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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Cédula de edificabilidad

English translation:

building permit

Added to glossary by Jack Fleming
Dec 3, 2011 12:03
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Cédula de edificabilidad

Spanish to English Law/Patents Real Estate
The term appears in a letter sent by a representative of an estate agent to a property buyer who is waiting to be delivered the property:

"La firma de escritura en ningún momento será antes de que el Excmo. Ayuntamiento de Fuengirola conceda la CÉDULA DE EDIFICABILIDAD."

Is this a certificate of building rights? Or a document specifying the building area?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 building permit
3 +2 buildable area permit/planning permission
References
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Discussion

Noni Gilbert Riley Dec 3, 2011:
@Taña So I think you've found a ref to justify "Planning permission"! Post it!
Taña Dalglish Dec 3, 2011:
@ Ace In fact I have just looked at Alcaraz & Hughes (pg. 993 of Diccionario de Términos Económicos, Financieros y Comerciales) which states: "edificación n. construction, building .. [Exp: edificabilidad (nature and extent of building permitted on a given piece of land; scope of planning permission or regulations; S. terreno edificable, volumen de edificabilidad)........", if that helps!
Noni Gilbert Riley Dec 3, 2011:
Can't say I'm much the wiser I wonder if there's anything in Alcaraz & Hughes? Unfortunately I haven't got my copy here with me.

Interesting to note that your doc is from Fuengirola; in nearby Marbella it used to be common enough for buildings to go up without the slightest sign of planning permission! Just a question of greasing somone's palm....
Noni Gilbert Riley Dec 3, 2011:
As I trawl ... ....through refs, I'm beginning to see where your specific q comes from. I have seen comments about what percentage of a plot can be built on, hence I presume your comment about building area.
I've persuaded myself to stop thinking in terms of planning vs building permission (a GB distinction), but even so, it's a bit tricky to get your head round this because Spain varies from area to area. But the basic idea is always that a piece of land must first be zoned as urban and buildable on, and then the process can kick in. So that nice little spot on the edge of town may actually not be within the area which can be built upon, and no planning permission will therefore be forthcoming. Once an area is deemed urban, then you are in a position to apply for planning permission; and the density of building allowed will govern the size of building you can put up on a plot.

All in all, I'd go for planning permission, but can't provide you with any refs... Although I see that as I'm writing, Taña has posted sth, so let's have a look...
Noni Gilbert Riley Dec 3, 2011:
Odd The sequence doesn't seem right, does it? And I've never heard of this doc (not in itself a guarantee of course!) but I have heard of the cédula de HABITABILIDAD - you need to have this when you are about to move into your new property in order to set up your utilities contracts. This would fit in with the handing over of the deeds, which is also one of the last documents dealt with.

Proposed translations

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building permit

I don't think this is anything more complicated than a building permit. Of course different areas will attach different conditions, but basically it just means that the land is 'buildable on' and not agricultural land. So the deeds of the house cannot be delivered until the Ayuntamiento has confirmed that the construction was legal. (A lot of foreign buyers were caught out by this in spain)
Peer comment(s):
agree Richard Hill
1 hr
Thank you again, rich!
agree AllegroTrans
11 hrs
Thanks!
agree 3ADE shadab
13 hrs
Thank you!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks!"
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buildable area permit/planning permission

https://www.google.com/#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&source=hp&q=céd...

With encouragement from Ace, perhaps "buildable area permit" or Ace's suggestion "planning permission" (permit).

http://www.medhomes.es mentions a "certificate of buildable area" which IMO is nothing more than a permit.

HTH!
Peer comment(s):
agree Noni Gilbert Riley : Planning permission!
1 hr
Thanks Ace. Appreciate your encouragement. Buen finde.
agree Jenni Lukac (X) : This is a difficult choice, but I think that this is the safer bet.
21 hrs
Thank you so much Jenni. Indeed. Have a good Sunday! Un abrazo.
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Reference comments

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Refs.

A suggestion:
Certificate of Buildable Area/Buidability

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/construction_ci...

buildability > edificabilidad
www.proz.com › ... › English to Spanish › Construction / Civil Engineering
17 Feb 2004 – (KudoZ) English to Spanish translation of buildability: edificabilidad [Construction / Civil Engineering (Tech/Engineering)].
http://www.tenerealty.com/spanish_property_glossary.html

http://googleprop.com/dictio.asp

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... a 330m from the beach of Cala Llonga "" solar city without construction, with certificate of buildable area of ​​746m free constructible 50% in one or 2 ...
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