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Structural policy domain Town and Country Planning, Housing Policy and Immovable Heritage (RWO) and contact info

Main structure

From 2006, 13 domain policies replaced the previous structures and brought cohesion to the former split between the Ministry of the Flemish Community, the Flemish public institutions and the Flemish scientific institutions. Each domain policy forms a logical coherent whole, with clarity and transparency for its citizens.

Structural policy domain Town and Country Planning, Housing Policy and Immovable Heritage (RWO)

Minister

The minister determines the policy, where necessary in consultation with the other ministers within the Flemish Government. He guides the implementation of that policy, follows its progress, evaluates and makes modifications if necessary.

Policy council

The policy council consists of the minister and the senior managers of the policy domain. This is the forum in which debates take place on the political and administrative level, leading ultimately to policy determination. In this forum, the minister carries on an open dialogue with all the senior managers within that minister’s policy domain.

Strategic advisory council

The strategic advisory council provides strategic advice sketching the outlines of the various policies as well as providing advice on new policies. The strategic advisory council consists of representatives of the civil society, possibly completed with independent experts.

Department

The department supports the preparation, implementation and evaluation of the policy. The department operates under the direct authority and responsibility of the minister.

Internal autonomous agencies (IAA)

Internal autonomous agencies (IAAs) implement the policy under the direct authority and responsibility of the minister, yet possess operational autonomy. There are IAAs both with and without legal personality.

External autonomous agencies (EAAs)

External autonomous agencies (EAAs) are independent entities that perform a well-defined task and deliver input on policy under the responsibility of a Board of Directors. There are both public and private EAAs.

Management support services

Support the departments and agencies in the fields of finance and budget, human resources, ICT, logistics, etc.

Social housing comes under the policy domain of the Town and Country Planning, Housing Policy and Immovable Heritage (RWO).
It covers the following matters:

  • Town and country planning:
    • Urban and regional planning
    • Expropriation planning for laying urban streets
    • Urban renewal
    • Renewal of disused business premises
    • Land policy
    • Monuments and sites and archaeological heritage, as well as nautical heritage
  • Housing

This policy domain contains the following policy fields:

  • regional planning
  • housing policy
  • management and protection of immovable heritage 

 

Structure of the RWO policy domain

Minister

Policy Council

RWO Department

  • Town and Country Planning Policy + Immovable Heritage Policy + Housing Policy
  • Legal Support
  • Knowledge information (including IT support to the Ministry)
  • Management Control
  • Cross-Sector Land and Building Policy
  • Regional Management (for business beyond the local level)
  • Management Support Services (human resources, facility management) – bookkeeping
Contact:

Guy Braeckman, Secretary-General
Koning Albert II-laan 19 box 12, 1210 Brussels
Tel 02 553 83 02
Fax 02 553 83 05
departement@rwo.vlaanderen.be

VMSW – Flemish Social Housing Company (EAA)

See section About VMSW on this website.

IAA Housing Flanders

  • Quality control + housing inventory
  • Financial benefits for individuals (individual premiums and rent subsidies, insurance guaranteed housing)
  • Counselling and support for municipal housing
  • Follow-up of social rental organisations and social credit loans with guaranteed credit (except VMSW special social loans)
Contact:

Hugo Beersmans, Administrator-General
Koning Albert II-laan 20 box 7, 1000 Brussels
Tel 02 553 82 98
Fax 02 553 82 55
wonenvlaanderen@rwo.vlaanderen.be

IAA RWO Inspection

  • Appointment and supervision of inspectors and supervisors
  • Enforcement (of all criminal sanctioning) with regard to Town and Country Planning, Housing Policy and Immovable Heritage
  • Control on housing stakeholders
  • Collection of subsidies and grants (if diverted from its purpose)
Contact:

Hubert Bloemen, Administrator-General
Koning Albert II-laan 20 box 7, 1000 Brussels
Tel 02 553 83 62
Fax 02 553 82 65
inspectie@rwo.vlaanderen.be

IAA Town and Country Planning Flanders

  • Inventory of business premises
  • Guidance and support of municipal authorities in the field of town and country planning
  • Subsidizing of town and country planning
  • Protection and management of immovable heritage
  • Subsidizing of immovable heritage
Contact:

Gilbert Kolacny, Administrator-General
Koning Albert II-laan 19 box 3, 1210 Brussels
Tel 02 553 18 50
Fax 02 553 18 45
ro.vlaanderen@rwo.vlaanderen.be

Flemish Heritage Institute (IAA)

  • Research of immovable heritage
  • Opening of immovable heritage
Contact:

Sonja Vanblaere, Administrator-General
Koning Albert II-laan 19 box 5, 1210 Brussels
Tel 02 553 16 50
Fax 02 553 16 55
instituutonroerenderfgoed@vlaanderen.be

Source : brochure “The New Flemish Authorities”, October 2006