Kitchen or bathroom renovation: do you need a permit in Portugal?

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Renovating a kitchen or bathroom inside a home is exempt from licence and prior communication if nothing changes on the outside and the structure is not affected.

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Answer

Exempt from licence and prior communication

Conditions

Nothing changes on the outside (heights, facades, roofs or coverings) and the building's stability is not affected

If the structure is touched

A stability project and responsibility statement are required (art 6(1)(b)(ii))

Before you start

Tell the council at least 5 days before work begins, even for exempt work (art 80-A).

Council rules

Your council can add detail in its own building regulation where the law lets it, so ask before you start.

Legal basis

RJUE art 6(1)(b), RJUE (Decreto-Lei 555/99) as republished in the Annex of Decreto-Lei 108/2026

Sources

data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/108/2026/05/29/p/dre/pt/pdf

Checked

2026-11-05