Excavation notice
What is it?
Do you want to carry out work with an excavator in soil in which cables or pipelines lie? If so, you must file an excavation notification with the Land Registry in advance via Klic-online.
After the excavation notification, you will receive information about the cables and pipes in the ground where you want to dig. You need this information to prevent excavation damage to the cables and pipes.
How does it work?
Managers of underground cable and pipeline networks must provide the Land Registry with information about their networks. You need this information as the executor of the digging (excavator). The information must be present at the location where digging is taking place so that you can prevent excavation damage to cables and pipes.
You must file an excavation notice under the following Requirements:
- you specify an excavation polygon. This is the representation on Map the area within which the excavation site is located. The executor who will dig (the excavator) creates this view;
- you are mechanically digging deeper than 15 centimeters.
What to do.
You make the notification to the Land Registry.
- For a one-time excavation notification, use the KLIC Excavation Notification form .
- If you report regularly, you must register as a Kadaster-KLIC customer and use My Kadaster.
If the excavation site is in a safety area, a different procedure applies .
How long does it take?
You can report mechanical excavation work at the earliest 20 and no later than 2 working days before it begins.
Additional information
If you do not yet know when you will dig and you need some extended preparation time, make an Orientation Request. Note that with the information you receive as a result of an Orientation Request, you may not dig yet. Once the start date of the excavation is known, you will still need to file an excavation notification. It is therefore advisable to file an excavation notification within 20 days before starting the work.
What is it?
If you are going to dig by machine, you are required by law to file an Excavation Notification with the Land Registry in advance. With this:
- Helps you prevent excavation damage and dangerous situations in the area
- contribute to the safety of the digger
For an area 500 by 500 meters or smaller, one Excavation Report is sufficient. For larger areas, make multiple reports or choose a trace report.
How does it work?
After the excavation notification, you will receive digital information about the location of underground cables and pipes. You use this information to dig carefully. The information must be on site when the excavation takes place.
If the excavation area contains a "hazardous content pipeline" or a high-value grid, the grid operator may require precautions.
What to do.
You make the notification to the Land Registry.
- For a one-time excavation notification, use the KLIC Excavation Notification form .
- If you report regularly, you must register as a Kadaster-KLIC customer and use My Kadaster.
If the excavation site is in a safety area, a different procedure applies.
How long does it take?
You can report mechanical excavation work at the earliest 20 and no later than two working days before it begins.
Additional information
If you do not yet know when you will dig and you need some extended preparation time, make an Orientation Request. Note that with the information you receive as a result of an Orientation Request, you may not dig yet. Once the start date of the excavation is known, you will still need to file an excavation notification. It is therefore advisable to file an excavation notification within twenty days before starting the work.