Excavation Notice
What is it?
If you plan to excavate using machinery, you are legally required to submit an excavation notification to the Land Registry in advance. This ensures that:
- helps you prevent excavation damage and dangerous situations in the surrounding area
- you help ensure the engraver's safety
For an area measuring 500 by 500 meters or smaller, a single excavation notification is sufficient. For larger areas, submit multiple notifications or opt for a route notification.
How does it work?
After submitting your excavation notice, you will receive digital information about the location of underground cables and pipes. You should use this information to ensure that excavation is carried out safely. This information must be available on-site when excavation work takes place.
If there is a “hazardous substance pipeline” or a high-value utility network in the excavation area, the utility company may require precautionary measures.
What should I do?
You must file the report with the Land Registry.
- To submit a one-time excavation notification, please use the KLIC Excavation Notification form at .
- If you submit reports on a regular basis, you must register as a Kadaster-KLIC customer and use My Kadaster at .
If the excavation site is located in a safety zone, a different procedure applies: .
What should I do?
You must file the report with the Land Registry.
- To submit a one-time excavation notification, please use the KLIC Excavation Notification form at .
- If you submit reports on a regular basis, you must register as a Kadaster-KLIC customer and use My Kadaster at .
If the excavation site is located in a safety zone, a different procedure applies.
How long does it take?
You must report any mechanical excavation work no earlier than twenty and no later than two business days before it begins.
Additional information
If you don’t yet know when you’ll be digging and need a little more time to prepare, submit a Preliminary Inquiry at . Please note: the information you receive in response to a Preliminary Inquiry does not authorize you to begin digging. Once the start date of the excavation work is known, you must still submit an excavation notification. It is therefore advisable to submit an excavation notification at least twenty days before the start of the work.