L'URBANISME STEDENBOUW TOWN PLANNING - Ruimtelijke ...

contents
n Foreword ....................................................................... page 60
n Introduction ................................................................. page 61
n Contents ....................................................................... page 62
n Objective ....................................................................... .page 63
n Planning regulations ................................................... page 65
n Planning permits and permits for splitting a plot ...... page 74
n The Master Architect ................................................... page 77
n Environnmental impact assessments ......................... page 78
n Planning infringements ............................................... page 80
n Appeals ......................................................................... page 81
n Information .................................................................. page 83
n Links and useful addresses ......................................... page 86
CoBAT Article 2: « The development of the Region, including its spatial
planning, seeks to meet in a sustainable manner the social, economic,
heritage and environmental needs of the community through the sound
management of tthe quality of life, a sparing use of land and resources, by
preserving and developing the cultural, natural and landscape heritage and
by improving the energy performance of buildings ».
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objectIve
Town planning has the strategic objective of making a proactive contribution
to the quality of life in the city through the use of its planning tools, not least
in assessing projects in a manner which takes account of every aspect of
the city.
This objective is written into the Government’s general policy declaration
and is based on the - significant - second Article of the Brussels Planning
Code, the CoBAT.
The Planning objective can be broken down into five principal tasks:
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Permits: To issue the official responsible’s assent for planning permits
and certificates and plot division permits which fall within the remit of the
municipalities; to issue decisions (approval or rejection) on applications
for exemptions and, where appropriate, to suspend the decision of the
municipal executive.
To examine and issue planning permits and certificates and plot division
permits which fall within the remit of the official responsible (regional
permits) and the official responsible’s referrals ......................... page 18
Environmental impact: To examine environmental impact studies and
reports relating to applications for planning permits/certifications or
permits for the division of plots, and environmental impact reports
relating to PPAS cases ................................................................. page 21
Infringement: To deal with planning infringements relating to actions
and works carried out without permits or which fail to comply with the
permit issued ............................................................................... page 24
Appeals: To process appeals to the Government. To monitor planning
disputes handled by the Region’s lawyers .................................. page 25
Information : to provide planning information to public law bodies and
to manage notaries’ applications for the division of goods. To produce
publications intended for the general public and to strengthen external
and internal communication in planning matters ..................... page 27
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