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BOE-A-2026-15531 ·16 July 2026 ·Resolution not-relevant
Administrative

Properties in hydraulic police zones: no statute of limitations for urban planning protection powers

The Directorate General for Legal Certainty and Public Faith has ruled that constructions carried out in the public domain or its easement, impact, or police zones are not subject to a time limit for the exercise of urban planning legality protection powers (Art. 179.2 of Law 11/2018 of Extremadura). In this specific case, the suspension of the land registry entry for a new building due to its age is upheld because of its location within the police zone of a watercourse.

In 2 key points

  1. Works in the public domain or police zones are not subject to a time limit for the protection of urban planning legality, Art. 179.2 Law 11/2018 (art. 179.2 de la Ley 11/2018)
  2. The land registry entry of a new work is suspended due to its location in a hydraulic public domain police zone (Hechos I)

How it affects those involved

For owners of properties located in easement or police zones of public domains (such as stream beds), the age of the construction does not validate the state of urban planning illegality (Art. 179.2 Law 11/2018 of Extremadura). This prevents the land registry entry of the new work and maintains the building's vulnerability to administrative action, as the statute of limitations does not apply to the power to protect or sanction.

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2026-07-16PublishedPublished in the BOE
Official text Based on BOE data (boe.es). Information, not advice.

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