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Legislation & Permitting<\/strong><\/span>10 min read<\/span>Updated October 2026<\/span><\/div>\n

The prior information request (pedido de informa\u00e7\u00e3o pr\u00e9via, or PIP)<\/strong> is the way to ask the municipality, before the design is drawn up, whether you can build what you intend on a plot or in a building, and on what conditions. A favourable reply binds the municipality for two years, and the full PIP even does away with the need for planning permission for the works. From 1 October 2026<\/strong>, with the revision of the Legal Regime for Urbanisation and Building (RJUE, the Portuguese planning and building code), the PIP gains shorter deadlines, a two-year validity for the simple form as well, and clear rules for when the municipality does not reply in time.<\/p>\n

\"Minimalist<\/div>\n

This guide explains what the PIP is, its two forms, how long it takes, what it costs and when it is worth applying for one. It is written with the text of Decreto-Lei n.\u00ba 108\/2026 (the decree-law that revised the RJUE) at hand, by people who prepare these applications for the municipality.<\/p>\n

The essentials in 30 seconds<\/span><\/p>\n