Montejo de la Sierra

Can you build a house on rustic land?

The Madrid region allows no new houses on rustic land. Restoring an existing or listed building is the way.

Ley 9/2001, art. 29. A town plan can be stricter.

Plan in force: Normas Subsidiarias (an older, simpler plan), from 1989. The region's planning viewer ↗

The national urban information system (SIU) maps the land class for 100% of the municipality.

Only the town hall can confirm it, in writing: ask for a certificado urbanístico.

Is there water?

No well or borehole is recorded in Montejo de la Sierra. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 92% practically impermeable; 8.1% porous aquifer, high productivity.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• No mapped fire since 2016.
• No mapped flood zone (only studied rivers are mapped).
• 33% of the municipality is Natura 2000: new works need the region's consent.
• 7.4% of the municipality is a protected natural area, whose plan limits what can be done.
• Radon zone II: new and restored homes need radon protection by law.

Living here

• 4G reaches 100% of homes; fibre 86%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 655 mm a year (1971–2000), about 604 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 25 °C, about 29.1 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 101 a year, about 69 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Horcajuelo de la Sierra · La Hiruela · Prádena del Rincón · Somosierra · El Cardoso de la Sierra