Dear customers,

We are pleased to inform you that on 28th May last, Decree-Law 3/2024, on urgent measures of simplification and administrative rationalisation of the public administrations of the Balearic Islands, was published in the BOIB, which provides for a transitional regulation that will allow the legalisation of certain buildings that are out of urban development planning on rural land.

This Decree-Law offers the possibility of legalising, for a maximum period of three years, those buildings, constructions, installations and uses on rural land which, on the entry into force of the Decree, can no longer be subject to proceedings for the restoration of urban planning legality.

It is important to note that this measure includes the prohibition to use the legalised buildings for the commercialisation of tourist stays.

In order to proceed with legalisation, developers will have to pay a financial consideration to the Administration and adopt measures involving environmental improvements. The financial payment will vary between 10 % and 15 % of the value of the part to be legalised, depending on the year in which legalisation is requested, with reductions for certain taxpayers.

In addition, a technical project signed by a competent technician, including environmental sustainability measures, must be submitted.

This procedure will not be applicable to buildings subject to expropriation, located in the public domain, in road protection zones or coastal easements, nor to those involving activities that require the acquisition of limited public rights, among other cases.

From DMS LEGAL INTELLIGENCE SL, we are at your disposal to advise you legally and technically in collaboration with a team of specialised architects, to process these legalisations efficiently and in accordance with current regulations.

Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information and to start the process of legalisation of your buildings.

Yours sincerely,

DMS Legal Team