Animal housing

Poultry house setbacks on a plot

Spain · Auxiliary · depends on foundation

A poultry or rabbit house counts as a stable under Civil Code art. 590, so it must keep a protective distance from the neighbour's wall (per local rules), plus a sanitary gap from wells; exact figures come from municipal/autonomic rules.

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Placement rules

Animal keeping buildings have a stricter setback than a simple shed.

Sanitary zone

Sanitary protection distances to wells, drinking water and dwellings.

Sanitary setback to boundary / neighbour wall Protective distance per local rules (Civil Code art. 590); no fixed national figure Spanish Civil Code, Article 590 (constructions near a neighbour's wall: wells, sewers, ovens, chimneys, stables, corrosive deposits) — distances per local regulations/customs

Distance to wells Keep clear of wells (≥20 m recommended for contamination sources) Well-to-septic / contamination separation: at least ~20 m recommended (more if groundwater flows toward the well)

Important limitation

The catalog is a planning aid, not a legal opinion. Before construction, check the land plot category, local land-use and development rules, easements, utility protection zones and neighbour buildings.

Sources

The editor will use the same source-backed passport for short in-canvas hints.

Poultry house setbacks on a plot

Placement rules

Sanitary zone

Important limitation

Sources

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