Can I build on land classified like this in Portugal?
Pick the classification or restriction on your plot. Each page says whether building is allowed, under what condition and who decides.
Land statuses and restrictions buyers meet
Land classification
All pages: Land classification
- Urban land (solo urbano)
- Rustic land (solo rústico)
- Rural settlement (aglomerado rural)
- Area of dispersed building (área de edificação dispersa)
- Reclassification of rustic land to urban for housing (article 72-B)
- Reclassification for industry, logistics or farm-worker housing
- Urbanisable land whose rules are suspended
Rustic land categories
All pages: Rustic land categories
- Agricultural space (espaço agrícola)
- Forest space (espaço florestal)
- Natural and landscape space (espaço natural e paisagístico)
- Energy and geological resources space
- Industrial activities space in rustic land
- Tourist occupation space in rustic land
Urban land categories
All pages: Urban land categories
- Central space (espaço central)
- Residential space (espaço habitacional)
- Economic activities space (espaço de atividades económicas)
- Green space (espaço verde)
- Low-density urban space (espaço urbano de baixa densidade)
- Special-use space (espaço de uso especial)
Agricultural and nature protection
All pages: Agricultural and nature protection
- National Agricultural Reserve (RAN)
- National Ecological Reserve (REN)
- Natura 2000 site (Rede Natura 2000, ZEC)
- Special Protection Area for birds (ZPE)
- Protected or classified area (SNAC)
- Cork oak and holm oak stands
Water and coast
- Public water domain (domínio público hídrico)
- Water margin (margem)
- Coastal programme area (POC, formerly POOC)
- Reservoir protection zone (POAAP)
- Flood-threatened zone (zona ameaçada pelas cheias)
Forest fire risk
- Very high and high fire hazard land (APPS)
- Low to medium fire hazard land
- Building in or within 50 m of forest
- Fuel strip around a house (50 m or 10 m)
- Fuel strip around built-up areas (100 m)
Easements and plans
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