Loading bay for the truck in Ostend
For a truck or lift on the street, you request permission to occupy the public domain online from the City of Ostend, at least 7 working days ahead, not counting the day of the request. The city can place the signs two days ahead, for €45.50 for the first sign and €9.50 per extra sign, plus a fee per parking space per day.
Apply with the city →Recycling park: City of Ostend
The recycling parks Zandvoorde and Vuurtorenwijk are run by the city. Residents enter with their eID and the card holder must be present; bulky waste is paid by weight. Second-home owners register first, and in some cases separate access is granted for a one-off €5.
More information →Districts and sub-municipalities
Centre, Seafront (Zeedijk), Mariakerke, Raversijde, Stene, Zandvoorde, Vuurtorenwijk, Konterdam.
Clearing a flat on the Ostend seafront
Ostend is a city of apartment blocks, on the seafront and in the streets behind it. A clearance there depends on the lift, the cellar storage and the rules of the building: many seafront blocks have a strict syndic and fixed hours for moving furniture. Ask about them before you set the date.
On the seafront itself the truck cannot simply stop; the loading bay is usually in a side street, and the route from the lift to the truck is part of the plan. See apartment clearance for the full checklist.
Second homes and holiday flats
A large share of the flats in Ostend belongs to people who live elsewhere in Belgium or abroad. When such a flat is sold or the owner stops coming, it has to be emptied without the owner being on site for days.
That is exactly what a clearance by photos is for: you send photos of every room and the storage, receive a fixed price, arrange the keys through the syndic or an agency, and the flat is emptied and swept. For a sale, see the broom-clean handover.
What does a house clearance in Ostend cost?
Most Ostend flats fall within the range for a whole home, €900 to €2,500, often at the lower end for a one-bedroom flat with a lift. A full cellar storage room or garage box alone is €250 to €600.
You receive the fixed price from photos; the city's fee for the loading bay is separate. See house clearance prices and house clearance in Bruges for the city just inland.
House clearance in Ostend: questions
Can you clear my holiday flat while I live elsewhere?
Yes. With photos and a key handover by the syndic, an agency or a neighbour, the clearance runs without you being there.
How far ahead do I request the loading bay in Ostend?
At least 7 working days, not counting the day you apply. The city can place the signs for a fee.
Do you take the cellar storage and garage box too?
Yes, if you include them in the photos. They are part of the same fixed price.