Santiago del Tormes

Can you build a house on rustic land?

Castilla y León allows a new house on rustic land only when a farm needs it. Otherwise it has to go in a village, or restore a building.

Ley 5/1999, art. 23.1.e. A town plan can be stricter.

Plan in force: Delimitación de Suelo Urbano (only marks the town's edge), from 1981. 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 Santiago del Tormes. That is not proof there is no water: ask local drillers.

Ground: 96% practically impermeable.

Choosing where to drill takes a hydrogeologist.

What to watch for

• 2 fires since 2016 reached the municipality: 145 ha in all, the latest in 2023.
• 0.7% of the municipality lies in the 100-year flood zone; 0.7% in the 500-year one.
• 0.7% of the municipality is preferential flow zone, where new building is generally banned.
• 28% of the municipality is Natura 2000: new works need the region's consent.
• 28% 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 77% of homes; fibre 58%. Averages for the municipality.
• Rain: 684 mm a year (1971–2000), about 634 by 2041–2070.
• Summer highs: 22.7 °C, about 26.5 °C by 2041–2070.
• Frost days: 122 a year, about 85 by 2041–2070.

Around it

Aldeanueva de Santa Cruz · Avellaneda · Bohoyo · Santa María de los Caballeros · Los Llanos de Tormes · Zapardiel de la Ribera · Navalperal de Tormes · Santiago del Collado