urban plans, design plans, landscape integration plans, and visual quality plans) and Ruimtelijke Ordening services (covering environmental plan changes, spatial justifications, feasibility QuickScans, and environmental study coordination). The firm is part of DAGnl (De Adviesgroep Nederland), enabling multidisciplinary collaboration across civil engineering, ecology, soil, and environmental expertise.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Stedenbouw (Urban Planning) Services Comprehensive urban planning service line covering area visions, urban development plans, parceling plans, design plans, landscape integration plans, and visual quality plans, ranging from initial sketches to legally binding spatial development documents for governments, real estate developers, and private individuals.
• Ruimtelijke Ordening (Spatial Planning) Services Spatial planning advisory service line covering changes to environmental plans, spatial justifications for environmental permits, feasibility QuickScans, and coordination of environmental studies for municipalities, developers, and private clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Projects ranging from 0.2 ha to 230 ha in scale

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BNSP (Beroepsvereniging van Nederlandse Stedenbouwkundigen en Planologen)minorOthersProfessional association membership for Dutch urban planners and spatial planners. Provides industry standards and professional development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Arcadis: Global design and consultancy firm with extensive Dutch urban planning and landscape architecture capabilities serving municipalities and large developers; competes for the same RFPs but with much broader service portfolio.
• Sweco Nederland: European engineering and design consultancy with Dutch urban planning and landscape design groups competing for municipal and developer planning mandates; broadly comparable services with much larger delivery capacity.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Large Dutch engineering consultancy with dedicated spatial planning and area development practices serving municipalities and developers; broader capability stack but overlapping on Dutch omgevingsplan work.
• Antea Group Nederland: Dutch engineering and consultancy group with spatial planning and area development capabilities serving municipalities and developers; competes in adjacent Dutch public-sector tenders and offers multidisciplinary bundling similar to DAGnl's role.

Direct peers

• Karres en Brands: Dutch urban planning and landscape architecture firm specializing in master planning and public space design for municipalities and developers; highly overlapping service set with Buro Stedenbouw's stedenbouw practice.
• PosadMaxwan: Netherlands-based spatial planning and urban design consultancy serving municipalities and developers on area visions, master plans, and spatial strategies; comparable in scope and public-sector orientation.
• Bureau B+B: Dutch firm combining urban planning, landscape architecture, and spatial research for public-sector clients; competing for similar municipal area-vision and design-plan engagements across the Netherlands.
• Stedenbouw Eindhoven: Regional Dutch urban planning consultancy providing area visions, urban plans, and landscape integration plans for municipalities and developers; matches Buro Stedenbouw's core practice area and public-sector delivery model.
• Wing (previously West 8): Dutch landscape architecture and urban planning firm offering landscape integration plans, urban design, and area visions at multiple scales; directly comparable service portfolio and municipal/developer client base.

Emerging players

• Stichting Ruimte voor de Rivier / Ruimtevolk: Dutch spatial planning advisory firm focused on community-driven area visions and spatial strategies; overlaps with Buro Stedenbouw's gebiedsvisies and stakeholder-participation services for municipalities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/buro-stedenbouw

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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