Plan General de Ordenación Urbana (; PGOU) are the urban plans produced by municipalities in

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and agreed to by the various regional governments. There are strict national guidelines for these town plans. Within a PGOU there are various zones showing the density of build and whether the area is designated as

residential A residential area is a land used in which houses, housing predominates, as opposed to industrial district, industrial and Commercial Area, commercial areas. Housing may vary significantly between, and through, residential areas. These include ...

commercial Commercial may refer to: * (adjective for) commerce, a system of voluntary exchange of products and services ** (adjective for) trade, the trading of something of economic value such as goods, services, information or money * a dose of advertising ...

. The plans are readily available for inspection at the relevant Spanish town hall, along with the relevant ''normativas'' or planning rules for that area. New PGOUs and changes to a PGOU have to be advertised in the local press to allow for residents to be informed and to give them the chance to disagree or complain.

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Spanish property buyers guide
{{Authority control Urban studies and planning terminology Urban planning in Spain