Site overview and section
What the «Site overview» rows show for a site in the Netherlands, how each figure is counted, and how the «Section» tab cuts a skyline at true vertical scale.
Overview
After «Generate diagrams», a Site overview appears between the map and the plates. The «Site» row covers the cadastral parcels and the zoning at the site. The «Around» row covers the area within the radius: buildings, heights, year built, use, stations and stops, and the ground.
Site row
| Row | Content |
|---|---|
| Cadastral parcel(s) | Shown when you pick parcels on the map. The parcel is named as in the cadastral register: cadastral municipality, section and number (for example «Delft A 688») |
| Area | The registered area (kadastrale grootte) of the picked parcels, with the number of parcels that have one. The register marks some areas as provisional or administrative. It is not a survey |
| Zoning (reference) | Main zoning of the legacy plans in force at the site, by share of the site, with plan name, date and a link to the plan text. Where the new part of the omgevingsplan has a function there, it is listed too |
| Height and density (legacy plan) | Figures from the plan where it has them: maximum building height, eaves height, coverage, storeys, dwellings. «No figures in the plan» if none |
| Other designations | Heritage (RCE) and Schiphol height limits (LIB, in m NAP) on or touching the site |
Every zoning figure is for reference only. The rules in force are in the municipality's omgevingsplan: check Regels op de kaart. An empty row («No digital plan») does not mean that no rules apply. See Zoning plan and omgevingsplan.
Around row
| Row | How it is counted |
|---|---|
| Buildings | BAG buildings within the radius or frame, the same buildings as the plates |
| Average height · tallest | 3DBAG heights only (roof height, 70th percentile, minus ground level), with the share of buildings that have one |
| Storeys | 3DBAG storeys (bouwlagen) where available |
| Year built | BAG year built; placeholder years in the register are left out. The share of buildings with a year is shown |
| Most common use | By building count, in the BUILDING USE classes |
| Stations and stops | The same points as PUBLIC TRANSPORT (OpenStreetMap). Distance is straight-line from the site centre |
| Site elevation · relief | Ground height at the site centre in m NAP, and the relief within the frame (1st to 99th percentile), from AHN4 |
Relief in the three test sites (800 m radius): TU Delft BK City 4.6 m, Amsterdam (Academie van Bouwkunst) 3.1 m, Rotterdam (Academie van Bouwkunst) 6.8 m.
«Copy» puts the rows on the clipboard as tab-separated text.
Section tab
Draw a line on the plan and the tab cuts a section along it. The plan is the BUILDING HEIGHT plate for the same site.
- Line: east–west or north–south through any point, rotated about the centre, or drawn freely
- Dark buildings are cut by the line. Grey buildings stand behind it, lighter the farther away
- Vertical scale is 1:1, so two sections can be compared directly
- Labels are in metres. Nothing below ground is shown
The section is a Pro feature for your own site and works on the example site without a pass.
Limitations
- The overview does not test a design against rules. It does not tell you what can be built
- Registered parcel areas come from the cadastral register; the cadastral map is a representation, not fixed legal boundaries
- Property values (WOZ) are not shown
Related guides
Example plates: BAG (Kadaster, CC0) · © 3DBAG by tudelft3d and 3DGI (CC BY 4.0) · BGT, NWB, AHN4 (CC0) · Kadaster, Beeldmateriaal.nl, PDOK (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)