Stall permits

To set up a stall or display on the pavement in front of your shop, you must obtain authorization from the local commune. This involves submitting a specific form and possibly a permit from the local police. Required documents typically include a layout plan, photos, VAT and registration proofs, ID, insurance, and waste removal contracts.

Audience: Businesses in Brussels
Cost: License fee, possibly a police permit
Documents: Layout plan, location photo, VAT registration, proof of Enterprise Registrar registration, ID, proof of social obligations payment, liability insurance, waste removal contract
Mode: Physical

You are a retailer who would like to install a stall or display of flowers, plants, or fruits and vegetables on the pavement in front of your shop? This occupation of public space, whether it is annual or seasonal, must be authorised beforehand by the commune in which your business is located.

The procedure

In order to install a stall or display in a publicly accessible space, you will need to address your request to the relevant commune via a specific form. For permanent stalls or displays, the procedure is similar to the one for the establishment of a terrasse on a public space (internal link). A license fee to the commune will apply. In certain cases, a permit may also be required from the local police services.

Documents you will need to provide

The documents that are needed with the application form are different from commune to commune, but generally include:

- descriptive layout plan of the display

- photograph of the location (with the facade of the building)

- VAT registration according to the type of commercial activity

- proof of registration in the Enterprise Registrar (Banque Carrefour des Entreprises)

- ID document of the owner/manager

- proof of payment of social obligations

- copy of the current civil liability, fire and explosion responsibility insurance

- copy of the contract with a waste removal organisation.

Most of the municipal procedures can be found in Opens in new windowIRISbox.

Anderlecht form (french)