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on 10 Mar 2026
Petition addressed to: College of Mayor and Aldermen, Agency for Immovable Heritage
The Royal Decree of 6 July 1976 protecting Fort Napoleon and its surroundings is under threat from property developers. They want to fill the area with high-rise apartment buildings. This threatens to destroy this inland dune area (Fortstraat, Vuurtorenweg), an open space of almost 4 hectares (40,000 m²), even though the purpose of the protection decree is precisely to protect this unique area as a cultural-historical landscape! Moreover, an inland dune is the natural biotope at this location and, given the chance, that dune would naturally recover completely with all its specific flora and fauna.
We, Natuurpunt afdeling Middenkust, together with various other associations and citizens, request the preservation of the open space around Fort Napoleon and the restoration of the natural dune landscape.
Petition started:
01/28/2026
Collection ends:
07/01/2026
Region:
Oostende
Topic:
Culture
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There are already enough buildings, which are not fully occupied nor inhabited. Keep some green areas which definitely will be more attractive for a marina. No buildings