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Crowd control barriers: what do you use them for?
Crowd control barriers are the classic movable barriers that guide pedestrians and traffic alongside or around a site zone. You use them for temporary cordons, a safe pedestrian walkway and events. For a complete, secured site enclosure, site fences are the better choice.
You see crowd control barriers wherever something has to be cordoned off temporarily. They are light, quick to place and easy to move. Here you can read what you use them for and when a heavier fence is the better choice.
What is a crowd control barrier?
A crowd control barrier is a movable barrier that marks out a zone and guides people in the right direction. You link the barriers together into a continuous cordon, without concrete feet or anchoring, ideal for a temporary set-up.
When do you use crowd control barriers?
- A temporary cordon around a small construction site or a dangerous spot.
- Marking out a safe pedestrian walkway alongside the works.
- Guiding pedestrians and traffic, for example during a move or an event.
Crowd control barrier or site fence?
For guiding and temporary cordoning off, a crowd control barrier is enough. If the construction site really has to be secured and closed off, you choose site fences with feet and coupling clamps.
Combining with signage
On the public domain you combine the barriers with compliant construction site signage, and for an occupancy you usually need a permit. We deliver barriers and signs together and align them with your signage plan.
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Last updated on 1 september 2026.
Further reading
Other articles that will help you on your way.
- Who is responsible for putting up the construction site signage?Whoever carries out the works is responsible for ensuring that road signs are correctly installed, even if you put them up yourself. If they are installed incorrectly or do not meet the legal requirements, the police will not tow away illegally parked vehicles and may shut down the construction site.
- Putting up your own parking signs: a summary of the rulesIf you are putting up the parking signs yourself, you must position them exactly as specified in your permit: one set per 25 metres, with the start sign showing the arrow pointing upwards, the end sign showing the arrow pointing downwards, and the dates and times on the lower panels. Take photographs whilst performing the installation and send these, together with the number plates of the cars already parked there, to the police and the municipality.
- Applying for a public domain occupancy permit: how it worksFor works or a container on the pavement, parking strip or roadway you need a public domain occupancy permit. You apply for it per municipality via EagleBE, Spotbooking or the city's occupancy form. Expect a processing time of a few working days to two weeks. We take the entire application off your hands.
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We arrange public domain occupancy across Flanders. See how it works in your municipality.
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