What can you build in the province of Hainaut?

The municipalities with the most local schemes (schémas d’orientation locaux) are Charleroi (109), Mons (50), Tournai (32), Boussu (30) and Chapelle-lez-Herlaimont (14). The page of each municipality lists them with a link to their text.

21 of the 69 municipalities have a schéma de développement communal or an older schéma de structure: Braine-le-Comte, Châtelet, Colfontaine, Ecaussinnes, Erquelinnes, Farciennes, Frameries, Jurbise and 13 more. It says where the municipality wants to go, for its whole territory; it is indicative.

The regional planning guide (guide régional d’urbanisme) is binding where it applies: in a protected urban area and in a rural village under the rules for building in the countryside (RGBSR). In the province of Hainaut there are protected urban areas in Ath, Beaumont, Beloeil, Braine-le-Comte, Chièvres, Chimay, Ecaussinnes, Fleurus and 12 more. The RGBSR applies in 19 villages, in 14 municipalities. The municipal guides are indicative; the Perceelscan tells you, address by address, which ones apply.

843 listed properties (monuments, sites, ensembles and archaeological sites), of which 48 are exceptional heritage; the municipalities with the most are Tournai (204), Mons (172) and Charleroi (51). The Perceelscan tells you, address by address, whether the plot is listed, lies in a protection zone or is in the inventory.

In Wallonia no regional rule says how many m² of floor area a plot may take: it follows from a local scheme, a guide or the surroundings, and the permitting authority decides on a concrete design. The Perceelscan tells you, address by address, which schemes and guides apply and what could stand in the way of a project.