What can you build in De Haan?

What you can build in De Haan 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 De Haan itself and 6 from the Flemish Region. The register lists 25 plans for De Haan.

At a glance

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How much can I build in De Haan?

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 De Haan?

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 De Haan?

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 De Haan?

For De Haan, 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 De Haan?

In De Haan, the regulation ‘Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening op het aanleggen van parkeerplaatsen en fietsenstalplaatsen’ 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 De Haan?

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.

Can I cut down a tree in De Haan?

De Haan has its own rules on this in the regulations ‘Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening betreffende de aanplant en het rooien van houtige beplantingen’ and ‘Gemeentelijke bouwverordening betreffende het vellen van hoogstammige bomen’. 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 De Haan impose planning obligations?

De Haan addresses this in the regulation ‘Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening Financiële 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 De Haan?

In the register of plans and regulations (DSI) of the Departement Omgeving, with 25 plans for De Haan (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 De Haan

What applies throughout Flanders

What the Perceelscan checks for each plot in De Haan

• 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.

Updated on 11 October 2026