What can you build in Lievegem?

What you can build in Lievegem 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 15 planning regulations: 8 from Lievegem itself, 1 from the province of East Flanders and 6 from the Flemish Region. The register lists 32 plans for Lievegem.

At a glance

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How much can I build in Lievegem?

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 Lievegem?

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. Lievegem also has its own rules on this in the regulation ‘Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake het vrijstellen van bepaalde werken en handelingen van het aanvragen van een stedenbouwkundige vergunning binnen bijzondere plannen van aanleg of verkavelingsvergunningen (Vrijstellingsbesluit)’ (only in the former municipality of Lovendegem). For each address, the Perceelscan also shows the existing permits.

Can I demolish and rebuild in Lievegem?

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 Lievegem?

In Lievegem, the regulation ‘Gemeentelijke verordening inzake kwaliteit woonentiteiten’ (only in the former municipality of Zomergem) 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 Lievegem?

For Lievegem, 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 Lievegem?

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. Lievegem has its own rules on water in the regulations ‘Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake overwelven van baangrachten’ (only in the former municipality of Lovendegem) and ‘Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake overwelven van baangrachten’ (only in the former municipality of Zomergem).

Can I cut down a tree in Lievegem?

Lievegem has its own rules on this in the regulations ‘Gemeentelijke bouwverordening inzake beplantingen’ (only in the former municipality of Waarschoot) and ‘Gemeentelijke bouwverordening inzake vellen van hoogstammige bomen’ (only in the former municipality of Zomergem). 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 Lievegem?

In the register of plans and regulations (DSI) of the Departement Omgeving, with 32 plans for Lievegem (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 Lievegem

After a merger, a regulation continues to apply in the territory of the municipality that adopted it: each regulation shows whether it applies only in the former municipality of Lovendegem or the former municipality of Waarschoot or the former municipality of Zomergem.

Provincial regulations (East Flanders)

What applies throughout Flanders

What the Perceelscan checks for each plot in Lievegem

• 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