The Loulé Chamber in the Algarve has started or is about to start the demolition of 140 illegal wooden houses built in the municipality for a total of almost 700 identified by the municipality,
Said Wednesday last week to Lusa the president.
“The appeal that the House makes is that people before purchasing these houses, or land to put wooden houses, who do not do so without informing themselves with the municipal services that are available to provide all the necessary information so that people do not Be deceived, ”said Vítor Aleixo.
For the mayor, contact with municipal services will “avoid unnecessary problems and expenses”. According to Vitor Aleixo, 691 illegal houses are already identified in that municipality in the district of Faro.
On January 17, the House began procedures to demolish 25 homes and there is 116 more in the rail to follow the same type of process, being budgeted for this year 200,000 euros to follow up on these cases.
According to Vítor Aleixo, the municipality will advance to “take administrative possession” of illegal houses unless people leave their homes voluntarily and demolish them.
The mayor estimates that those who do not abide by the decision have one to two months to leave their homes illegally built.
In recent years, there has been a significant increase in illegal constructions in the municipality of Loulé, especially through the installation of wood or modular structures on rustic land.
In most cases, according to the City Council, these constructions are intended for poor dwellings that do not comply with legal requirements.
The buildings in question are in many cases located in areas subject to administrative easements or public utility restrictions, as stipulated in the Municipal Master Plan (PDM), namely in areas classified as National Agricultural Reserve () and National Ecological Reserve ( REN).
According to the Chamber of Loulé, the recent change to the Legal Regime of Urbanization and Building (RJUE), in force since January 8, establishes the application of this regime to modular constructions.
These are defined as “structures that use modular constructive systems, produced partially or fully in factory, and that can be fixed or transportable.”
These constructions are considered urban operations that necessarily require a favorable prior opinion from the City Council, without prejudice to the need for opinions of other entities, as stipulated in the RJUE or specific legislation.
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