In 2013, a first real estate project had already been envisaged on the site. He provided for the construction of 43 social housing units, 44 average housing units and 65 parking spaces. This project has never seen the light of day following a legal and citizen opposition, with in particular an unfavorable opinion of the auditor of the Council of State.
New project, same opposition
Ten years later, same story. A new project, less extensive but still planned in the same area, is also debated. It arouses new concerns, in particular with regard to the impact on biodiversity and the local environment.
Housing at Calevoet Bois? The commune of Uccle called “no”
A site classification request was submitted by a collective of neighborhood committees from Urban.brussels. The Royal Committee on Monuments and Sites (CRMS) has not retained the request for heritage reasons, but has recognized the ecological interest of the place. She recommended a possible protection under the “nature” order.
The license has been experienced as a cold shower for residents. “”We can’t get over it. It is absurd and absurd to authorize the destruction of a wood these days “estimates Martine of the Calevoet collective. “”It is as if we installed housing in the carefland. “
The collective will file an appeal to the Council of State. “We study the file with our lawyer. The objective is to preserve wood. It has a strong wild and heritage interest.”
On the side of the commune of Uccle, the file will not stop there. “”We learned that the town planning permit was granted by posting last week “explains Jonathan Biermann (MR), alderman of town planning. The college decided this Tuesday to appeal to the Brussels government against this decision, contrary to the municipal opinion issued in December 2023.
Uccle seizes the Council of State to have the permit of a social housing project canceled, “the MR and Ecolo do not want poor”
Pending the verdict of the various appeals, citizens assure that they will continue their mobilization. “”We are very motivated to fight to keep the site. This episode represents terrible stress for the neighborhood. “
The latter will require a suspension of the project to the Council of State to prevent the site from starting and committed irreparable damage to Calevoet Bois. “”For the moment, they cannot touch the nature given the prohibition period, but we want to prevent them from disembarking in mid-August to destroy everything. “
