Van Hoorick, Geert

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1Prof. Dr. G. Van Hoorick Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid – Vakgroep Publiekrecht– Vakgebied Bestuursrechtpag. 1Renewable energy and town and country planning – IUCN Colloquium Ghent 14/09/10   • Introduction?Renewable energy in Belgium : now 6 % - should be 13 % by 2020?Green energy : 18 % wind energy , < 1 % solar energy?Negativeeffects + NIMBY?Study 2004: difficulties obtaining planning permissionfor wind turbinesProf. Dr. G. Van Hoorick Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid – Vakgroep Publiekrecht– Vakgebied Bestuursrechtpag. 2Renewable energy and town and country planning – IUCN Colloquium Ghent 14/09/10• Legal obstacles?Solar panels? on roofs: till 2009 planning permission requierd, often refused? in fields: planning permission required; till 2009 no specific zones and no applications?Wind turbines:? planning permission required; till 2009 no specific zones butapplications; often refused becauseof nuisanceor zoning? environmental permit required above500 kW? environmental impact assessment abovecertain tresholdsProf. Dr. G. Van Hoorick Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid – Vakgroep Publiekrecht– Vakgebied Bestuursrechtpag. 3Renewable energy and town and country planning – IUCN Colloquium Ghent 14/09/10• Legal obstacles?Observations :? study 2004: difficulties in obtaining permissions? absence of specific policy guidelines (besides an ministerial circularof 2001, declared non-statutory by the Council of State)Prof. Dr. G. Van Hoorick Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid – Vakgroep Publiekrecht– Vakgebied Bestuursrechtpag. 4Renewable energy and town and country planning – IUCN Colloquium Ghent 14/09/10• Measures?Solar panels? on roofs: since 2009 (under certain conditions) exemptionfromplanning permission? in fields : since 2009 possible in agricultural zones (60 % of Flanders) à solar-panel fieldsProf. Dr. G. Van Hoorick Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid – Vakgroep Publiekrecht– Vakgebied Bestuursrechtpag. 5Renewable energy and town and country planning – IUCN Colloquium Ghent 14/09/10• Measures?Wind turbines? windfarms allowed in agricultural zones (60 % of Flanders) + small windturbines possible for f.i. agricultural or industrial buildings? policy guidelines for the issuing of permits:– ministerial circular from 2006: large windfarms > 15 m (mostly public) -more “planned” (“windplan”)– ministerial circular from 2009: small windturbines < 15 m (mostly private) Prof. Dr. G. Van Hoorick Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid – Vakgroep Publiekrecht– Vakgebied Bestuursrechtpag. 6Renewable energy and town and country planning – IUCN Colloquium Ghent 14/09/10• Results, recent developments, evaluation?Since april 2009: first permits for solar-panel fields granted; increaseof windturbines but 8/10 permits for small windturbines refused?Concern about the many applications in agricultural zones ?Council of State 08/01/09: circular of 2006 is non-statutory2Prof. Dr. G. Van Hoorick Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid – Vakgroep Publiekrecht– Vakgebied Bestuursrechtpag. 7Renewable energy and town and country planning – IUCN Colloquium Ghent 14/09/10• Results, recent developments, evaluation?Evaluation? Increaseof possibilities for windfarms? The granting of permits may not be based on the circularsàenvironmental conditions therein not “binding”? Importance of other legislation (f.i. nature conservation)? Solution of the problems ?

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