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This outstanding villa is situated in the luxurious neighbourhood of Sotogrande, in the municipality of San Roque (Cádiz), which is well known as an architectural showcase on the Mediterranean coast, with styles varying from the traditional Andalucian to mid century modern all the way through 21st century design and even more unusual designs, including moorish/mudejar style homes and even a Swiss chalet.

Sotogrande Villa - Palatial Estate in Sotogrande, Cádiz, by ARK
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The public prosecutor has signalled its intention to demand the demolition of 98 homes owned by British citizens in Albox, Almeria, which were built on non urban land and, allegedly, without the mandatory municipal licences.

Albox 300x243 - Courts to request demolition of 98 illegal homes in Albox, AlmeriaThe 98 homes are situated in the El Romeral-La Aljambra area and were constructed between 2004 and 2006 and, according to the courts, “are not legal because they do not comply with current planning laws in Albox”.

Two brothers, known under the initials J.F.A.H. and D.L.A.H., who were developers and builders of the residential complex, under various company names - Proyecto y Construcciones Almanzora SL, Procoal Villas SL and Empire Villas Sl - apparently built the homes on land not zoned for building and without a municipal licence and not only disobeyed an order to cease activity completely but continued to build more properties.
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6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, Swimming-pool, In Urban Area, In a mountain area, Arbúcies (Girona)

Beautiful chalet, situated in the Montseny mountain with panoramic, green and quiet views. The house is in good conditions, built in 2009 in one of the most beautiful Catalonian landscapes. Just perfect for nature lovers.

Features: 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on the first floor; open-plan kitchen and living room with fireplace, plus one bedroom and a bathroom on the ground floor; a large garage, hall and one more spare room.

The price is 530,000 €.

Click on the following link to see more information about this property: SpainHouses.net

186 - Beautiful Country House for sale in Arbúcies, Girona
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By the architect Roberto Ercilla

The traditional Ibiza (Spain) house is organized by adding rooms, which give an imperfect image with high plasticity.

In house nº 2, the white cubic volumes are articulated among themselves by means of turns, generating interesting residual spaces and cross views.
This arrangement allows a close relationship between interior and exterior through the organic adaptation of the house on the lot, integrating the existing trees.

The house sits opposite the landscape, to the south, with views of the city of Ibiza, and opposite the mountains, to the north, with views of the countryside.

house in Ibiza 1 - Dwelling in Ibiza 2 by Roberto Ercilla
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The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Susana Díaz, stated in Wednesday’s state of the region debate that her government plans to apply changes to Andalucía’s planning laws, or LOUA, which could regularise up to 3,000 illegal properties in Malaga.

46353 1419145 foto 997489 300x225 - Good news to illegal property owners in AndalucíaThe proposed modification refers to Article 185 of the LOUA which states that subdivided plots of land are subject to urban planning and the necessary regulations. Changes to the existing article would allow buildings on these plots to be included in Decree 2/2012 - not previously permitted - which regularises illegal properties under something called ‘asimilado a fuera de ordenacíon’. This measure, while not permitting full legalisation and the granting of primary occupation licences, does permit property owners to access basic services such as electricity and water.

However the reform will only affect small subdivided plots of land - into two parcels or more - and not those on which whole residential estates have been built. Nor does it affect those plots built on protected land or flood plains.

In spite of this the measure could benefit, in terms of Malaga province, around 3,000 homes or six per cent of the total number (estimated at around 50,000) of illegal properties. The figure rises to 20,000 to 25,000 in the whole of Andalucía.
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