Mallorca building plans could face new quality checks
Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands: building projects could have to set out quality checks in their plans before work begins. On 10 November 2026, the Balearic Government’s Directorate-General for Housing and Architecture opened public comment on the proposed rules. The checks would continue through construction, the inspection of the finished building and its later upkeep.
Projects would need a plan showing how building products, construction methods and completed work will be checked. Before work starts, a separate programme would have to spell out the checks and when they will happen. Each check would be recorded digitally or through an equivalent system.
The draft also sets out what must go into the Building Book, a record kept with the property throughout its life. It would include details of the building, evidence of quality checks and instructions for its use and maintenance. Testing laboratories and building-control bodies would face requirements for paperwork, declarations, inspections and ongoing oversight.
The government says the decree would update Balearic rules to match newer Spanish and European standards. It would replace regulations from 1994 and 2001. For now, the changes remain a proposal open to public comment.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com