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Catalonia simplifies urban planning and public procurement in rural municipalities to curb depopulation

07 Jul 2026 Effective: 07 Jul 2026 101 views
Who is affected:
Rural Catalan municipalities (<2,000 inhabitants), owners of rural buildings and bidding companies

Summary

Catalonia creates new simplified urban planning figures for rural municipalities and facilitates their public procurement. The objective is to curb depopulation and regularize existing buildings.

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Decreto-ley 6/2026 of the Generalitat de Catalunya introduces the Rural Municipal Urban Planning Plan (POUM rural), a simplified instrument with reduced strategic environmental assessment for municipalities with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. Protected housing reserves are made more flexible and planning regulations wit…

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Full official title

Decreto-ley 6/2026, de 5 de mayo, de medidas urgentes en el ámbito urbanístico y de la contratación en relación con los municipios rurales.

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Self-employed SMEs Construction Agriculture

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