Yes, it is possible to install a parcel box next to your letterbox.
A parcel box enables you to receive parcels safely, even if you are not at home. This can come in handy for parcel deliveries and reduces the risk of having to collect a parcel from a collection point.
If you install a parcel box you should take account of the following requirements:
- Location and visibility: Parcel boxes must be located at the border of the public highway or between the public highway and the main entrance of the building. The box must be clearly visible without the providers of postal services having to look for it. Parcel boxes that also serve as letterboxes must be located at the border of the public highway.
- Clear indication: If a parcel box is present, it should be clearly marked on the letterbox. If the house number is not visible from where the parcel box is located, the house number must be clearly visible on or near the parcel box. If a house number comprises more than one letterbox, each parcel box must bear the corresponding number.
- Accessibility and safety: The access to the parcel box and the opening must be unobstructed, easy and safe for providers of postal services. Individual parcel boxes must be constructed in such a way that unauthorised persons cannot have access to the content.
- Dimensions: The parcel box must at least be suited to accept parcels of 33 cm by 21 cm by 12 cm and the top of the opening must be at a maximum height of 140 cm, measured from the spot where one normally has access.
That is how the parcel box meets the requirements and how parcels can be delivered safely and efficiently.
If you install a letterbox you should take account of the following requirements:
- The letterbox must be placed within reach (free, easy and without danger) at the border of the public highway.
- The house number must be visible and legible from the location of the letterbox. If you also have a box number, please mention it clearly visibly and legibly on or near the letterbox concerned.
Standards for letterboxes:
- The letterbox aperture must be at least 23 cm wide and 3 cm high.
- The lower edge of the aperture must be situated at a minimum height of 70 cm and the upper edge of the aperture can be situated at a maximum height of 170 cm above the place from where one usually has access to the letterbox.
- The letterbox must be large enough to be delivered a C4 size unfolded item (229 mm by 324 mm) with a 24 mm thickness without damage.
For full details of the regulations, consult the official texts, available via the following link: Justel database.