Law 14/2025, of July 15, amending the General Law on Territorial Planning and Urban Planning, of December 29, 2000.

This document modifies the existing General Land and Urban Planning Law from December 29, 2000.
Its primary objective is to modernize and support the primary sector (agriculture, livestock, and forestry) by simplifying and clarifying urban planning regulations. It aims to facilitate the construction of necessary facilities, encourage generational renewal in farming, and promote the diversification and sustainability of these activities.
The key modifications concern: 1. Facilitating agricultural and forestry installations: the law makes it easier to build facilities for agricultural, livestock, and forestry uses on non-consolidated urban land and non-developable land. It explicitly allows parts of these facilities to be used for the storage, processing, and direct sale of products derived from the main activity. 2. Specific regulations for livestock farming: it introduces flexible and specific criteria for the size of livestock buildings based on the number of animals (bovine, equine, ovine, and caprine species declared of general interest). It establishes minimum and maximum buildable areas, with a maximum cap of 1,200 m² for larger livestock installations, which can only be single-story to minimize landscape impact. The required plot size must be at least double the footprint of the installed facility. 3. Clarification of terminology: concerning the definitions of "Hazard" vs. "Risk", the law updates the terminology used in the original text to align with international scientific standards. It replaces the term "risk" (risc) with "hazard" (perillositat) when referring to the probability of a natural phenomenon occurring. The concept of "risk" is now defined as a combination of Hazard, Vulnerability, and Exposure. 4. Permanent authorization regime: the Law allows existing and new forestry and agro-livestock installations on non-developable land to be authorized under a permanent regime (instead of a provisional one), provided they meet specific conditions. 5. Explicit administrative silence: for permanent authorizations on non-developable land, the law states that any delay or administrative silence from competent ministries or parishes will be considered a tacit denial, preventing automatic approval.
In summary, the Law is a comprehensive update to Andorra's urban planning law designed to remove bureaucratic obstacles for the primary sector, provide legal certainty for building modern facilities, and introduce precise technical terminology for better land management.