Published diploma reforming and streamlining urban planning, territorial planning and industry licences

The Decree-Law No. 10/2024, dated January 8, introduces measures aimed at reforming and streamlining licensing procedures in the context of urban planning, territorial planning, and industry.

In summary, this diploma introduces the following measures:

1. elimination of the need to obtain urban planning licenses, introducing new cases for prior communication, exemptions, and waiver from prior control;
2. streamlining administrative procedures for obtaining urban planning licenses, making prior communications and preliminary information processes more straightforward;
3. adoption of measures to standardize urban planning procedures, preventing unjustified and asymmetrical practices and procedures across different municipalities;
4. clarification of municipal powers in exercising prior urban planning control, particularly concerning license issuance;
5. removal of certain excessive requirements in urban planning prior control matters;
6. adoption of measures to simplify the process of obtaining authorization for use;
7. simplification of processes related to specialties across various dimensions;
8. streamlining the processes for receiving urban development works;
9. simplification of formalities related to property purchase and sale, eliminating unnecessary formalities that do not add value.

Click on the link below to see the diploma:

https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/decreto-lei/10-2024-836222484

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