What we do?

Land use planning and urban development

HSP provides support to authorities, individuals and real estate developers on a daily basis during the development, design, and execution phases of their construction projects. Our lawyers perform a legal analysis of them and help to anticipate the constraints that are likely to arise ...

Construction

HSP can assist you not only when the project is in its early stages and still being developed but also when it is in the design process or has reached the construction phase.

In particular, our services include the drafting ...

Public Procurements

We assist contracting authorities and economic operators on a daily basis with the design, awarding and execution of public procurements, whether related to works, supplies or services ...

General public and administrative law

HSP is able to intervene as soon as a decision by the authority, in the broad sense, is appealed, for the benefit of both public and private actors.

We help our clients during the preparatory stage and with the appeal of the authority’s decisions.

In particular, we intervene on issues of allocation of jurisdiction between ...

General environment

The fields of environmental law are very diverse and range from general environmental law (Environmental Code, environmental permits, environmental impact assessment, environmental infringements) to more specific subjects (waste, soil pollution, management of excavated soil, water, renewable energy, energy performance, nature conservation, quarry operations, environmental ...

Activities/Facilities/Classified Installations

The implementation and operation of activities, facilities and listed establishments require specific permits (environmental permits, operating licences, IPPC/IED, etc.), continuous follow-up (conditions of operation, inspections, transformations, permit renewals, upgrades, changes related to evolving legislation, sale, audit, change of operator, permit transfer, etc.) and proper management at the time ...

Waste

The subject of waste is a complex one, governed by European rules transposed by the different Member States into their internal regulations, which are, in Belgium, primarily regional.

There are many different types of waste (hazardous waste, inert waste, construction waste, household waste, toxic waste, etc.) and they involve various actors (manufacturer, collector, recycler, transporter, holder, etc.) ...

Pollution

Soil performs many functions that are necessary for humans, flora and fauna. It is the foundation on which numerous human and economic activities are built. Centuries of industrial and human interventions (industrial operations, road constructions, farms, backfills, etc.) have nonetheless left their mark. Signs of pollution are increasingly observed, even outside areas that have a history of heavy use. They entail management requirements and constraints or even prohibitions on use, often accompanied by high costs and delays in the implementation ...

Nature conservation

Nature conservation has various objectives, among them the protection of animal and plant species, the conservation of the ecological integrity of their natural or replacement habitats, even hunting. In Belgium, this subject, the governance of which is based on European rules, falls under the jurisdiction of the Regions. It is laid down in complex laws and requires the implementation of ...

Quarries

Belgium is a leading country with respect to the extraction of underground resources. HSP, based on the plurality of its areas of expertise in terms of land use planning and the environment in particular, has developed expertise specific to the sector.

Quarrying is different from other...

Commercial developments

HSP assists individuals and businesses on a daily basis with the steps to take with the relevant authorities and the procedures for being granted the required permits for a commercial development and combined permits, and also provides assistance in the context of any dispute related to those permits...

Civil real estate law

The development and implementation of a real estate project, as well as the management or transfer of property assets, involves many areas of civil law, from property law and its sub-parts (emphyteusis, surface right, etc.), to the right to sell, the right to co-own, as well as the rules on easement, joint ownership, or questions with respect to leases in all their different forms (primary residence lease ...

Property taxes

In addition to the civil law or administrative law aspects, a real estate operation must also view the project through the lens of its taxation impact in order to ensure financial optimisation. Thus, the choice between different legal structures of civil law may be guided by tax considerations ...