What can you build in Kapellen?
What you can build in Kapellen 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 9 planning regulations: 3 from Kapellen itself and 6 from the Flemish Region. The register lists 15 plans for Kapellen.
At a glance
| Province | Antwerp |
|---|---|
| Plans in the register | 15 (RUPs, BPAs and others) |
| Municipal regulations | 3; most recent: ‘Verordening bescheiden wonen’ (approved on 9 July 2011, Belgian Official Gazette 28 July 2011) |
| 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 Kapellen?
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 Kapellen?
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 Kapellen?
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 Kapellen?
In Kapellen, the regulation ‘Verordening bescheiden wonen’ applies to this. For each address, the Perceelscan tells you which regulations apply to the plot. 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 Kapellen?
For Kapellen, the register lists no municipal regulation on parking; the plan and the regional rules then apply, and the permitting authority decides on a case-by-case basis.
Do I need to install a rainwater tank in Kapellen?
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. Kapellen has its own rules on water in the regulation ‘Gemeentelijke verordening water’.
Can I cut down a tree in Kapellen?
Kapellen has its own rules on this in the regulation ‘Bouwverordening betreffende de beplantingen in de gemeente Kapellen’. 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.
Where can I find the spatial implementation plans (RUPs) for Kapellen?
In the register of plans and regulations (DSI) of the Departement Omgeving, with 15 plans for Kapellen (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 Kapellen
| Verordening bescheiden wonen | approved on 9 July 2011, Belgian Official Gazette 28 July 2011 |
|---|---|
| Gemeentelijke verordening water | approved on 1 June 2006, Belgian Official Gazette 22 December 2006 |
| Bouwverordening betreffende de beplantingen in de gemeente Kapellen | approved on 16 September 1997, Belgian Official Gazette 15 October 1997 |
What applies throughout Flanders
What the Perceelscan checks for each plot in Kapellen
- 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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