Urban planning · Namur
Urban-planning regularisation in Namur
In Namur, dividing existing buildings into several dwellings is the subject of a municipal good-practice guide. Urbexa supports owners and investors in reading that situation.
Situations
Regularising a building in Namur
Before any procedure, the authorised situation and the situation that actually exists both need to be understood.
Extension
Volume that may differ from the authorised situation.
Use
A use to be compared with what was authorised.
Conversion
A change to the building whose status still has to be established.
Subdivision
A division carried out without the necessary permit.
A difference can concern an extension, a use, a conversion, or a division carried out without the necessary permit.
Diagnostic
Authorised situation and existing situation
Urbexa starts by separating what was authorised from what actually exists.
That reading identifies the gaps before the procedures to consider are determined.
It is what a planning diagnosis covers.
Local context
Building subdivision in Namur
The municipal good-practice guide covers, among other things, building division, some regularisation situations, how dwellings are organised, floor areas, outdoor space and small dwellings.
The Namur context calls in particular for attention to the quality of the dwellings created and to how they fit into the building. The guide includes an approach to keeping a family dwelling, how floor areas are distributed, and limiting certain small dwellings.
It also considers a division that led to dwellings being created without the required planning permit. Our work on building subdivision is based on that reading.
A project in Namur?
Describe the property and the documents you have. Urbexa can review the existing situation.
Buying and selling
Before you buy
For an investor, this review helps assess a building's potential before committing.
Method
From the diagnostic to the procedures
Urbexa can review the existing situation, identify the procedures to consider, then support the file if the project goes ahead.
01
Planning diagnostic
A first reading of the property, the documents on hand, and what the owner or investor actually wants to do.
02
Review of documents and permits
Finding the plans, permits and deeds that show what was authorised.
03
Identifying the gaps
Marking the differences between the existing situation and the authorised one.
04
Studying the options
Considering which procedures can be envisaged for the property and the project.
05
Preparing the file
When a procedure is worth pursuing, assembling the documents — with or without an architect, depending on the project.
06
Filing and follow-up
Submitting the file and handling exchanges with the administration.
Depending on the file, the application can be prepared with an architect or through a procedure without one.
Area
Namur and the surrounding area
Urbexa works in Namur and in several municipalities in the area.
Further reading
Further reading
The wider frame is in regularisation in Wallonia. Before a purchase, checking the planning situation complements the review.
Questions
Common questions
The good-practice guide covers dividing existing buildings into several dwellings, some regularisation situations, how dwellings are organised, floor areas, outdoor space and small dwellings.
Yes. The City's guide considers a division that led to dwellings being created without the required planning permit. Urbexa can review the existing situation and identify the procedures to consider.
For an investor, it helps assess a building's potential before committing.
Planning rules and practice can change, and they depend on the property and the project. An individual review remains necessary.
Urbexa
A project in Namur?
Urbexa supports you from the initial diagnostic through to the procedures that are needed.