Alignment plans
The alignment is the boundary between the public domain and neighbouring properties, either in accordance with the current ownership situation or in accordance with what is prescribed for the future by the administrative authority.
Since 3 December 1984 (amendment of the municipal law), alignment plans have been adopted by the municipal council for municipal roads and by the Brussels Capital Region (after consulting the municipal council) for regional roads.
Previously, all alignments were promulgated by Royal Decree.
Local roads
Initially, the status of local roads was governed by ancient, unwritten customary law. This changed with the passing of the Local Roads Act on 10 April 1841 and the drawing up of an Atlas of Local Roads.
In order to apply the law of 10 April 1841, the communes were obliged in 1850 to draw up general plans for the alignment and demarcation of the byways.
All these roads were officially recorded in the Atlas of Local Roads, a collection of maps on a scale of 1:2,500 (1 mm on the map corresponds to 2.5 m in reality).
Notices from 1984 to 2021
List of alignment plans and local roads (169.63 KB)
Notices after September 2021
These notices of the alignment plans and local roads are only available in Dutch and French.
More info?
Further information on local roads, alignments and/or building lines can be obtained from: