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Municipal refusal to legalize unauthorized construction is discretionary and only challengeable via abuse of power.

Case Number 008878
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Jurisdiction Portugal (PT)
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The court dismissed the administrative appeal against the municipality's refusal to grant a license for an unauthorized building. The appellant argued the decision was arbitrary, while the municipality asserted its power to legalize or reject such requests is discretionary under the Urban Buildings Regulation. The Supreme Administrative Tribunal held that since the decision rests on administrative discretion, it can only be successfully challenged by proving a deviation of power rather than mere disagreement with the outcome.

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LICENÇA DE CONSTRUÇÃO LEGALIZAÇÃO DE OBRA CLANDESTINA PODER DISCRICIONARIO DESVIO DE PODER

Keywords

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unauthorized construction legalization request administrative discretion abuse of power municipal licensing urban buildings regulation administrative appeal

Cited Legislation

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Art. 165 of the General Urban Buildings Regulation
Art. 167 of the General Urban Buildings Regulation
DL 166/70 of 1970/04/15, Art. 15
LOSTA 56, Art. 19

Cited Case Law

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AC STA of 1972/12/21 in AD N135 p.357
AC STA of 1971/02/18 in AD N112 p.532
AC STA of 1969/04/25 in AD N91 p.1044
AC STA of 1968/12/20 in AD N88 p.519

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[AREA TEMATICA 1] DIR ADM CONT - ACTO. DIR URB.

[LEGISLACAO NACIONAL] RGEU51 ART165 ART167. DL 166/70 DE 1970/04/15 ART15. LOSTA56 ART19.

[JURISPRUDENCIA NACIONAL] AC STA DE 1972/12/21 IN AD N135 PAG357. AC STA DE 1971/02/18 IN AD N112 PAG532. AC STA DE 1969/04/25 IN AD N91 PAG1044. AC STA DE 1968/12/20 IN AD N88 PAG519.

[1ª PAG. DE PUBLICACAO DO ACORDAO] 1332

[ANO DA PUBLICACAO] 73

[APENDICE] DG

[DATA DE ENTRADA] 01/12/1973

[DATA DO APENDICE] 04/02/1975

[Nº CONVENCIONAL] JSTA00015702

[Nº DO DOCUMENTO] SA119731025008878

[OBJECTO] SENT AUDITORIA LISBOA.

[PRIVACIDADE] 01

[RECORRENTE] CM DE SESIMBRA

[RECORRIDO 1] CAMPANIÇO , MARIA

[REFERENCIA PUBLICACAO 1] AD N145 ANOXIII PAG28

[URL] https://www.dgsi.pt/jsta.nsf/35fbbbf22e1bb1e680256f8e003ea931/EED9BD44206AF93B802568FC003726EB?OpenDocument

SUMÁRIO

I - O pedido de licenciamento municipal de obras iniciadas antes de obtida a necessaria licença constitui pedido de legalização das mesmas.

II - E discricionario o poder que o artigo 167 do Regulamento Geral das Edificações Urbanas confere as camaras municipais para decidir tais pedidos de legalização.

III - O indeferimento dos mesmos pedidos, por isso, so pode ser contenciosamente impugnado com fundamento em desvio de poder.