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Leisure 09:56 Despite an initial refusal of permission from the urban planning consultation committee in Brussels, the establishment of Chochotte, the proposed 'erotic dance theatre' situated in an old shoe shop in Quartier Saint-Jacques / Sint Jacobswijk, will now go ahead. A new application has been submitted which satisfies the zoning regulations of the city centre neighbourhood and it is now expected to be approved without opposition. However, the residents and traders association which has been fighting the application continues to protest against the proposed venue. In October last year...

The City of Brussels has proposed a new special zoning plan at the city council meeting on Monday evening which would ensure more diversity in terms of trade, so that businesses in the city centre are not only aimed at attracting tourists.

Culture 11:11 12/02/2021 Has the Atomium been an illegal construction for more than 60 years? Despite being Belgium’s most recognisable symbol since it was built in 1958, the Atomium apparently doesn’t exist in any official administrative documents related to the necessary permits. How can this 102-metre structure, the centrepiece of the World Fair and the Heysel Plateau, be so present in selfies, in paintings, on postcards, in collective memory and yet be so absent in the regulatory files of the buildings department? In the Archives of the City of Brussels, the memory banks of the capita...

Belgium 09:46 09/02/2021 The federal government has approved its share of the post-Covid stimulus package. In particular, the government intends to allocate €170 million to the renovation of those public buildings most in need of urgent work, including the Justice Palace in Brussels. Some have questioned the logic of investing in such projects during a global pandemic but for Mathieu Michel, secretary of state for digitalisation, and the minister responsible for administrative simplification, privacy and buildings, renovating the Justice Palace in particular is essential. "The Brussels Pala...

Culture 09:26 12/01/2021 The City of Brussels has given the green light to modified plans for the redevelopment of the Place Royale. The revamped design will be the subject of a public consultation before final approval is given, Ans Persoons, the council member responsible for urban planning and public space, announced on Monday. The modified plans presented by federal investment fund Beliris, which replace those for a more minimalist revamp which had been considered by the Consultative Committee in October 2018, will see the roundabout on the square beside the Royal Palace disappear and 80%...