What can you build in the province of East Flanders?
What you can build in the province of East Flanders 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 the regulations of your municipality, the province and the Flemish Region. In the province, 1 provincial regulation applies alongside the 6 regional ones. Of the 55 municipalities, 40 also have regulations of their own, and the register lists 1,314 plans from the municipalities in the province.
At a glance
| Municipalities | 55 |
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| Municipalities with their own regulations | 40 |
| Provincial regulations | 1 |
| Regional regulations | 6, as everywhere in Flanders |
| Municipal plans in the register | 1,314 (RUPs, BPAs and others) |
| Central cities | Aalst, Ghent, Sint-Niklaas |
| Municipalities with a fixed rule on plot coverage | Deinze |
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Which provincial regulations apply in the province of East Flanders?
In the province of East Flanders, 1 provincial planning regulation applies: ‘Provinciale stedenbouwkundige verordening Weekendverblijven en openluchtrecreatieve terreinen’. It applies alongside the regulations of the municipality and those of the Flemish Region. For each address, the Perceelscan lists the regulations that apply to the plot.
Do I need to install a rainwater tank in the province of East Flanders?
Often, yes, when you build, rebuild or extend a building or a paved surface: the regional regulation on rainwater then sets rules for collecting and reusing rainwater, letting it soak into the ground or buffering it. A municipality can add its own rules on top; for each address, the Perceelscan states what applies.
Which municipalities in the province of East Flanders have the most regulations of their own?
According to the register, Lievegem (8), Aalst (6), Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht (6), Evergem (5), Ghent (5), Herzele (5) and Nazareth-De Pinte (5) have the most regulations of their own. Each municipality’s page lists them with a link to their full text.
Which municipalities in the province of East Flanders have a fixed rule on plot coverage?
One municipality has a fixed rule on how much of a plot may be built on: Deinze in art. 9.3 of the general building regulation of Deinze (2022). For each address, the Perceelscan applies that rule to the shape of the plot.
How much can I build in the province of East Flanders?
That depends on the plot: the zoning plan that applies (the regional zoning plan, a RUP or a BPA), the regulations of the municipality, the province and the Region, 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.
The provincial regulations of East Flanders
| Provinciale stedenbouwkundige verordening Weekendverblijven en openluchtrecreatieve terreinen | approved on 13 July 2015, Belgian Official Gazette 12 August 2015; in all municipalities |
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The 55 municipalities of the province of East Flanders
| Municipality | Regulations and plans in the register |
|---|---|
| Aalst | 6 regulations of its own, 28 plans |
| Aalter | 2 regulations of its own, 38 plans |
| Assenede | no regulation of its own, 19 plans |
| Berlare | 1 regulation of its own, 12 plans |
| Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht | 6 regulations of its own, 90 plans |
| Brakel | 3 regulations of its own, 13 plans |
| Buggenhout | no regulation of its own, 8 plans |
| Deinze | 1 regulation of its own, 60 plans; fixed rule on plot coverage |
| Denderleeuw | 1 regulation of its own, 12 plans |
| Dendermonde | 4 regulations of its own, 32 plans |
| Destelbergen | no regulation of its own, 17 plans |
| Eeklo | 2 regulations of its own, 25 plans |
| Erpe-Mere | 1 regulation of its own, 16 plans |
| Evergem | 5 regulations of its own, 23 plans |
| Gavere | 2 regulations of its own, 23 plans |
| Geraardsbergen | 2 regulations of its own, 18 plans |
| Ghent | 5 regulations of its own, 127 plans |
| Haaltert | 1 regulation of its own, 8 plans |
| Hamme | no regulation of its own, 26 plans |
| Herzele | 5 regulations of its own, 16 plans |
| Horebeke | no regulation of its own, 5 plans |
| Kaprijke | 1 regulation of its own, 10 plans |
| Kluisbergen | 3 regulations of its own, 12 plans |
| Kruisem | no regulation of its own, 29 plans |
| Laarne | 1 regulation of its own, 18 plans |
| Lebbeke | no regulation of its own, 13 plans |
| Lede | 1 regulation of its own, 8 plans |
| Lierde | no regulation of its own, 11 plans |
| Lievegem | 8 regulations of its own, 32 plans |
| Lochristi | no regulation of its own, 15 plans |
| Lokeren | 4 regulations of its own, 58 plans |
| Maarkedal | 2 regulations of its own, 4 plans |
| Maldegem | 1 regulation of its own, 12 plans |
| Merelbeke-Melle | 3 regulations of its own, 41 plans |
| Nazareth-De Pinte | 5 regulations of its own, 25 plans |
| Ninove | 4 regulations of its own, 31 plans |
| Oosterzele | 2 regulations of its own, 18 plans |
| Oudenaarde | no regulation of its own, 50 plans |
| Ronse | 2 regulations of its own, 8 plans |
| Sint-Gillis-Waas | 1 regulation of its own, 13 plans |
| Sint-Laureins | 2 regulations of its own, 8 plans |
| Sint-Lievens-Houtem | 1 regulation of its own, 13 plans |
| Sint-Martens-Latem | no regulation of its own, 10 plans |
| Sint-Niklaas | 1 regulation of its own, 75 plans |
| Stekene | 1 regulation of its own, 16 plans |
| Temse | 4 regulations of its own, 33 plans |
| Waasmunster | no regulation of its own, 12 plans |
| Wetteren | no regulation of its own, 15 plans |
| Wichelen | 2 regulations of its own, 11 plans |
| Wortegem-Petegem | 1 regulation of its own, 6 plans |
| Zele | no regulation of its own, 13 plans |
| Zelzate | 2 regulations of its own, 12 plans |
| Zottegem | 2 regulations of its own, 24 plans |
| Zulte | 1 regulation of its own, 38 plans |
| Zwalm | no regulation of its own, 4 plans |
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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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