What can you build in Tessenderlo-Ham?

What you can build in Tessenderlo-Ham 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 13 planning regulations: 7 from Tessenderlo-Ham itself and 6 from the Flemish Region. The register lists 64 plans for Tessenderlo-Ham.

At a glance

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How much can I build in Tessenderlo-Ham?

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 Tessenderlo-Ham?

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 Tessenderlo-Ham?

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 Tessenderlo-Ham?

For Tessenderlo-Ham, the register lists no separate regulation on housing, but the general regulation ‘Opheffen Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake waarborg bij bouwwerken’ (only in the former municipality of Ham) may contain rules on it. For each address, the Perceelscan lists the regulations that apply to the plot, with a link to their text. 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 Tessenderlo-Ham?

In Tessenderlo-Ham, the regulations ‘Opheffen gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening parkeergelegenheid bij bouwwerken’ and ‘Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake parkeergelegenheden bij bouwwerken’ (only in the former municipality of Ham) determine 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 Tessenderlo-Ham?

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. Tessenderlo-Ham has its own rules on water in the regulations ‘Opheffen gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake overwelven baangrachten’ (only in the former municipality of Ham) and ‘Gemeentelijke stedenbouwkundige verordening inzake overwelving baangrachten’ (only in the former municipality of Ham).

Can I cut down a tree in Tessenderlo-Ham?

Tessenderlo-Ham has its own rules on this in the regulation ‘Opheffen gemeentelijke verordening inzake beplanting’ (only in the former municipality of Ham). 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 Tessenderlo-Ham?

In the register of plans and regulations (DSI) of the Departement Omgeving, with 64 plans for Tessenderlo-Ham (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 Tessenderlo-Ham

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 Ham.

A regulation may appear in the register in several versions; the most recent one is at the top. Whether a version replaces the previous one or only amends it is stated in the text itself.

What applies throughout Flanders

What the Perceelscan checks for each plot in Tessenderlo-Ham

• 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