What can you build in Malle?
What you can build in Malle 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 10 planning regulations: 4 from Malle itself and 6 from the Flemish Region. The register lists 12 plans for Malle.
At a glance
| Province | Antwerp |
|---|---|
| Plans in the register | 12 (RUPs, BPAs and others) |
| Municipal regulations | 4; most recent: ‘Stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake lasten bij omgevingsvergunningen’ (adopted on 21 December 2023, Belgian Official Gazette 23 February 2024) |
| 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 Malle?
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 Malle?
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 Malle?
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 Malle?
In Malle, the regulation ‘Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake tijdelijke zelfstandige zorgunits’ 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 Malle?
In Malle, the regulation ‘Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake parkeren en stallen van auto's en fietsen en de realisatie van bergruimten bij woningen’ 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 Malle?
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.
Does Malle impose planning obligations?
Malle addresses this in the regulation ‘Stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake lasten bij omgevingsvergunningen’. 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 Malle?
In the register of plans and regulations (DSI) of the Departement Omgeving, with 12 plans for Malle (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 Malle
| Stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake lasten bij omgevingsvergunningen | adopted on 21 December 2023, Belgian Official Gazette 23 February 2024 |
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| Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake tijdelijke zelfstandige zorgunits | adopted on 24 June 2021, Belgian Official Gazette 30 August 2021 |
| Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake de dorpelhoogte en het uitzetten van de dorpelhoogte en de voorgevelbouwlijn | approved on 9 February 2012, Belgian Official Gazette 9 March 2012 |
| Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake parkeren en stallen van auto's en fietsen en de realisatie van bergruimten bij woningen | approved on 20 January 2011, Belgian Official Gazette 21 February 2011 |
What applies throughout Flanders
What the Perceelscan checks for each plot in Malle
- 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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