What can you build in Brasschaat?
What you can build in Brasschaat depends on the plan that covers your plot – the regional zoning plan (gewestplan), a spatial implementation plan (RUP) or a special development plan (BPA) – and on 12 planning regulations: 6 from Brasschaat itself and 6 from the Flemish Region. The register lists 57 plans for Brasschaat.
At a glance
| Province | Antwerp |
|---|---|
| Plans in the register | 57 (RUPs, BPAs and others) |
| Municipal regulations | 6; most recent: ‘Verordening lasten’ (adopted on 23 February 2026, Belgian Official Gazette 13 May 2026) |
| Provincial regulations | none |
| Regional regulations | 6, as everywhere in Flanders |
| All plans in the register | yes, according to the municipality |
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How much can I build in Brasschaat?
That depends on the plot: the zoning plan that applies (the regional zoning plan, a RUP or a BPA), the regulations and what is there now. The Perceelscan works it out for each address: how many m² of floor area may legally be built, and how many are already built.
Do I need an environmental permit in Brasschaat?
For most works, yes: building, renovating, demolishing and splitting a dwelling generally require an environmental permit (omgevingsvergunning, formerly called the building permit or planning permit), which you apply for through the Omgevingsloket portal. Some minor works are exempt or only require a notification: vlaanderen.be sets out the rules. For each address, the Perceelscan also shows the existing permits.
Can I demolish and rebuild in Brasschaat?
Demolition usually requires an environmental permit. What you may build afterwards is determined by the plan and the regulations that apply to the plot; heritage status, a plan in preparation or an expropriation can stand in the way. The Perceelscan sets it all out for each address.
Can I split a dwelling into several units in Brasschaat?
For Brasschaat, the register lists no municipal regulation on housing; the plan and the regional rules then apply. If in doubt, check with the municipality. Splitting a dwelling into several dwellings generally requires an environmental permit, even without any building works (see splitting a dwelling on vlaanderen.be).
How many parking spaces must I provide in Brasschaat?
In Brasschaat, the regulation ‘Derde wijziging gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening op het aanleggen van parkeerplaatsen buiten de openbare weg’ determines how many car and bicycle parking spaces a project must provide; this depends on the number of dwellings or the floor area.
Do I need to install a rainwater tank in Brasschaat?
Often, yes, when you build, rebuild or extend a building or a paved surface: the regional regulation on rainwater (2023) then sets rules for collecting and reusing rainwater, letting it soak into the ground or buffering it. Which measure your project requires depends on its surface area. Brasschaat has its own rules on rainwater in the regulations ‘Opheffing gemeentelijke hemelwaterverordening 2014’ and ‘Wijziging Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake lozingen en de verplichte aansluiting van de afvoer van huishoudelijk afvalwater op de openbare riool en de afkoppeling van hemelwater, plaatsen van individuele zuiveringsinstallaties’.
Can I cut down a tree in Brasschaat?
Brasschaat has its own rules on this in the regulations ‘Deels opheffen bouwverordening inzake aanbrengen van afschermingen en publiciteit, vellen of rooien van bomen, aanbrengen van schotelantennes en aanleg opritten.’ and ‘Bouwverordening inzake aanbrengen van afschermingen en publiciteit, vellen of rooien van bomen, aanbrengen van schotelantennes en aanleg opritten.’. Whether cutting down (felling) a tree requires an environmental permit depends on the tree and its location; the regulation and the Flemish rules specify this.
Does Brasschaat impose planning obligations?
Brasschaat addresses this in the regulation ‘Verordening lasten’. A planning obligation is a piece of work or a contribution that the permitting authority can attach to an environmental permit, for example for a larger housing project.
Where can I find the spatial implementation plans (RUPs) for Brasschaat?
In the register of plans and regulations (DSI) of the Departement Omgeving, with 57 plans for Brasschaat (RUPs, BPAs and others). Where no RUP or BPA applies, the regional zoning plan (gewestplan) determines the zoning. For each plot, the Perceelscan names the plan that applies, with the zone and a link to its provisions.
The planning regulations of Brasschaat
A regulation may appear in the register in several versions; the most recent one is at the top. Whether a version replaces the previous one or only amends it is stated in the text itself.
What applies throughout Flanders
What the Perceelscan checks for each plot in Brasschaat
- The plan that applies: a municipal, provincial or regional RUP, a BPA, an APA or the regional zoning plan, with the zone and a link to its provisions.
- The regulations that apply to that plot: a regulation may also apply to only part of the municipality.
- How many m² of floor area may legally be built, and how many are already built.
- Plans and regulations in preparation, and expropriation plans.
- Heritage: protection, the established inventory and archaeological zones.
- Flood risk (P-score and G-score), signal areas (signaalgebieden) and PFAS zones.
- Right of pre-emption, nature, Seveso sites and sewerage in the street.
- Environmental permits on the plot and next door.
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Source: DSI, the register of plans and regulations of the Departement Omgeving, retrieved on 5 October 2026. Each regulation’s record contains its full text.
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