Independent environmental checks for municipal and provincial projects
Official title: Voorstel van decreet van Lydia Peeters, Jasper Pillen en Marianne Verhaert tot wijziging van het decreet van 25 april 2014 betreffende de omgevingsvergunning, wat betreft projecten van gemeenten en provincies waarvoor een project-MER-screening vereist is overeenkomstig artikel 4.3.2, §2bis, van het decreet van 5 april 1995 houdende algemene bepalingen inzake milieubeleid
Status: Parliament has rejected this proposal. (parliament: ‘rejected in plenary’)
In plain language
- When a municipality or province builds its own project, it can no longer carry out the initial environmental screening itself; a higher authority will do it.
- This directly affects local councils and provinces planning works such as schools, swimming pools, cycle paths, or social housing.
- Public works in your local area face fewer legal delays and their environmental impacts are reviewed by an independent body.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
From proposal to law
- Submitted 15 October 2025
- Rejected by parliament 19 November 2025
How parliament voted
Rejected on 19 November 20259 for · 105 against · 0 abstention(s)
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N-VA Voted against
0 for · 29 against · 0 abstentions
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Vlaams Belang Voted against
0 for · 28 against · 0 abstentions
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Vooruit Voted against
0 for · 17 against · 0 abstentions
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cd&v Voted against
0 for · 15 against · 0 abstentions
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PVDA Voted against
0 for · 9 against · 0 abstentions
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Anders. Voted for
8 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Groen Voted against
0 for · 7 against · 0 abstentions
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Onafhankelijke Voted for
1 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions