{"id":540,"date":"2013-11-05T16:48:04","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T14:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/?p=540"},"modified":"2015-10-26T16:51:25","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T14:51:25","slug":"black-becomes-white-balearics-retroactively-license-illegal-residential-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/black-becomes-white-balearics-retroactively-license-illegal-residential-buildings\/","title":{"rendered":"Black becomes white \u2013 Balearics retroactively license illegal residential buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The project for the <b>reformation of the law on the use of land<\/b>, the \u201c<i>Ley de ordenaci\u00f3n y el uso del suelo (LOUS)\u201d<\/i> concerns itself with the legalisation of illegally erected residential buildings on land designated as agricultural. The Balearic government has now officially approved this project.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_920\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 600px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/property\/llucmajor-finca-101973.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-920   \" title=\"Residential buildings on agricultural land\" alt=\"101973-finca-in-llucmajor\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portamallorquina.com\/blog\/mallorca\/101973-finca-en-llucmajor.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illegally erected residential buildings on agricultural land may now be retroactively licensed under certain conditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Residential buildings<\/strong> and facilities used for agricultural purposes that were built without a licence more than 8 years ago may now be retroactively licensed. The prerequisite for this is that the land is not in an area designated as a nature reserve, and that no criminal charges or disciplinary proceedings exist.<\/p>\n<p>Experts assume that, in the Balearics, there are around <strong>40,000 buildings<\/strong> of this kind, originally used for agricultural purposes and subsequently extended or converted into residential buildings. Both sides benefit from this new arrangement: the owner will see a significant rise in the value of his previously illegal building as he can now sell without difficulty, while Spain\u2019s cash-strapped coffers will receive additional tax revenue.<\/p>\n<p><em><i>This article is intended purely as general information and does not purport to represent legal advice.<\/i><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The project for the reformation of the law on the use of land, the \u201cLey de ordenaci\u00f3n y el uso del suelo (LOUS)\u201d concerns itself with the legalisation of illegally erected residential buildings on land designated as agricultural. The Balearic government has now officially approved this project. 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