Quick Guide: The Different Types of Buildings that Exist in Andalusia

URBANISM

Nov 17

Written By Francisco Javier Muñoz Fuentes

There are different types of land, according to the General Urban Plan, these types of land regulate, among many things, the rights and duties of the owners who build in these spaces, for this reason, today we explain the different types of buildings that exist in Andalusia and how you can identify them according to the type of land in which they are located.

In the General Plan are 3 types of land that are considered as the main ones in urban planning in Andalusia, in our article Classification of land in Andalusia. In what classification is my land? What type of buildings can I make in it? You will be able to find valuable information on the types of soil and how they affect according to their urban application.

But ... today we will talk about the types of buildings that exist, the regulations that affect them and how to learn to differentiate them, either because you own or want to acquire a property. These regulations affects all types of buildings, facilities, and constructions that may need a planning license. Not just single or multi-family homes.

There are two groups of buildings: buildings located on urban land and developable land and buildings located on rustic land.

BUILDINGS ON URBAN LAND

These buildings are located on population centers, therefore, they have the necessary provision of services and their uses may vary depending on the area they are in. These can be buildings with varied uses, whether they are residential, public, hospital, commercial, etc. We are talking about buildings that are on land suitable for development, they have the necessary characteristics stipulated by the general plan.

On the other hand, there are buildings made on rustic land:

Isolated Buildings: these are a group of buildings that do not constitute a settlement as established in the general plan. In this category we can subdivide it into 2 types of buildings: Constructed buildings, adjusted to the territorial and urban planning and buildings that do not conform to territorial and urban planning.

Each of these aspects is comprised of different buildings with different legal situations, such as:

Legal buildings out of order, built with a valid license for the time of construction, but not applicable to the new updated regimes.

Buildings in a situation of assimilated out of ordination, built without an urban planning license, without authorization from the regulatory entity but due to the prescription of legal deadlines for the corresponding entity to take legal action against the violation of urban planning legality, these pass to a status called ''assimilated out of order'' before the city council. In our blog, you can find very useful information on this subject and if you find yourself in this situation, contact us, at Munoz Barcia Arquitectos we are available to advise you for free.

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BUILDINGS BUILT WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF URBAN LICENSE, TOTALLY CONTRAVENING URBAN LAW

These buildings can enter a legal process and end up being demolished if an expert architect is not consulted or if certain specific situations arise.

BUILDINGS BUILT ON RUSTIC LAND OF SPECIAL PROTECTION

This can be decreed by territorial or urban regulations, either because they are in areas of natural risks such as coastal influences, lands with risk of landslides or others. Construction is allowed on specially protected land, only if the situation requires, for example, single-family homes that encourage the development of the land in its agricultural environment. But, in general, urban infractions do not prescribe in this type of land and therefore it may not be possible to carry out an AFO even when 6 years have elapsed since the urban infraction.

With this information you will be able to identify what type of building to build on the different types of soil that exist in Andalusia. If you are interested in acquiring a property in Andalusia and you do not know which will be the best option for you, contact us, we are available to advise you in your process of acquiring or selling a home or land in Andalusia.

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