A hinderwetvergunning is a nuisance permit. The hinderwet [nuisance law] dated from 1875 and set rules about business activities that could provide a nuisance, danger or harm to the environment and required that such businesses needed a permit. The law was replaced in 1993.
Examples of businesses requiring a hinderwetvergunning are:
- Factories
- Gas stations
- Cattle farms
- Slaughterhouses
- Blacksmiths
If your ancestors owned or worked for a business requiring a hinderwetvergunning, checking the original permit may give you new insights into that business.
Hinderwetvergunningen were issued by the municipality. The older ones (over 75 years, but often more recent ones as well) have been turned over to archives, usually the local or regional archives. You can check the finding aids of these archives for the term hinderwetvergunning*. Some archives have created indexes or finding aids that list the permits by applicant, in which case you can search for your ancestor’s name or business. Most of the permits themselves are not online yet but can be consulted in the archives or you can order a scan.
DAF-facroty in Born, 1968. Credits: collection ANEFO, Nationaal Archief (CC-0)
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