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Jasper Molenaar

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Government & Environment
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Biography

Jasper was sworn in as a lawyer in 2005 and has been part of Dirkzwager’s Real Estate and Public Sector team since 2008. He specialises in environmental and planning law (Grotius Academy, 2012–2013, cum laude).

He advises developers, municipalities, housing associations and utilities on zoning plans, environmental permits, environmental and nature conservation law, as well as related public and private law matters such as public-private partnerships. The projects he is involved in often have societal and/or political impact.

Jasper applies his specialist expertise in a pragmatic and solution-oriented manner. He also regularly shares his knowledge through publications and lectures on environmental and planning law and other real estate-related areas of law, including the various aspects of the Environment and Planning Act (Omgevingswet).

Publications:

  • Jurisprudence on Environmental Law (JM) 2018/967 (revocation of environmental permit)

  • Jurisprudence on Environmental Law (JM) 2018/83 (Environmental permit, Modification of building, Accessory building, Main building, Extension, Zoning, Parking spaces, Accessory building, Supermarket)

  • Jurisprudence in Environmental Law 2018/68 (Planning permission, Wind turbine, Refusal to withdraw, Planning permission, Planning area, Noise pollution, Decline in value, Residential property)

  • Jurisprudence Environmental Law 2018/55 (Zoning plan, Permit-free building, Site-specific circumstances, Main building, Outbuilding, Village centre, Backyard area, Yard, Good spatial planning)

  • Case law on environmental law 2018/41 (Zoning plan boundaries, Compliance with environmental permit, Assessment of planning acceptability)

  • Jurisprudence in Environmental Law 2018/124 (Refusal of environmental permit, Wind farm, Declaration of no objections, Preservation of legal effects)

Work highlights
  • Advising and litigating on behalf of a developer for the realisation of residential towers in the west of the country.
  • Advising and litigating on behalf of a municipality in the context of the realisation of a large-scale homeless and addict shelter.
  • Advising on nitrogen issues in the context of dredging activities in a major port.
  • Advising governments on various legal issues in the energy transition.
  • Advising and litigating on behalf of PAS notifiers (nitrogen).
  • Advising and litigating on the large-scale housing of labour migrants and students.
  • Litigating on behalf of an animal feed company against the intention to build a new residential area in the immediate vicinity.
  • Litigating on behalf of a heating company regarding compliance with environmental regulations.
  • Multiple proceedings for various international project developers regarding the realisation of solar parks before the court and the Administrative Law Division of the Council of State.
  • Advising and litigating for municipalities and property developers in environmental planning procedures concerning new (housing) developments.
  • Proceedings on enforcement for violations of public law regulations.
Languages
Dutch
English
German

Experience and education

  • 2012 - 2013

    Grotius specialisation course in spatial planning and environmental law (cum laude)

  • 2018 - heden

    Chairman ArnhemBedrijft!

  • 2018 - heden

    Annotator Jurisprudence in Environmental Law

  • 2023 - heden

    Member of the Council of Discipline in the Arnhem-Leeuwarden district

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