Central space (espaço central): can you build on it in Portugal?
Yes, within the plan: a central space (espaço central) is urban land with mixed uses, housing and varied services, so building is allowed under the PDM's rules and the permit route.
- Answer
- Housing and services are the intended uses.
- Definition
- Urban areas of mixed use with housing and a diversified concentration of service activities, performing central functions.
- Who decides
- The municipality.
- Council rules
- The municipal plan (PDM) sets the detail for your plot; ask the council for a planning certificate (certidão) and the plan maps.
- Legal basis
- Decreto Regulamentar 15/2015, article 25(a)
- Sources
- files.diariodarepublica.pt/1s/2015/08/16100/0613706143.pdf
- Checked
- 2026-11-05
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