Wooden houses require full planning permission in Spain

October 26, 2007

The Provincial Court of Madrid has sentenced the owner of a wooden house to 6 months imprisonment and a 2.160 Euro fine and the demolition of the construction.

The home was installed on brick and concrete supports on a piece of land in Guadalix de la Sierra, in the province of Madrid.

This is the first time that a ruling has considered this type of mobile home to be real estate property when they are installed using a constructed anchoring system.
In fact, it is absolutely normal for this type of property, generally used as a second residence, to be placed on a brick structure as a base.

The Provincial Court states that a town planning offence has been committed since the wooden house is located on specially protected land for non-development.

However, Ecologistas en Accion state that the companies that sell this type of house do not usually inform their buyers of the need to obtain town planning licences.

This ruling "sets the precedent that this type of installation is fully subject to town planning regulations and people who do not comply with the legal obligations may be found in violation of administrative rules", added Ecologistas en Accion.

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