Correspondent in Brussels
“If we cut the branches, we risk a fine of 10,000 euros.”
Arlette, a Frenchwoman who lives in Brussels, will not soon forget the nightmarish move she experienced at the end of October.
While renovation work was underway on his building, it would have been necessary to cut two large branches from a tree to raise the platform of the furniture lift to the seventh floor without touching the scaffolding.
However, for movers, this is out of the question.
In the Brussels region, in fact, you don't touch a tree without having first obtained an urban planning permit.
For more than twenty years, Brussels has been working hard to protect its trees.
The rules that apply to everyone - individuals, local authorities, companies - have become stricter over time, as the Brussels authorities have become aware of the ravages of urban densification and the need to protect trees from it, whether they are located on…
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