Assenede expropriates 1,811 square meters to expand its fire station

The municipal council of Assenede definitively established, during its session on September 24, 2026, the expropriation of the land “Veiligheidscampus Molenstraat”. The decision was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on October 7, 2026, notice (2318), page 53393. It concerns a plot of 1,811.05 m² located on Molenstraat in Assenede.

A municipal decision for an integrated security campus

The land in question is registered in Assenede, 1st division, section E, no. 1249D, with a measured area of 1,811.05 m². The purpose of the expropriation is to acquire this property to allow for the extension of the existing fire station and the creation of an integrated security campus, where several aid and rescue services will be grouped together.

The notice is included in the “Legal publications and miscellaneous notices” section of the Belgian Official Gazette, under the heading “Spatial Planning,” among the publications of the Flemish municipalities. Publication in the official journal constitutes the official public notice of the municipal decision.

Case documents

The complete file is available to the public on the website of the municipality of Assenede. It includes:

• the définitif onteigeningsbesluit (final expropriation decision) “Veiligheidscampus Molenstraat”;
• the expropriation plan;
• the project note;
• the report on the processing of observations and objections formulated.

Appeal before the Permit Disputes Council

Any interested party may lodge an appeal against the définitif onteigeningsbesluit with the Raad voor Vergunningsbetwistingen (Permit Disputes Council) within 45 days. This independent Flemish administrative jurisdictional body specifically handles appeals directed against expropriation decisions.

The starting point of the deadline varies depending on the situation of the applicant:

• for interested parties to whom the decision is notified, the deadline runs from the day following the notification of the final determination;
• in all other cases, it runs from the day following the publication of the decision in the Belgian Official Gazette.

Scope of the decision

The final determination of the expropriation paves the way for the acquisition of the Molenstraat plot and determines the schedule for the extension of the fire station and the integrated security campus of Assenede. The concerned owners and beneficiaries have 45 days from the notification or publication to refer the matter to the Raad voor Vergunningsbetwistingen; otherwise, the decision becomes final with respect to them.

Source: Belgian Official Gazette / Belgisch Staatsblad of October 7, 2026, notice (2318), p. 53393.