What does obras de urbanização mean in Portugal?
Obras de urbanização create or remodel infrastructure serving urban spaces or buildings directly: streets and pavements, sewers, water, electricity, gas, telecoms, green spaces and shared spaces.
- Rests on
- RJUE, art. 2.º h), art. 4.º n.º 2 b) and n.º 4 c)
- Law
- Decreto-Lei n.º 555/99 (RJUE), as republished by Decreto-Lei n.º 108/2026
- Version
- In force since 1 October 2026 (Decreto-Lei n.º 155-B/2026)
- Official text
- data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/108/2026/05/29/p/dre/pt/pdf
- Sources
- data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/108/2026/05/29/p/dre/pt/pdf
data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/155-b/2026/07/31/p/dre/pt/pdf
data.dre.pt/eli/declretif/29-a/2026/07/27/p/dre/pt/pdf - Checked
- 2026-11-05
What it means for the owner
- They need a licence, or a notification where a subdivision, detailed plan or execution unit already fixes the works (art. 4.º n.º 2 b) and n.º 4 c)).
- The council decides on a licence for these works within 30 days, or approval is tacit (art. 23.º n.º 1 c)).
- A bond (caução) guarantees proper execution of the works (art. 54.º).
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