Amendment to the Legal Framework for Urban Development and Building Operations (RJUE) Post-Simplex

On 29 May 2026, Decree-Law no. 108/2026 was published, adapting the measures introduced by the Simplex Urbanístico (Decree-Law no. 10/2024, of 8 January), by clarifying concepts, simplifying procedures, speeding up time limits and addressing the various constraints identified, in compliance with the new housing strategy known as “Construir Portugal” (“Build Portugal”).
Decree-Law no. 108/2026 enters into force on 3 August 2026.
It applies to procedures initiated after its entry into force, as well as to procedures that, although initiated before that date, are still at the preliminary screening and review stage on 3 August 2026.