In some towns you need to apply for a comunicació d’obres menors or assabentat (notification) when doing minor interior works, such as tiling, laying new flooring or plastering walls. Check with your ajuntament if there is a fee payable. You can usually start the work on submission of the relevant form, which is the same as for licencias de obras menores with no structural changes.
Each type of permit has conditions and a maximum time for completion, but if it’s looking unlikely that the works will be finished on time, you might be expected to inform your ajuntament and in some cases apply for an extension (pròrroga).
Other types of works that may need a permit include changes to the façade of your building, such as replacing external windows and doors, particularly if the replacements differ in size, colour or material to the originals. In some rural areas and for listed buildings (catalogat), you may find there are restrictions to the type of changes you can make to your property
NB. This article was first published in Costa Brava Resident magazine in June 2007
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